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| Ha-sung Kim recorded the first hit, RBI, and multi-hit in the first major league starter match. (San Diego Padres SNS capture) © News 1 |
Kim Ha-seong (26) did not miss a chance in the first starter match in the Major League (MLB). He led the San Diego Padres’ three consecutive wins by recording a hit, RBI, and multi-hits.
Kim Ha-sung played as a 6th batter and second baseman in the Major League home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA on the 4th (Korean time), and played an active part in 4 at-bats, 2 hits, 1 strikeout and 1 RBI.
Ha-sung Kim’s batting average rose from 0.000 to 0.400. On the 2nd, he played with a pinch and made his major league debut, but resigned due to a missed swing strikeout. He missed the match on the 3rd.
In addition, he scored an extra goal by hitting a timely hit in the 1-0 lead, driving San Diego’s 7-0 victory. San Diego retained its sole lead in the western division of the National League, scoring their victory in three post-opening matches with Arizona.
After the opening, Kim Ha-seong was added to the starting list in the third match. Coach Jason Tingler hired Kim Ha-sung by subtracting Eric Hosmer, who scored 6 hits, 2 home runs and 6 RBIs in 7 at-bats in the opening 2 games. As a result, Jake Cronenworth went to first base instead of second base.
There was controversy over the exclusion of Hosmer’s selection, but Kim Ha-seong showed off his fierce batting skills and rewarded Tingler’s faith.
From the first at-bat, he hit a valuable timely blow.
Ha-sung Kim, who appeared in the at-bat at the end of the first inning, where the team was 1-0, played a fierce battle with left-handed pitcher Caleb Smith. Smith’s 1st and 2nd pitches entered the strike zone and faced an unfavorable count, but after hitting a foul, he calmly scored 3 balls. Then he hit Smith’s 92 mile fastball and hit a neat hit between third baseman and shortstop. As second base runner Will Myers stepped home, Kim Ha-seong even scored his debut RBI.
Kim Ha-seong, who caught the senses, also hit a hit in the second at-bat. In the 1-ball count, he hit Caleb Smith’s fastball again, and the batted ball flew in front of the left fielder. It was Kim Ha-sung’s first multi-hit.
The third at-bat was regrettable. At the end of the 4th inning, where the team led a big 5-0.
In a full-count battle with Riley Smith, she struck out looking at a 94-mile sinker outside Riley Smith. He left the strike zone slightly, but the referee declared a strike. Ha-seong Kim, who thought it was a ball, was unfair.
Ha-sung Kim rematched Riley Smith at the second base at the end of the 6th inning of 7-0. He swung the bat to the 92-mile sinker in a two-ball two strike, but was retired by hitting. After the end of the sixth inning, Tingler replaced Kim Ha-seong and transferred Cronenworth to second baseman.
San Diego, who was selected as a candidate to stop the Los Angeles Dodgers from losing their second consecutive World Series of “defending champions,” showed off their powerful firepower. He whistled three consecutive wins, scoring a total of 19 points against Arizona.
At the end of the first inning, he defeated the baseline with two points at the end of the first inning, and at the end of the second inning, he ran 4-0 with a double RBI of Will Myers at the 2nd 1st and 2nd bases made with 2 walks. Arizona starter Caleb Smith scored early with three runs, four runs and three runs.
San Diego, who scored 1 point with Manny Machado’s timely hitting at the end of the 4th inning, put a wedge in the end of the 6th inning. Myers and Cronenworth struck doubles in a row at first base and ran 7-0.
San Diego starter Joe Musgrove scored his first win of the season with three hits and eight strikeouts in six innings.
Meanwhile, San Diego will play 4th leg of the season against Arizona on the 5th. Chris Fedec in San Diego and Taylor Wardner in Arizona will start.