San Diego Padres shortstop Ha-seong Kim added a hit for the third time in three games.
Kim went 1-for-4 from the No. 8 spot in the lineup against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Sunday.
His season batting average increased slightly from .212 to .215.
Kim, who hadn’t gotten a hit since April 18 against the Philadelphia Phillies, continued his frustrating form with a double in his first at-bat.
In the bottom of the second inning with the bases loaded and one out, he grounded into a double play shortstop to second base.
Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth, he hit a three-pitch sweeper up the middle from Milwaukee starter Colin Ray and was thrown out at second base.
The RBI came in the bottom of the sixth inning, when the Brewers took a 5-4 lead.
With two on and one out, Kim drove a sinking fastball outside from Milwaukee reliever Jared Keanick for a clean single to right.
He was stranded at home as the next batter was silent.
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh with the score 7-5, he hit a grounder to second base, but second baseman Bryce Toure flipped the ball behind him and he was safe at first.
The runner from third came home to extend the lead to 8-5.
San Diego held on for the rest of the inning to win 9-5.
Kim Ha-seong had a disappointing day at the plate, committing two errors on defense.
In the top of the fifth inning, he made a good backhanded catch of Jackson Shurio’s hit with runners on first and second, but the throw went wide.
In the top of the seventh, with runners on first and second, he caught Sal Prellick’s line drive, stepped on second and threw to first, but the throw was misplaced.
The runner from third then crossed home plate to tie the game.
Kim’s error increased to 12 this season.
He had five errors in 2021, eight in 2022 and seven in 2023, and this season as the starting shortstop, he reached double-digit errors before the first half was over. 카지노사이트