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Ha-seong Kim, 2 hits, 2 RBIs, including the 3rd home run of the season… batting average 0.273

Ha-seong Kim of the San Diego Padres, a professional baseball player in the United States, continued his hot hitting feeling with a ‘multi-hit’ for two consecutive games with his third home run of the season.

Kim Ha-seong started as the 9th batter shortstop in the away game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, and scored 2 runs in 4 at-bats and 2 RBIs.

Ha-Sung Kim hit a two-run home run from the left wing after entering the first bat at a no-out first-base opportunity in the third inning, when San Diego fell 2-0.

Pittsburgh right-handed pitcher Jack Thompson pulled the ball at a speed of 149 km/h and over the left fence.

The flying distance was measured to be 129.5 m.

It is the third home run of the season and the 11th home run of the big league career, which came in three days after the match against Cincinnati on the 27th.

Kim Ha-sung’s RBI in the season increased to 10.

Kim Ha-seong also hit in the second at-bat in the 5th, and in the other two at-bats, he struck out and backed down with a shortstop grounding, scoring 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 2 runs in 4 at-bats.

Kim Ha-seong, who hit three hits and three RBIs in a game for the first time since entering the big league yesterday, raised the season batting average to 2.7 pun-3 with multi-hits for two days in a row.

His last 3 games were 6 hits in 11 at-bats, 2 home runs, 2 doubles, and 7 RBIs.

San Diego, led by Kim Ha-seong, won 7-3 and ran for four consecutive victories.

(Photo = Getty Images Korea)