Bae Ji-hwan's timely hit in 12 days was good, but the painful bunt failure with no outs and no outs on the first base 'Why it's underrated'...PIT 6-7 SD
Aug 09, 2024
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Bae Ji-hwan had one hit and one RBI from four times at bat in a home game against the San Diego Padres at PNC Park on the 9th (Korea time). However, the team came from behind to lose 6-7.
Bae Ji-hwan, who started as the eighth right fielder, failed to take advantage of his chance as he grounded out to the pitcher with one out and runners on first and second in the bottom of the second inning when he was trailing 0-4. In the fifth inning, he was grounded out to the first base.
However, Pittsburgh recovered three runs in the sixth inning and continued the flow of the game by hitting a timely hit in the process of following 3-4.
Pittsburgh followed up with one run in the sixth with a critical hit by O'Neill Cruz, a runner on second base with no outs and a wild pitch from leader Brian Reynolds. Pittsburgh, which had another chance at first and third base with consecutive hits by Laudy Telles and Brian DeLacruz after two outs, followed 2-4 when Telles homered on a wild pitch by San Diego pitcher Edwards Jr. Kibryan Hayes then drew a walk and connected the opportunity with two outs and runners on first and second bases.
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Pittsburgh, which followed 3-4, continued its two-out full base chance with Michael A Taylor, the next batter, on base with a walk, but Isaiah Kiner-Falefa grounded out to third base and failed to add a run.
Bae Ji-hwan buntted to first base with no outs in the eighth inning with a 5-4 lead, but he flew to second base. It seemed to be a bunt that came out on his own judgment rather than an instruction from the bench. Bae Ji-hwan, who added an RBI for the first time in 12 days since the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 28th of last month, had a batting average of 0.191 (9 hits in 47 times at bat), four RBIs, nine runs, four steals, and an OPS of 0.477.
However, San Diego won the game again. It was a dramatic come-from-behind victory following the previous day.
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San Diego, which had a bases-loaded chance with an infield hit by lead Xander Bogaerts, a walk by Jackson Merrill, and a walk by Kim Ha-sung after one out, turned the tables 6-5 with both Bogaerts and Merrill homered by taking advantage of shortstop O'Neill Cruz's bad pitch to force out Kim Ha-sung at second base when Kyle Higashioka grounded out to second base.
San Diego continued with two outs and runners on second base, Luis Arraez hit a double to right-center, bringing in second baseman Higashioka to widen the gap to 7-5.
After two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Pittsburgh recovered one run with Joey Bart's double and Telles' left-handed hit, and then failed to score any more points and knelt down.
Kim Ha-sung's batting average fell to 0.223 with only one hit and one walk in three at-bats.
San Diego has recently won five consecutive games, including three consecutive wins, and continued its winning series in the second half, marking 64 wins and 52 losses, ranking second alone in the National League West. It pressured the Los Angeles Dodgers, the world's leading team, by 2.5 games. He also ranked first in the wild card category.
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