SD has lost four consecutive games due to a serious slump in the batting line
Kim Ha-sung started the 2024 Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies away match at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 18th (Korea time), and recorded one hit and one walk in two at-bats.
▲ the starting lineup
San Diego: Luis Arraez (first baseman), Fernando Tatis Jr. (right fielder), Jurickson Profar (left fielder), Manny Machado (third baseman), Donovan Solano (designated hitter), Jake Cronenworth (second baseman), Kim Ha-sung (striker), Jackson Merrill (center fielder), Kyle Higashioka (catcher), starting pitcher Randy Vasquez.
Philadelphia: Kyle Schwarber (designated hitter), Tray Turner (striker), Bryce Harper (first baseman), Alec Bohm (third baseman), Bryson Stat (second baseman) - Nick Casteyanos (right fielder), Brandon Marsh (center fielder), David Dahl (left fielder) - Rafael Marchen (catcher), starting pitcher Christopher Sanchez.
Starting with the last game of the three-game series against the Oakland Athletics on the 13th, Kim Ha-sung, who had failed to produce a hit in three consecutive games until the showdown with the New York Mets on the 16th, succeeded in getting out of silence by hitting a double the previous day (17th) and getting an RBI. And he played brilliantly in the face of San Diego's defeat by adding a hit and a walk again on the day.
Kim Ha-sung's presence was remarkable even before his first at-bat came. San Diego starter Vazquez allowed Nick Castellanos to hit a big ball to center field with one out and one out, giving up a hit to leadoff batter Alec Bohm in the bottom of the second inning. Then, first baseman Bohm ran toward home, and San Diego's center fielder Jackson Merrill delivered the ball to Kim Ha-sung in a relay play. And Kim Ha-sung got off to a good start by erasing Bohm at home based on his perfect throw, recording an "assist."
After his good defense, he managed to secure a good batting performance. Kim, who blocked his team's loss, did not miss 93.2 miles (150 kilometers) and was driven to the center of Philadelphia starter Christopher Sanchez's first pitch strike zone in his first at-bat as a leadoff hitter in the top of the third inning, and produced a whopping 105.5 miles (169.8 kilometers). The hit also led to a hit that penetrated the Philadelphia shortstop and directed to the left field. However, he attempted to steal his 15th base of this season at the Kyle Higashioka batter's box, but failed to steal his third base this year.
The failure to steal a base was definitely unfortunate, but the good trend continued at the batter's box. Kim Ha-sung completed the "multi-on-base" game by drawing a walk after a five-pitch game with Sanchez this time in his second at-bat with no runners with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, when he was slightly trailing 1-3. With his 43rd walk of the season, Kim Ha-sung solidly maintained his fourth-place finish in the National League, and succeeded in narrowing the gap to two with Bryce Harper, who was third.
He had no additional on-base hit at bat three times. Kim had his third game with Sanchez when he had a chance to score runs with two outs and the second base in the top of the seventh inning, when his team was losing 2-8, and this time he showed his bat to change up. However, as the missed ball led to a shallow fly ball to the second baseman, he completed all of his duties at bat on the day by making one hit and one walk from two times at bat.
San Diego Padres humiliating a "sweep loss" in its three consecutive games against the Mets. The bad trend continued to lead the team to a showdown with the Philadelphia Phillies on the day. It was in the third inning that the team lost balance due to a very unilateral game. Philadelphia opened the game with a hit by leadoff hitter Raphael Marchen in the bottom of the third inning, and Kyle Schwarber successfully took the lead with a two-run shot. Then, Marchen hit a timely hit that widened the gap to 0-3 in the fourth inning.토토사이트넷
San Diego pulled the reins in the top of the fourth inning when Jake Cronenworth recovered a single with a ground ball in the third base chance with one out due to Manny Machado's hit. However, in the bottom of the fifth inning, Alec Bohm hit a three-run shot in a run-scoring chance made by consecutive hits by Trey Turner-Bryce Harper, and in the bottom of the sixth inning, Schwaber once again fired a two-run home run to open the gap to 8-1 and seal the victory.
San Diego chased after one more point with Donovan Solano's timely hit in the top of the seventh inning, but it was not easy to narrow the gap that had already widened. Rather, it gave up one more point in the bottom of the seventh inning, dampening its willingness to pursue. Then, it failed to add points in the remaining offense, falling into a swamp of four consecutive losses.