Pittsburgh Pirates’ multi-player Bae Ji-hwan (25) got a hit in five games.
On the 5th (Korean time), Bae Ji-hwan started as the 7th batter and center fielder in the home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, and had 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 run in 4 at-bats.
His season batting average rose from .182 to .194.
He reached base for the first time in the bottom of the second inning with the score 1-0. He drew a walk with a runner on first base and no outs.
With a 1-2 count, he walked to first base after getting three balls from Arizona starter Nelson.
Pittsburgh scored three runs as the next batters exploded, and Ji-Hwan Bae also scored.
In the bottom of the third with 2 outs and a runner on first base, he struck out.
The hit came in the bottom of the sixth inning, when 홀짝게임 the score was 4-2. With one out, he hit an inside sweeper off the substitute pitcher, Paul Seward, and hit a long hit over the right-center field fence.
Bae Ji-hwan reached second base but failed to score.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, when the game was tied 4-5, he was out on a fly ball to center field.
Pittsburgh lost the game that day by a score of 5-6.
San Diego Padres starting shortstop Ha-seong Kim started as the 8th hitter and shortstop in the home game against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park in San Diego, California on the same day, going 0-for-3.
On this day, the San Diego lineup won 10-2 with 12 hits, and Kim Ha-seong was the only starting batter who did not record a hit.
Kim Ha-seong has suffered five consecutive hitless games recently, with his season batting average dropping to .223.