San Diego Padres top hitter Kim Ha-seong makes a big swing to take off his helmet in the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the 29th in a scoring opportunity with two outs loaded.
The San Diego Padres, who scored 3 points first and lost the match due to Darvish Yu’s sudden physical problems the previous day, collapsed on the 29th (Korean time) as the bullpen allowed 4 balls in the 7th inning.
Manager Bob Melvin was ejected for protesting an attempted bunt when a ball hit Jared Triolo in the 7th inning with no 1st and 2nd bases out. Coach Melvin was ejected twice in the 8th due to the poor performance of the team.
Pittsburgh, which led 2-1 with Carlos Santana's two-run homer in the first inning, scored seven consecutive batters walks, dunes, and timely hits from relievers Nick Martinez and Luis Garcia in the bottom of the seventh inning, making a big inning with five runs and winning 7-1. .
Second baseman Bae Ji-hwan, who was in a batting slump, was absent due to Padres starting left-hander Blake Snell. Snell got 2 runs from Santana in the 1st inning and became a losing pitcher despite a good pitching with 3 hits, 2 walks, 10 strikeouts and 2 runs in 6 innings. Starting with the game against the Colorado Rockies on the 12th, he struck out double digits in 4 games in a row and set a tie record for the team with Jake Peavy.
Ha-seong Kim, the top hitter on the rise in batting recently, recorded no hits in 4 at-bats, including 2 strikeouts. In particular, in the last 9th inning, the RBI opportunity with 2 outs and bases was out with a grounder on 3rd base. The day before, he hit a heavy hit with 2 RBIs in the 2nd inning with 2 outs and bases loaded.
Pittsburgh built two consecutive victories with the help of Mitch Keller, who emerged as an ace this year, with 4 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts and 1 run in 6 innings. Pittsburgh made a big inning in the 7th inning, but three bullpen pitchers took charge of one inning each without putting closer David Bednar in the game. 안전놀이터
The Padres only recovered one point with a timely hit by Zander Bogarts in the 6th inning, where they were trailing 0-2. With 7 hits sporadic, the batting line’s concentration problem raised its head once again. With 4 consecutive losses, the season was 37 wins and 43 losses.