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Korean big leaguer' met at 'top'... '3 hits' Kim Ha-seong flew, Bae Ji-hwan 'exited' in unfair ball judgment

San Diego Padres Kim Ha-seong exploded with '3 hits' and soared. On the other hand, Bae Ji-hwan failed to produce hits in 9 consecutive games, and was ejected while protesting against repeated unfair ball judgments.

Kim Ha-seong and Bae Ji-hwan started the match between the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on the 28th (hereinafter Korean time) as second baseman-1st batter and second baseman-7th batter, respectively, and called 'Korean Big League' ' The confrontation was concluded.

On this day, San Diego had Kim Ha-seong (second baseman) - Fernando Tatis Jr. (right fielder) - Juan Soto (left fielder) - Manny Machado (third baseman) - Xander Bogatz (shortstop) - Gary Sanchez (catcher) - Nelson Cruz (designated hitter) - Brandon Dixon (first baseman) - Trent Grisham (center fielder) formed a lineup.

The home team, Pittsburgh, is Josh Palacios (left fielder) - Andrew McCutchen (designated hitter) - Henry Davis (right fielder) - Carlos Santana (1st baseman) - Jack Swinsky (centerfielder) - Rodolfo Castro (3rd baseman) - Jihwan Bae (2nd baseman). Baseman) - Nick Gonzalez (shortstop) - Austin Hedges (catcher).

On this day, Ha-seong Kim did not lead the team to victory, but he played as a leadoff and succeeded in maintaining a good feeling by swinging a fire bat with 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 5 at-bats. The season batting average of 0.251 rose to 0.258. On the other hand, Bae Ji-hwan produced an RBI that gave the team the first run while all the starting pitchers hit, but went silent with no hits in 2 at-bats and ended the game by being ejected while protesting against the unfair ball decision.


Kim Ha-seong flew

It is Kim Ha-seong who has recently risen to the top of the water. Ha-sung Kim had a hit streak of 8 consecutive games, starting with the Cleveland Guardians on the 16th and ending with the Washington Nationals on the 24th. But the silence didn't last long. Kim Ha-sung hit his 8th home run of the season against Washington on the 26th, drew 3 arches in 4 games, and performed well against Pittsburgh.

Ha-seong Kim exploded his presence from his first at-bat. Ha-seong Kim faced Pittsburgh starter Richie Hill in the first at-bat as the lead batter, and after a tenacious fight that went up to 7 pitches, he attacked the curve outside the 72.6 mile (about 116.8 km) strike zone and scored a hit in the left field. Reported. However, the only flaw was that it was not connected to the score due to the misfire of the follow-up hit.

activity continued. Ha-seong Kim once again entered the plate with a chance to score a lot with two outs loaded in the top of the second inning with a 1-0 lead. At this time, Kim Ha-seong did not miss the 81.3 mile (approximately 130.8 km) cutter driven into the middle of the second pitch of Hill's strike zone and scored the second hit in front of the center fielder. Here, two runners dug home, and Kim Ha-seong completed a multi-hit in just two at-bats.

The good flow was interrupted in the third at-bat. In the third at-bat as the lead batter in the top of the 5th inning, which was reversed 3-6, Kim Ha-seong played a 4-pitch game with Hill, and this time he struck out on a swing with a high fastball. However, in the fourth at-bat, Kim Ha-seong attacked the low curve outside the fourth pitch of the changed pitcher Roanji Contreras, and scored a hit in the center field, resulting in a 'three-hit' game. And in his final at-bat, he failed to add a hit and finished the game 3-for-5.


Bae Ji-hwan's unbreakable silence, unfair ball judgment

Unlike Kim Ha-seong, Bae Ji-hwan's hitting feeling was the worst, to the point where he went silent in 8 games and 21 at-bats in a row after hitting a hit in a confrontation with the Milwaukee Brewers on the 18th. He even had a break in the middle, but he could hardly recover the sense of hitting, and the highest batting average in June, 0.277, had fallen to 0.242 before he knew it.

However, the results in the first at-bat were not bad. In the bottom of the second inning, trailing by 0-3, Bae Ji-hwan scored 83.9 miles (approximately 135 km) on the 4th pitch of Lees Knear, who started in place of Darvish Yu (San Diego) in the first at-bat of 1st and 3rd base, which was created by Swinsky’s walk and Castro’s hit. ) hit the slider, and exchanged one point for his outcount, giving the team their first goal.

In the second at-bat, the referee's decision was very disappointing. At the end of the 3rd inning, Bae Ji-hwan recorded a foul on the first pitch and watched the second fastball thrown by San Diego pitcher Drew Carlton. A high ball out of the strike zone. However, as the referee's hand went up, it was ruled a strike, and Bae Ji-hwan struck out on a high ball on the 4th pitch in a rather unfair situation, striking out.

Although he received a disappointing decision at the plate, Bae Ji-hwan showed his presence in defense. In the top of the 4th inning, Bae Ji-hwan caught a line drive ball hit by Gary Sanchez with a jump catch and erased the hit.

The referee's savage judgment continued. In the third at-bat at the end of the 5th inning, Bae Ji-hwan again received an unfavorable count as the 3rd pitch thrown by Carlton in 1B-1S, with one or more missing balls in the strike zone, was judged as a strike. Afterwards, Bae Ji-hwan cut two balls in a row, but on the 6th pitch, he struck out on a foul tip and was the only Pittsburgh player to not produce a hit.


In the end, Bae Ji-hwan could not play the game to the end. Bae Ji-hwan faced San Diego's changed pitcher Adrion Morejon in the third at-bat in the bottom of the 6th inning with Pittsburgh leading 7-4. Here, Morehone's first pitch pierced deep into Bae Ji-hwan's body. A ball out of the strike zone. But here again, the referee declared a strike, and Bae Ji-hwan, who had endured it twice, exploded.

Bae Ji-hwan immediately protested to the referee and was ordered to leave. Bae Ji-hwan, who had suffered unfair judgments three times, could hardly calm down his excitement. In the end, Pittsburgh coach Derek Shelton ran out to the ground and stopped the situation, but Bae Ji-hwan, who was sent off, was unable to play any more games and went hitless for 9 consecutive games.

▲ San Diego escaped 3 straight losses, Pittsburgh 2 consecutive losses

The bats of both teams were hot from the beginning of the match. It was San Diego who picked the first point. In the top of the second inning, Gary Sanchez scored the first run in San Diego’s attack, and Kim Ha-seong scored two RBIs in a timely manner to take the lead 0-3. However, Pittsburgh chased a run in the bottom of the second inning with Bae Ji-hwan's sacrifice fly, and Nick Gonzalez and Andrew McCutchen equalized the game right away.

Pittsburgh riding the current hit the mound in San Diego. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Carlos Santana and Jack Swinsky fired back-to-back homers to make Pittsburgh 5-3, and Henry Davis hit a timely hit in the 4th inning to further widen the gap. San Diego chased late in the 6th inning, but Pittsburgh broke San Diego's will to pursue by adding 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th and 1 run in the bottom of the 7th.