Kim Ha-seong (29, San Diego Padres), who plays in MLB (American Professional Baseball), once again had a multi-hit game (two or more hits in one game) and improved his batting skills. He increased his season batting average from 0.228 to 0.240 (23 hits in 96 at-bats).
Ha-seong Kim played as the 5th hitter (shortstop) in the away game against the Colorado Rockies held at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on the 25th and recorded 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 RBIs and 1 run. Following the previous day, he hit two hits for two consecutive days, increasing the number of multi-hit games for the season to a total of five.
Ha-Seong Kim was active from the first at-bat. In the top of the first inning, with the bases loaded and 0-0 and one out, he sensationally hit a changeup that fell outside the strike zone and scored a double that fell on top of the first inning. Two runners were called home. Afterwards, Ha-seong Kim scored when the follow-up hitter, Egui Rosario (25), made a timely hit in the middle of the game to make it 3-0.
Kim Ha-seong, who was retired by a fly ball to right field in the top of the third inning, got on base with a surprise bunt that rolled toward the third baseman at first base with no outs in the top of the sixth inning, leading 4-0, and then took advantage of the Rockies third baseman’s bad throw and ran to second base. The Padres scored an additional point with a ground ball from Jackson Merrill (21) with no outs on second and third base. Ha-seong Kim only hit a ground ball to shortstop in his last at-bat in the top of the 8th inning.
On this day, the Padres gave up one run each in the bottom of the sixth and eighth inning, but defeated the Rockies 5-2 and maintained second place in the National League West (14 wins, 13 losses, 0.519 winning percentage).
‘Baseball genius’ Shohei Ohtani (30, LA Dodgers) appeared as the designated hitter twice in the away game against the Washington Nationals and swung a big hit with 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 6 at-bats. All three hits produced were refreshing doubles. Ohtani’s current season batting average is 0.371 (39 hits in 105 at-bats), with 6 home runs, 16 RBI, and 5 stolen bases. He ranks first in the entire MLB in batting average, slugging percentage (0.695), and OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage of 1.128). The Dodgers won 11-2 and maintained first place in the National League West Division (15 wins, 11 losses, 0.577 winning percentage).
Lee Jeong-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants) was left out of the starting lineup for the home game against the New York Mets at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on this day, but appeared as a substitute and recorded no hits and one walk in one at-bat. His batting average is 0.269 (25 hits in 93 at-bats). The Giants bowed 2-8.
