Our players are active in the major leagues of American professional baseball. Pittsburgh’s Bae Ji-hwan contributed to the team’s 4th consecutive win today with a clever bunt hit, and San Diego’s Kim Ha-seong also succeeded in stealing bases and scoring in a tight game, laying the foundation for victory.
This is reporter Lee Sang-hwa.
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<Pittsburgh 6:3 Washington｜Major League>
4-3 1 run in the top of the 8th.
Pittsburgh gets a chance to run away with runners on first and second.
Bae Ji-hwan suddenly bunts when a strong attack is expected.
A ball that flows exquisitely between the third baseman and the pitcher.
Opposing pitcher Anthony Banda 안전놀이터misses the ball and is unable to throw to first base.
Meanwhile, every runner advances one more base.
This is a scene where Bae Ji-hwan’s baseball sense stood out.
Afterwards, Pittsburgh, who seized the win, added one point with a walk, and Bae Ji-hwan sprinted home on Brian Reynolds’ sacrifice fly.
Thanks to Bae Ji-hwan’s performance, Pittsburgh won 6-3 in the first leg of an away doubleheader against the Washington Nationals in Washington, DC, USA.
Pittsburgh, who won all of the doubleheaders, won 4 in a row and became the first team to reach 20 wins among 15 teams in the National League.
< San Francisco 11:16 San Diego｜Major League >
Home runs continued throughout the game.
Game 1 of the Mexico Series between San Francisco and San Diego, held in Mexico City as part of major league globalization.
It was a batting match with 11 home runs from both teams, as is typical of Mexico, where batted balls reach far due to the high altitude.
Kim Ha-seong did not hit a home run, but he succeeded in walking, stealing, and scoring, and it became a stepping stone to the team’s victory.
At the end of the 8th inning, in a tense situation of 11 to 12, Ha-seong Kim came out as the lead batter and walked out.
Soon after, he succeeded in stealing second base and stepped home with a hit by follow-up batter Trent Grisham.
This is his fifth steal of the season.
The follow-up RBI hit and San Diego won 11-16.