San Diego Padres infielder Kim Ha-seong (28) was full of bad luck at bat. He had to go hitless and watch his team lose in silence.

Ha-seong Kim started as a shortstop for the 6th hitter in the 2023 Major League Baseball game against the Chicago Cubs held at Petco Park in San Diego, California on the 5th (Korean time). On this day, he was hitless in 4 at-bats, and his season batting average dropped from 0.250 to 0.244.

In the first at-bat, Ha-seong Kim had to turn around somewhat unfairly. After one shot in the top of the second inning, he struck out with a swing in a match with opponent starter Marcus Stroman. Ha-seong Kim put up with the bat, but the referee, not the first base referee, declared a swing strikeout. Kim Ha-seong, who had been standing for a while as if feeling regretful, turned to the dugout.

The second at-bat was at the bottom of the 3rd inning with 2 outs and 1st and 2nd bases. It was only a shortstop ground ball. Bad luck overlapped even after two outs in the bottom of the 5th inning, the third at-bat. The missed ball landed in play and returned to the catcher’s ground ball. After two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning, the last at-bat, he struck out on a swing.

The San Diego mound was bombarded by the Cubs line-up from the beginning of the game. In the top of the first inning, Ian Happ hit a timely 1 RBI and gave it a 0-1 lead.

The extra run was in the top of the second inning. Leading batters Jan Gomes and Trey Mancini allowed two consecutive solo shots to make the score 0-3, and then Dansonby Swanson gave up 2 RBIs and doubles to make the score 0-5. The downfall continued. In the top of the third inning, Miguel Amaya hit a two-run homer, widening the score to 0-7.

San Diego started to chase in the bottom of the 3rd inning. Juan Soto drove in a grounder to make it 1-7. However, after that, they failed to create any scoring opportunities and lost 1-7. The team batting average only allowed 5 hits in 9 innings.스포츠토토

In San Diego, starting pitcher Ryan Weathers became the losing pitcher, allowing 7 hits (2 home runs), 1 walk, 1 strikeout and 5 runs in 1⅔ innings. In the other line, Fernando Tatis Jr. recorded a multi-hit, but the light faded with defeat.

The team was unable to continue their winning streak. The season record is 27 wins and 32 losses, remaining in 4th place in the National League West Division.