'Outstanding Contact Heat' Kim Ha-sung 3G hits in a row, and the team jumps to second place in WC with seven consecutive wins...SD 9-4 BAL
Jul 28, 2024
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Kim Ha-sung recorded one hit and one strikeout from five times at bat in an away game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camdenyard Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland on the 28th (Korea time).
San Diego won 9-4 with starter Michael King's good pitching and the concentration of the batters who effectively hit 11 hits. San Diego's momentum in the second half is scary. San Diego, which won six consecutive games, the most this season, added one win and won seven consecutive games to mark 57 wins and 50 losses.
As a result, San Diego remained firmly in second place in the National League West and jumped to second place in the wild card rankings. As the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-0, Atlanta (55-48) rose to first place and San Diego to second place, respectively, and the Mets (55-49) fell to third place.
Kim Ha-sung hit two hits each against the Washington Nationals and Baltimore on the 26th and 27th, and added a hit on the same day to succeed in three consecutive hits. Kim Ha-sung marked a batting average of 0.229 (81 hits in 354 at-bats), 10 home runs, 43 RBIs, 54 runs, 51 walks, 19 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.327, a slugging percentage of 0.367, and an OPS of 0.694.
However, Kim Ha-sung left a regret as he struck out swinging in both scoring chances.
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In his second at-bat as a leadoff hitter in the fourth inning with a 3-0 lead, he hit a fly ball to center field. On the ball count 1B2S, he vigorously hit a splitter that fell 83.5 miles into the middle of Creamer's fourth pitch, but was caught by center fielder Cedric Mullins as it was missed and floated high.
He hit a fly to right field after one out in the sixth inning with a 4-0 lead. On the ball count 2B2S, Crimmer's sixth pitch, a 93.2-mile sinker, was well pushed to the right, but headed in front of right fielder Anthony Santander.
However, Kim Ha-sung made a hit with accurate contact heating in the fourth at-bat in the top of the eighth inning when the game was ahead 8-2. After being driven into a two-strike by the opponent's left-hander Cole Irvin, he lightly hit a 76.1 mile curve that fell outside the third pitch with his waist slightly out, leading to a hit in front of center field.
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Kim Ha-sung struck out swinging in the last at-bat with two outs and a third base in the ninth inning with a 9-2 lead.
San Diego's two runners homered in the top of the second inning when Baltimore shortstop Gunner Henderson and third baseman Ramon Urías tried to catch Higashioka's high hit with two outs and runners on the second and third bases.
San Diego added one run in the third inning with Xander Bogaerts' left double with one out and runners on the first and third bases, and Higashioka scored and ran 4-0 in the fourth inning, taking advantage of shortstop Henderson's bad pitch that was attempting a double play when Profar grounded out to second base with one out and runners on the first and second bases.
San Diego added four more runs in the seventh inning with Manny Machado's three-run homer to the center and Jackson Merrill's sacrifice fly, making it 8-0 to seal the victory.
San Diego's starting pitcher King allowed two hits, two walks, nine strikeouts and two runs in six ⅓ innings, and won nine games (six losses) this season.
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