The San Diego Padres escaped a five-game losing streak, but Ha-Sung Kim was silent. He took a knee in front of the best left-handed pitcher in the league.

Kim went 1-for-4 with a walk, a strikeout and a run scored in the sixth spot in the lineup against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. His batting average dropped to 2-for-1 and his season OPS to .712. After hitting safely in two straight games, he was unable to continue his hitting streak.

Starting for Philadelphia was Ranger Suarez. Prior to this game, he was the best ace in the league with a 10-1 record and a 1.77 ERA. He led the major leagues in wins and ERA.

This was my second time facing Suarez. 바카라사이트 In his first at-bat with the bases loaded, Kim worked a favorable two-pitch, one-strike count but swung at a 90.6 mph sinker and missed a five-seam curveball for a strike.

In the fourth inning, with the bases loaded, he saw a 90.5-mph sinker on a one-pitch, one-strike count, but grounded out to shortstop.

In the seventh inning,

He faced reliever Orion Kirkering, but again, he hit a 94.8-mph sinker on a one-pitch, two-strike count that was off his body and grounded to third base.

In the eighth inning, he faced his fourth at-bat with runners on first and second. Facing Seranthony Dominguez, he took the second pitch on strike one, a 97.4 mph sinker. It rolled slowly toward third base, where third baseman Alec Bomb dropped it behind the plate. The throw to first was a good play on Kim’s quick feet, 토토사이트 추천 and the error was recorded to keep the bases loaded. Kim later scored on Kyle Higashioka’s triple to center field.

The defense was solid. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, Rafael Machado’s 94.6-mph fastball was picked off in perfect position. “Perfect positioning,” he said locally.

San Diego won 5-2 and snapped a five-game losing streak.

They improved to 38-40 on the season. Starter Matt Waldron picked up his fifth win of the season, allowing one run on five hits (one homer) and two walks while striking out six in seven innings.

Jackson Merrill’s solo shot in the top of the second inning gave the Reds an early lead, but Bryce Harper’s tying solo shot in the bottom of the inning kept the game close. But in the top of the seventh, after a Jackson Merrill double and a Tyler Wade single put runners on first and third, Luis Arajuez lined a single to right to take a 2-1 lead.

In the eighth, after back-to-back singles by Jurickson Profar and Manny Machado and an error by Ha-Sung Kim, 카지노사이트 추천 Kyle Higashioka hit a three-run triple with the bases loaded to complete the five-game sweep.