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SD wins the all-time pitcher's game against LAD
Kim Ha-sung started the 2024 Major League Dodgers game at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on the 11th (Korea time) and had no hits and no walks in two times at bat.
He failed to secure a hit in three consecutive games. That is regrettable. Instead, he has successfully gotten on base in the latest six consecutive games. Of course, he still has more to come.
Adding to the performance on the day, Kim Ha-sung recorded 41 games, a batting average of 0.208, five homers and 21 RBIs, a on-base percentage of 0.315 with a slugging percentage of 0.368 and an OPS of 0.683 this season.
He struck out in his first at-bat in the bottom of the third inning with his team leading 1-0. In the bottom of the sixth inning, he walked with one out and no runner. He got on base after eight pitches. Luis Arraez's double play failed to advance.
It was a shame that the bottom of the ninth inning was a 1-1 tie. The batter's box came back from the second base with no outs made by Luis Campusano's double. He made a sacrifice bunt motion. It was a strike due to the failure of the first-pitch bunt, and it was a two-pitch ball.
He was still in a bunting position, and a fastball that was missing from the outside came in for the third time. Of course, Kim Ha-sung won the bat. But the umpire's call is a strike.
Kim had deep regret. If he were a left-handed batter, it could have been a hit ball, but it ended up being a strike. He swung and missed the slider for the fourth time and struck out the ball. He kept his anger secret, as he seemed to throw the bat after striking out.
Instead, he made one hit in defense. In the top of the eighth inning, Freddie Freeman gave a sacrifice fly, resulting in a tie at 1-1. Max Muncy hit a ground ball with runners at first and second bases with one out.
Kim Ha-sung, who caught the ball behind the second baseman, stepped on the second base and threw it to first base. Double play is complete. He made an out by a short margin in the second base and the first base. Kim Ha-sung's momentary judgment was exquisite.
San Diego won the game 2-1. Kim Ha-sung struck out in the bottom of the ninth inning, making it one out and second base. Arraez hit a timely hit to end the game. It is natural to say, "You brought the good one."
San Diego Padres starter Michael King showed off quality pitching of quality start plus (QS+) with two hits, three walks and 11 strikeouts, no loss, in seven innings. It is fair to say that he showed the best pitching this season.
There was no victory. As Yuki Matsui slowed down with one run in one inning, the requirement for victory was lost. Robert Suarez, who came up in the ninth inning, won the game with one scoreless inning.
In the batting line, Kampusano produced two hits and one RBI, including a solo home run. Arraez became the main player of the final hit with one hit and one RBI. There were only three hits on the day, and the two hit.
Dodgers' starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow allowed one hit, two walks, 10 strikeouts, and one run in seven innings. He has posted four consecutive innings of "more than six innings - less than two runs allowed." His ERA in these four games is 1.29.
In the lineup, Freddie Freeman scored one hit and one RBI. Mookie Betts also scored one hit, one walk and one run, and Shohei Ohtani had two hits.
Notably, the starting pitchers of both teams made "more than seven innings + less than two hits + more than 10 strikeouts" on the day. This marks the first time in 123 years since 1901. This marks the first time since the era of live ball games (since 1920). This is truly the first time that the Korean baseball team has displayed its best pitching performance ever.