Ha-Sung Kim (27-San Diego Padres) had one hit and scored one run.Kim went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in the leadoff spot in the lineup against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday (17 July) at Petco Park in San Diego, California, United States, during the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series.Trailing 1-0 with one out in the bottom of the third inning, Kim lined a 148 mph sinker from Baltimore right-hander Dean Kramer to right field to put runners on first and third.After moving to second on Fernando Tatis Jr.’s single to left, Kim came home on Xander Bogaerts’ single to centre.It was Kim’s 112th hit of the season and his 67th run scored.On the day, Kim did not record a multi-hit game (two or more hits in a game).He was retired on a grounder to third base in the first inning, and was thrown 스포츠토토링크 out at the plate by Baltimore second baseman Jordan Westberg in the fourth.In the seventh, he faced Japanese pitcher Shintaro Fujinami for the first time and took advantage of a 158.5-kilometre-per-hour fastball, but turned it into a grounder to third base.Kim’s season batting average dropped slightly from .285 to .284 (112-for-394).San Diego beat Baltimore 5-2 for its second straight win.Tatis Jr. raced home from third base in the seventh inning after left-handed pitcher Sionel Perez took an extended pitching stance without looking at third base.Tatis Jr. drove in the winning run with a perfect home steal that prevented Perez from throwing the ball home.

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