Although he had a hit in three games, he made two fatal errors. Kim Ha-sung (San Diego Padres) continues to struggle. At a home game against the Milwaukee Brewers held at Petco Park in San Diego, California on Tuesday, Kim started as eighth baseman and posted one hit in four times at bat. He garnered the hit in three games. His batting average for this season edged up from 0.212 to 0.215 in total.
Kim Ha-sung hit a fastball of 91.1 miles (about 146.6 kilometers) in the third pitch against Milwaukee starter Colin Leah in a disadvantageous situation with a ball count of 0B-2S in his first at-bat with one out and runners on first and second bases in the bottom of the second inning when he was leading 1-4, but he stepped back due to a double play that led to the second baseman-striker-striker-first baseman. In the second at-bat after one out in the bottom of the fifth inning when he was being dragged 1-4, he targeted an 82.6-mile (about 132.9 kilometers) sweeper that came into the middle, but only flew to the second base. 토토사이트 추천
Kim Ha-sung’s hit came in the bottom of the sixth inning when San Diego turned the game around 5-4. Coming into the batter’s box with two outs, Kim Ha-sung made a hit to the right field against Milwaukee’s bullpen pitcher Jared Keynick by pushing an outward sinker with a ball count of 1B-1S. However, the follow-up hitters were silent and could not enter the home ground. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Kim Ha-sung hit an ordinary grounder to the second base, but Milwaukee second baseman Bryce Turang made an error spilling the ball. In the meantime, the third baseman stepped home to make it 8-5. San Diego managed to block the remaining innings and won 9-5.
Meanwhile, Kim Ha-sung showed two disappointing performances in defense on the day. Kim Ha-sung caught Jackson Churio’s ball with a backhand in the top of the fifth inning with one out and second base, but his throw missed and he recorded an error. In the top of the seventh inning, with two outs and runners on first and second base, Sal Freelik caught a double play and threw it directly to the second base before throwing it to the first base, but the error was recorded once again as the ball flew to the wrong place. Meanwhile, the runner on the second base who had reached the third base stepped home and tied the game 5-5. Kim Ha-sung, who accumulated two errors on the day, increased his error this season to 12. Kim Ha-sung recorded single-digit errors with five in 2021, eight in 2022 and seven in 2023, but he recorded double-digit errors even before the end of the first half of this year when he returned as the main shortstop.
