It’s silent again today.
Kim Ha-sung (San Diego Padres) came out as eighth hitter shortstop in the 2024 Major League Colorado Rockies’ showdown at Petco Park in San Diego, California on the 5th (Korea time) and recorded no hits in 3 at-bats.
Kim has not been able to produce hits recently. Since he had multi hits in an away game with the Baltimore Orioles on June 29, he has remained silent for five consecutive games. He has also failed to base at first base in three consecutive games. He has a batting average of 0.223 OPS of 0.679 for this season.
All eight starting batters except Kim Ha-sung had hits in the game. He hit three home runs alone, and won the game 10-2 against Colorado.
▲ Selection line-up
San Diego: Luis Aras (first baseman) – Jurickson Profar (left fielder) – Jake Cronenworth (second baseman) – Manny Machado (third baseman) – Xander Bogaerts (designated hitter) – Jackson Merrill (center fielder) – David Peralta (right fielder) – Kim Ha-sung (striker) – Kyle Higashioka (catcher), starting pitcher Matt Waldron.
Colorado: Ezekiel Toba (striker)-Jake Cave (right fielder)-Brenton Doyle (centre) – Ryan McMahon (third baseman)-Jacob Stallings (catcher)-Michael Toglia (first baseman)-Hunter Goodman (designated hitter)-Sam Hilliard (left fielder)-Aaron Shenk (second baseman), starting pitcher Carl Quantrill.
San Diego laughed first in the bottom of the second inning. After leadoff hitter Bogaerts hit a single, Meryl’s RBI double hit. Later, with Peralta on base with no outs and runners on first and second bases, Kim Ha-sung came to the plate. Kim Ha-sung attempted a sacrifice bunt and both runners advanced to one base each. However, with runners on the second and third bases with one out, Higashioka struck out and Araes retired with a fly ball to the shortstop, failing to take advantage of the opportunity.
However, Colorado made a balance in the top of the fourth inning. Leading hitter Doyle drew a solo arch. Waldron’s first pitch of 79.2 miles (117.4 km/h) was pushed to the middle ground. Doyle did not miss the ball and crossed the left fence.
Kim Ha-sung, who entered the batter’s box for the second time in the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs and no runners, stepped down with a pitcher fly ball.
San Diego took the lead again in the bottom of the fifth inning. Leadoff hitter Higashioka hit a one-run homer. He swung Quantryl’s 80.5-mile curve at the first pitch to hit the homer. Afterwards, Araes grounded out to the second base and Profar hit the homer. The 87.6 mile (km/h) splitter at 2B did not return after hitting the right fence.
San Diego widened the gap in the bottom of the sixth inning. Bogaerts, the leadoff hitter, got on base with a walk. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, Peralta hit Justin Lawrence’s three-pitch 92.3 mile sinker to hit the homer over the right-center fence. Peralta’s three-run homer made it 6-1. Kim Ha-sung, who entered the batter’s box, was grounded out to the third baseman.
Colorado made up for one run in the top of the seventh inning. Stallings, the leadoff hitter, hit a one-run homer off Adrianne Morehorn. He swung on an 85.4 kilometer slider on two pitches. The ball that extended to the left side headed for the fence.
San Diego added another run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Leading hitter Profar hit a double off Anthony Molina. Machado hit an acknowledgment double after Cronenworth struck out. Profar scored.
Kim Ha-sung faced off as the leadoff man in the bottom of the eighth inning. He hit a 96.6 mile sinker on four pitches in the 1B2S, which is in the middle of the game, but his hit failed to reach the ball. He was out due to a fly ball to the center field.
Since then, Higashioka has walked, Araes has a hit, and Profar has walked to load the bases. Cronenworth hit a timely two-run double to seal the bases. Machado’s RBI timely hit was followed. San Diego scored double-digit runs.
In the top of the ninth inning, Yuki Matsui came up to close the game. Stallings allowed a hit after one out, but he struck out Toglia and Goodman to end the game. 안전놀이터
