Kim Ha-seong hit a double that led to the baseline control. However, San Diego fell into a losing streak as they failed to crack down on the back door.
Ha-seong Kim came out as a shortstop for the first batter in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ‘2023 Major League’ held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, recording 1 hit, 1 walk, and 2 strikeouts in 4 at-bats. The previous day (13th), he went 0-for-4 only, but went on base twice in the very next game. His batting average is 0.286 and OPS is 0.830.
In his first at-bat, an active hit led to a long hit. Kim Ha-sung hit a double to left field in the first inning against Arizona starter Brandon Port. Ball Count 3-1 came in on the count in an advantageous situation and didn’t miss the fastball. All four balls that came in earlier were also fastballs, so I was able to catch the timing, and I hit all five balls to make a second base chance safely.
The San Diego batters cheered up when the first batter hit a double from the start. Fernando Tatis Jr. scored the first goal with a timely hit in the middle game. When center fielder Alec Thomas chose to throw home, Tatis did not miss the opportunity and ran to second base. Arizona fought back by cutting off the throw in the middle, but Tatis was faster.
After Juan Soto struck out, Tatis stole third base and approached the extra point, Manny Machado’s double and Jake Cronenworth’s timely hit after two outs. Starting with Kim Ha-sung’s double, San Diego started 3-0 with five hits in the first inning alone.
Ha-seong Kim stepped on first base again in the second at-bat in the second inning with a 3-1 lead. This time, he walked on base with no runners on first out. While Port’s ball was scattered all over the place, Kim Ha-seong showed patience. On a 3-1 ball count, he endured a sweeper that flowed outward. However, this run did not lead to a goal. When Tatis Jr. grounded shortstop, he advanced to second base, but Soto was caught with a grounder by second baseman.
In the 4th and 6th innings, he struck out from scoring opportunities. He struck out standing on an outside tight fastball from first out and second base in the fourth inning. In the 6th inning, he struck out 3 pitches against second pitcher Miguel Castro with 2 out on 1st and 2nd base. All three pitches were sliders. Ha-seong Kim watched the second pitch after the foul on the first pitch and was driven to a ball count of 0-2. I made a miss on the third pitch slider.
In the 8th inning, when the score was 4-4, with no runners on the first runner, he touched Luis Frias’ first pitch cutter, but was caught with a ground ball by the third baseman.
The San Diego batting line was scoreless in the 8th and 9th innings, and in the meantime, the bullpen collapsed and lost to Arizona 4-5. Starter Seth Lugo did well with 2 runs in 5 innings. Second pitcher Nick Martinez, who came out with a 3-2 lead, got past the 6th inning well, but hit a two-run homer off Rudes Gurriel Jr. to tie the game at 4-4 in the 7th.
The third pitcher, Robert Suárez, surrendered a sacrifice fly to Thomas in the 8th inning with one out and bases loaded, and embraced the loss. Center fielder Trent Grisham threw his body to block the hit, minimizing the run. However, 1 point in the 8th inning was a critical blow to San Diego, which had only one chance to attack. After two straight losses, San Diego is 5.5 games behind the third-place Miami Marlins in wild card contention.
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