Kim Ha-sung’s batting average plummeted 22% in last year’s average, and the home run has been 42 days without any inspection… The team is on a roll, but there are 50G left
San Diego Padres Kim Ha-sung is struggling with his team’s offbeat moves.
Kim Ha-sung played as the eighth shortstop in the game against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park on the 4th (Korea time) and was silent with no hits and one strikeout in three times at bat.
Kim Ha-sung, who has been experiencing a slump due to no hit in four consecutive games since the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 31, has seen his batting average rise to 0.224 (83 hits in 370 times at bat) and plummeted to 0.224 (83 hits in 370 times at bat). His OPS, which had been in the over-70s, also fell to 0.683 without realizing it.
The San Diego Padres are on a steep rise with 10 wins and 3 losses in the second half. On the other hand, in 13 games in the second half of the year, Kim has a batting steal average of 0.213 (10 hits in 47 times at bat), four RBIs, nine runs scored, six walks, two runs, and an OPS of 0.557.
In his first at-bat after losing 0-1, Kim Ha-sung struck out against right-hander Tanner Gordon by sending a sinker in the middle of 93.5 miles on strike after a close game going up to nine pitches. He took three fouls in a row with a ball count of 2B2S and then dragged them to nine pitches, but he lacked decisive power.
When the score was tied 1-1 in the fifth inning, the third baseman was out by hitting a fly to center field. He hit a high fastball from Gordon’s seventh pitch of 93.4 miles, but headed for center fielder Brenton Doyle.
In the bottom of the seventh inning with a 3-1 lead, two outs and third base, Kim Ha-sung was again out with a mistake in the second chance to score. This time, he pulled right-hander Peter Lambert’s third pitch 80.6 miles outside sweeper well with a ball count of 1B1S, but flew at 96.7 miles and was sucked into the glove of left fielder Hunter Goodman.
In defense, he still maintains his contribution by playing with a sense of stability, but he rarely shows his presence in offense.
Kim Ha-sung has failed to add a home run for 42 days since his solo shot to the left in the bottom of the fourth inning in a home game against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 23. Kim Ha-sung, who had the possibility of stealing 20 home runs-20 until the first half, is now not a problem, but his batting average itself may fall to the level of the Mendoza line (under 210).
Kim Ha-sung marked a batting average of 0.287 and an OPS of 0.839 at the same time based on 112 games played by his team. His batting average fell 22% compared to last year. As he is starting to run out of stamina, it is difficult to guarantee a turnaround in the remaining 50 games of the season.
Meanwhile, San Diego, which avenged its defeat the previous day and set a record of one win and one loss in the first two consecutive games, has risen back to second place in the NL West with 60 wins (52 losses). The Arizona Diamondbacks lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-4 on the day, falling to third place, half a game behind San Diego, while the world’s leading Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0, again widening the gap with San Diego by 4.5 games . San Diego has also become second in the NL wild card rankings.
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