Despite San Diego’s 3-hit shutout…Kim goes 1-for-4 with a home run
After hitting a grand slam the day before, Kim Ha-seong (27, San Diego Padres) continued his hitting streak.
Kim went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the Padres’ 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) home game against the Miami Marlins at Petco Park in San Diego, California, U.S., on Wednesday (July 23). His batting average remained at .280 for the season.
Starting in the leadoff spot and batting third, Kim flied out to center field in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning with the score tied 0-0.
He touched a fastball from left-hander Jesus Rusardo and was out.
Trailing 0-3 in the bottom of the third, he hit a fly ball to shortstop.
On a 2-ball-2-strike count, he swung at a dropped outside slider, but it didn’t go far.
His next hit came in the bottom of the sixth, when he led off the inning with a single to left-center field on a slider from Rusardo.
The next batter, Fernando Tatis Jr. was thrown out trying to steal second.
Down 3-0 in the bottom of the ninth, he led off with a single and was stranded on a wild pitch.
On the day, San Diego was limited to three hits against the Miami mound. One of those hits was a double by Ha-Sung Kim. San Diego fell to 0-3.
The team celebrated “Kim Ha-Sung Day” at the game, 카지노사이트킴 giving away bobbleheads of Kim to the crowd.