‘Brilliant pioneer’

Kim Ha-sung started the 2024 Major League New York Mets away match at Citi Field in Flushing, New York on the 15th (Korean time) as shortstop and the seventh batter, and recorded no hits and one walk in two times at bat.

▲ the starting lineup

San Diego: Luis Arraez (first baseman), Fernando Tatis Jr. (right fielder), Jurickson Profar (left fielder), Manny Machado (designated hitter), Donovan Solano (third baseman), Jake Cronenworth (second baseman), Kim Ha-sung (striker), Jackson Merrill (center fielder), Kyle Higashioka (catcher), starting pitcher Matt Waldron.

Mets: Francisco Lindor (striker) – Brandon Nimmo (left fielder) – J.D. Martinez (designated hitter) – Pete Alonso (first baseman) – Starling Marte (right fielder) – Tyon Taylor (center fielder) – Mark Vientos (third baseman) – Francisco Alvarez (catcher) – Jeff McNeil (second baseman), starting pitcher Sean Manaea.

Kim Ha-sung, who started to boost his reputation by hitting his eighth and ninth home runs of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks from the 8th to the 9th, also exploded in his presence in the showdown with the Oakland Athletics from the 11th to the 12th. In both games, he garnered one hit and two walks, showing off a “third base” game. Stormy runs were a bonus along with good defense. His batting average has not exceeded the low 200 mark yet this year, but his pitching has improved remarkably. Prior to the game, he tied for fourth in walks in the National League.

Kim Ha-sung, who played on third base for two consecutive days, did not produce a single hit in the showdown with Oakland on the 13th, although he had a break from the previous day (14th) due to Lee Dong-il, but the flow was not so good. On this day, Kim Ha-sung played a persistent game to the sixth pitch with Sean Manaea, a Mets starter and former teammate, in the first at-bat with two outs and first base in the top of the second inning, but started the game with a foul tip strikeout by a sweeper flowing out of the strike zone.

He also had no hit in his second at-bat. With no runner on and one out in the top of the fourth inning, when his team was losing 0-2, Kim extended his bat when Manaea’s fifth pitch, 84.6 miles (136.2 kilometers) slider, formed the course of the strike zone with the ball count in his favor at 3B-1S. This time, however, he bowed his head as a missed ball led to a fly ball to right field. Still, he failed to get on base at all. At the third at-bat, Kim displayed his strong points.

Kim Ha-sung faced Jake Dickman, the Mets’ changed pitcher, in the third at-bat with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the seventh inning when he was trailing 1-2, and this time, he got a walk after an eight-ball game and played the role of a “connecting link.” However, as the follow-up hit did not occur, the score was not reached, but he managed to get his 42nd walk of the season, overtaking Freddie Freeman (LA Dodgers) and moving to fourth place in the National League.

The San Diego Padres, which swept the three consecutive games against Oakland, scored finishing homers in both games. However, the good trend has come to an end on the day. It was the Mets that cut the flow of the game early on. In the third inning, when Jeff McNeil’s walk and Brandon Nimmo had a chance for the first and second bases, the Mets successfully got the upper hand by hitting a two-run timely hit that J.D. Martinez scored the first run off San Diego starter Matt Waldron.

It was in the top of the fifth inning that San Diego Padres, which had rarely been able to score points as it failed to hit the Mets mound, pulled the reins. With both Jake Cronenworth and Kim Ha-sung stepping down as poor batters, Jackson Merrill pulled the slider on Oakland starter Manaea’s third pitch, and hit a solo home run to chase the Mets over the right-center fence, 1-2. However, there was no more twist.

San Diego got a chance to score the first and second bases with a ball that hit Cronenworth’s body and Kim Ha-sung’s walk in the seventh inning, but failed to accumulate points as a decisive shot did not explode, and eventually lost 1-2 by being tied to the Mets mound until the end of the game, and the three-game winning streak was also put on hold.스포츠토토사이트