He's batting average is 399 less than last year, hard to understand Kim Ha-sung's numbers...Hard hit-pitch career high → Expectations effective
Jul 11, 2024
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In the last attack of the ninth inning, Kim Ha-sung looked even more regretful when the team's batters failed to make a timely hit and all three hitters withdrew and lost. But I just had to watch. The San Diego Padres have been mired in a four-game losing streak.
Kim Ha-sung played as the eighth shortstop in the second game of the second consecutive home game against the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park on the 11th (Korea time) and was silent with no hits in three at-bats. He didn't get a hit in two consecutive games.
San Diego, which has lost four games since the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 7th, marked 49 wins and 47 losses and failed to narrow its gap with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the leader of the National League West. The Dodgers also knelt down to the Philadelphia Phillies on the same day, and the gap between the two teams is still 7.5 games.
Before losing consecutive games, San Diego won four, five, and three in a row, surpassing 50% of the winning rate, and climbed to second place in the NL wild card. However, as of today, he is third in the wild card, trailing the fourth-place New York Mets by 0.5 games. The FanGraphs put San Diego's postseason probability at 45.6%. Now, it is less than half the possibility.
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After losing 0-1, Donovan Solano's right-handed hit, Jackson Merrill's left-handed hit, and David Peralta's right-handed hit continued with a bases-loaded chance. Kim Ha-sung then entered the batter's box. He hit a high strike zone 96.1 miles into Seattle right-hander Bryce Miller's sixth pitch with a ball count of 1B2S and floated it toward center field.
The ball was caught by center fielder Julio Rodriguez, when third baseman Solano sprinted home. But Rodriguez's home pitch was accurate. Catcher Carl Raleigh caught the catch and tagged Solano with ease. San Diego failed to score a full base chance with two outcounts at once.
Kim Ha-sung's ball flew at a speed of 90.1 miles at a 44-degree launch angle, with a short distance of 278 feet. Of course, Solano's main focus was also disappointing.
Kim Ha-sung was out on a fly to the second base in his second at-bat in the fifth inning, trailing 0-2. On the ball count 1B1S, he hit Miller's 95.2 mile fastball, but was caught by second baseman Jorge Polanco when it was missed. San Diego's lineup suffered its eighth Youngbong defeat this season, struggling with six hits.
Kim Ha-sung's batting average fell to 0.225 (71 hits in 316 at-bats) and OPS to 0.703, respectively. He marked 10 home runs, 40 RBIs, 47 runs, 47 walks, 17 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.326 and a slugging percentage of 0.377. San Diego will take a day off on the 12th and end the first half with three consecutive home games against the Atlanta Braves on the 13th and 15th.
Kim Ha-sung, who can choose the FA qualification at the end of this season, has not appealed much at bat compared to last year. Last year, he marked a batting average of 0.264 (80 hits in 303 at-bats), 11 homers, 33 RBIs, 49 runs, 18 steals, and an OPS of 0.768 when his team played 96 games. Home runs, runs, and steals are similar, but the batting average has decreased by 39 times. In other words, 14.8% is missing.
Although the hard hit ratio (37.3%) and average batting speed (88.2 miles) are career-high, and the strikeout rate (15.8%) is career-low, the low batting average means that it is highly likely to go up in the end. You need to look forward to the rest of the season.
jhno@sportschosun.com
