'166km-159km consecutive hard hits' Bae Ji-hwan beats 186.3 billion aces and steals multi-hit + 5th base...PIT 5-6 LAD
Aug 12, 2024
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Pittsburgh Pirates' Bae Ji-hwan showed his presence by successfully stealing a multi-hit base for the first time in a long time.
Bae Ji-hwan started as the eighth right fielder in an away game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on the 12th (Korea time) and recorded two hits, one run and one stolen base in four at-bats.
It is the second time this season that Bae Ji-hwan has had two hits in a game, following the second game of an away doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on May 30. The stolen base was added four days after the San Diego Padres game on the 8th.
With this, Bae Ji-hwan raised his batting average to 0.216 (11 hits in 51 at-bats), barely out of the 10% range. He marked 4 RBIs, 10 runs, 5 steals, an on-base percentage of 0.281, a slugging percentage of 0.255, and an OPS of 0.536.
Bae Ji-hwan hit a double in his first at-bat in the top of the third inning, trailing 0-4, and scored on a follow-up hit. With the ball count of 2B1S, Dodgers ace Tyler Glasnow pulled a 96.3-mile fastball toward the fourth pitch, hit a large tee ball that hit the bottom of the right-center fence one-bound, and settled down at second base.
The second double of the season with a launch angle of 22 degrees, a batting speed of 103.2 miles (166 kilometers) and a flying distance of 371 feet. Bae Ji-hwan, who advanced to third base when Michael Taylor hit a fly to center field, then homered during Andrew McChain's superior two-run shot.
Bae Ji-hwan made a hit in his second at-bat after two outs in the top of the fifth inning, trailing 2-4. On the ball count 3B1S, he hit a clean hit that fell in front of left field by pushing a slider in the middle of Glasgow's 88.9 miles. With a batting speed of 98.8 miles (159 kilometers), he made two consecutive hard hits at bat for the first time in a long time.
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He beat Glasnow, who transferred from the Tampa Bay Rays in a trade last winter and signed an extended contract for five years and $136.5 million (about 186.3 billion won), with hard hits twice. Glasnow showed off his ace-like strength by allowing five hits and two runs in seven innings, marking 9 wins and 6 losses, a 3.49 ERA and 168 strikeouts for the season.
However, he couldn't get a hit in the next two at-bats. In the seventh inning, trailing 2-4, he struck out swinging at a chance with two outs and third base, and bowed his head with a swinging strikeout even after one out in the top of the ninth inning when the score was 4-4.
Pittsburgh lost 5-6 after extra time, falling into a swamp of seven consecutive losses recently, including three consecutive away games. It fell to fifth place in the National League Central and eighth place in the wild card.
jhno@sportschosun.com
