Kim Ha-seong 3 hits 'Big Explosion
Kim Ha-seong 3 hits 'Big Explosion' → Decision win in confrontation with Korea... Bae Ji-hwan's absurd ball judgment 'anger', was eventually ejected
Ha-seong Kim (28, San Diego Padres) and Bae Ji-hwan (24, Pittsburgh Pirates) faced off for the first time in their career in the Major League (MLB). Both players added an RBI and added strength to the team's batting line.
Kim Ha-seong and Bae Ji-hwan were named in the starting lineup as the first batter and second baseman, and the seventh batter and second baseman, respectively, in the 2023 major league regular season game between San Diego and Pittsburgh held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on the 28th (Korean time). . Kim Ha-seong finished the game with 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats, and Bae Ji-hwan finished the game with 2 RBIs and no hits in 2 at-bats.
Ha-seong Kim, who debuted in the big leagues in 2021, and Bae Ji-hwan, who was called up for the first time the following year, had their first confrontation on this day. And the two players showed their contribution to the team's score side by side.
San Diego vs Pittsburgh Starting Lineup
San Diego: Ha-Sung Kim (2nd Base) - Fernando Tatis Jr. (Right Field) - Juan Soto (Left Field) - Manny Machado (3 Base) - Xander Bogaerts (Shortstop) - Gary Sanchez (Catcher) - Nelson Cruz (DH) - Brandon Dixon (first baseman) - Trent Grisham (center fielder). Starting pitcher Reis Kner.
-Pittsburgh: Josh Palacios (left fielder) -Andrew McCutchen (designated hitter) -Henry Davis (right fielder) -Carlos Santana (first baseman) -Jack Schwinsky (center fielder) -Rodolfo Castro (third baseman) -Bae Ji-hwan (second baseman ) ) - Nick Gonzalez (shortstop) - Austin Hedges (catcher). Starting pitcher Rich Hill. 배트맨토토
Originally, on this day, San Diego announced Yu Darvish as the starting pitcher. However, due to a sudden injury before the game, the bad news was that he was replaced by Reis Kner.
Kim Ha-seong wielded a strong blow in the early stages, and Bae Ji-hwan pursued
It was Kim Ha-seong who started to play first. After entering the plate in the top of the first inning, after a tenacious fight that went up to 7 pitches, he hit the high outside curve and landed a hit in front of the left fielder. It was Kim Ha-sung's 60th hit of the season. However, Tatis, the next batter, failed to score as he recorded a double hit that led to shortstop, second baseman, and first baseman.
San Diego scored first with Sanchez's timely hit from first out and second base in the top of the second inning. It didn't stop here, and with Dixon and Grisham's consecutive hits, he created a chance with two outs loaded in front of Kim Ha-seong. In the decisive chance, Kim Ha-seong exploded a timely hit with two RBIs that fell in front of the center fielder, making the score 3-0.
However, Pittsburgh also took a chance to score on 1st and 3rd base safely with Schwinsky's walk and Castro's hit at the end of the second inning. Bae Ji-hwan, who appeared at bat, caught a fastball in the middle and recorded a fly to left field, bringing home runner Schwinski from third base. Pittsburgh, who scored the first run with Bae Ji-hwan's RBI, tied Gonzalez's RBI triple and McCutchen's timely hit to turn the game around with three runs at the end of the second inning.
Unjust strike decision, exploding Bae Ji-hwan finally exited
Afterwards, Bae Ji-hwan struck out in both the 3rd and 5th innings. However, an unfair strike judgment came out every at-bat. On the 'Game Day' of MLB.com, the official homepage of the Major League Baseball, strike judgments out of the zone came out one after another. At the end of the 3rd inning, a fastball of 90.3 mph on the 2nd pitch came rather high, but referee Jeremy Lehak issued a strike call. Bae Ji-hwan tilted his head and responded that he couldn't understand.
It was the same at the end of the 5th inning. San Diego pitcher Drew Carlton threw a fastball on the third pitch, which landed high outside the zone, but again the referee declared a strike. Bae Ji-hwan, who seemed absurd and didn't even move, caught his breath after calling the time. However, he was ultimately out after six pitches, striking out on a foul tip.
Bae Ji-hwan, who endured the second time well, eventually exploded on the third trial. Appearing at the end of the 6th inning with 2 out and 2 base, he watched the fastball from the 1st ball to the 2nd pitch. On the relay screen, he appeared to have come in rather deep, but again the referee's decision was a strike. In response, Bae Ji-hwan protested while looking at the referee, and the Rehak referee immediately declared Bae Ji-hwan to leave. Excited, Bae Ji-hwan made the number 3 with his fingers, which translates to 'now is the third'. Bae Ji-hwan went back to dugout only after director Derek Shelton came out and stopped him. In this way, Bae Ji-hwan's game ended in vain.
Kim Ha-seong completed the 3-hit game, recently proved his hot feeling
In the preceding 10 games, Kim Ha-seong, who had a batting average of 0.353 (12 hits in 34 at-bats), 3 homers, and an OPS of 1.039, proved his sense without question on this day. In the 5th inning, Kim Ha-seong, who took a breath by striking out, came out as the lead batter in the 7th inning. After hitting the outside curve of Pittsburgh's second pitcher, Roanci Contreres, he fired a hit that rolled in front of the center fielder.
With this hit, Kim Ha-seong completed a three-hit game. It was the third three-hit game this season and the first record in eight days after the game against San Francisco on the 20th. Kim Ha-seong, who opened the innings, failed to add a goal this time as Tatis hit a double hit.
Kim Ha-seong also showed off his long hitting power by hitting 3 home runs in the last 4 games. Although there were no more than double hits in the game that day, instead, he contributed to the team with three single hits in the form of a 'mountain by collecting dust'.
The confrontation between two consecutive losing teams, it was Pittsburgh who laughed first
Prior to this series, both San Diego and Pittsburgh were on a two-game losing streak. One of the two was that the losing streak was broken. And the winner was Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won 9-4 amid the power of the batting line with 16 hits.
Pittsburgh succeeded in turning the game around with back-to-back home runs by Santana and Schwinsky at the bottom of the third inning when the score was tied 3-3. Pittsburgh, who made a double score with Davis' timely hit in the 4th inning, scored 2 runs in the 6th inning and 1 run in the 7th inning, putting a wedge in the game. Rich Hill, the oldest active major league pitcher (43 years old), recorded his 7th win of the season with 9 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts and 3 runs in 6 innings.