Bae Ji-hwan's amazing batting technique → Hit in 5 days
Bae Ji-hwan 24, Pittsburgh Pirates made a hit in five days, helping the team escape its losing streak.
Bae Ji-hwan started as the first second baseman in Game 3 of a three-game away series against the Philadelphia Phillies in 2023 Major League Baseball at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 29th, and recorded 1 hit in 5 at-bats.
Bae Ji-hwan returned to the starting lineup after two games, missing the previous day. His first at-bat was a poor hit. He took the lead in the first inning and hit a 96.1-mile 154km four-seam fastball against Philadelphia starter Jack Wheeler, which was driven to the center in the sixth pitch, but headed straight to center fielder Christian Pache.
The second at-bat was different. He had a left-handed hit in the third inning with one out and one on the first base, trailing 0-1, and reported a hit five days after the Cincinnati Reds match on the 24th. In the 2B-2S, Wheeler's fifth-pitch low sweeper was pushed to the ground for a clean hit. It was a batter's box with Bae Ji-hwan's batting skills outstanding.
Bae Ji-hwan later reached third base through second base during Jared Triolo's one-run tie double, but failed to score as Jack Swinski ended up with a fly ball to left field.
Bae Ji-hwan met with a changed pitcher Jack Stram in the fifth inning with one out and no runners, when he faced 1-1, and was out again as a batter. In the 0B-2S, he failed to hit a 95-mile 152km high-speed sinker for the fourth pitch after a foul and hit a ground ball to shortstop.
In the sixth inning with a 3-1 lead, he failed to take advantage of the full base chance with one out. After watching Michael Lorenzen's first pitch strike, he hit a changeup for the second pitch, but first baseman Alec Bohm, who caught the ball, chose home and went up by one out count without scoring.
Bae Ji-hwan faced his last at-bat with the lead in the ninth inning when he was trailing 2-3. He met Blake Kimbrel and was placed in a 1B-2S unfavorable count, and swung his bat hard on a 97-mile 156km four-seam fastball on the fourth pitch, but was struck out with a foul tip.
Bae Ji-hwan's batting average for the season, which added one hit, fell slightly from .238 to .237.
Pittsburgh, ranked fourth in the National League Central, beat Philadelphia 3-2 to escape its third straight loss. 75-84 for the season. Starter Luis L. Ortiz earned his fifth win five losses of the season with four hits one homer in five innings, two walks, four strikeouts and one run, while Triolo, Swinsky, Joshua Palacios and Alfonso Rivas hit multiple hits side by side, leading the team to escape consecutive losses. 스포츠토토
On the other hand, Philadelphia, the No. 1 wild card in the National League, which failed to win eight consecutive games, recorded 89 wins and 70 losses. Philadelphia has already confirmed its advance to the postseason. Major hitter Bryce Harper was sent off in the third inning after fiercely protesting against the third base referee's check swing decision. As a result of the replay check by a local relay company, a misjudgment of the third base trial was confirmed.