Kim Ha-seong, 28, has been a stellar leadoff hitter for San Diego this season, reaching base in back-to-back games. But as unsatisfying as it was for him personally, it was a disastrous day for San Diego. Whatever slim arithmetic odds they had were gone.
Kim started at first base and went 카지노 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI against San Francisco at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Sunday. He reached base in his final at-bat, extending his hitting streak to 13 games. However, it was overshadowed by the team’s early collapse and a 2-7 loss. The three-game losing streak made their postseason hopes look even bleaker.
After making a last-ditch effort at the trade deadline by bringing in new players instead of keeping all of their key players, the Padres failed to rebound, falling to 63-72 with a -9 win-loss margin. With San Francisco ahead of them in the National League wild-card race, it was a must-win game for the Padres to keep their slim hopes alive, but the team’s recent slump was not enough.
In his first at-bat, Kim hit a grounder to first base. The ball was caught by first baseman Wade Jr. who was lined up in the dugout, as if he had accurately analyzed the distribution of Kim’s pitches. He sprinted, but it wasn’t enough to keep him safe.
In contrast to the San Diego offense’s early struggles, San Francisco exploded for six runs in the third inning to set the tone for the game, bombarding San Diego starter Avila. San Diego responded with an error party. Wade Jr. led off the inning by reaching on an error by the first baseman. Estrada followed with a single to right-center, and one out later, Pederson singled to left-center.
The San Francisco bats were on fire and put the pressure on San Diego. Yastrzemski singled up the middle to score one more run and make it 2-0. Davis then reached on an error by the third baseman to score another run, followed by an infield single by Meckler, an RBI double by Sharbol, and a sacrifice fly by Schmidt to give the Padres a six-run third inning and take control of the game. San Diego was quickly swept.
Pedro Avila loses the lead in the third inning.
San Francisco takes a step closer to the postseason with a win over San Diego
Kim Ha-seong also struggled. In the third inning, the umpire’s wide strike zone led to an unfavorable count, and he ended up hitting an infield grounder. It was a hard hit ball with no power. In the sixth inning, he faced a different pitcher, Munaya, but could only manage a fly ball to right field.
The team fell behind 0-7 in the seventh inning without scoring a run, and the deficit was deepened with a single run in the eighth inning. However, Kim Ha-seong remained focused and fought until the end. Trailing 1-7 in the ninth, Azoka led off with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch. From there, Kim hit a single to right off Alexander to score the winning run. It was his fourth straight game with a hit and 13th straight game with a base hit.
But San Diego didn’t have the energy to go any further. The mood in the stadium was already one of defeat. Especially after the third inning, when the team gave up six runs in a row on a series of errors, the fans were booed out of the stadium, and their frustration was captured on camera. The team lost 2-7 and fell into a three-game losing streak.
Kim Ha-seong has made some significant contributions to the team this season. He reached base in 13 consecutive games. He became the only San Diego player to reach base in 13 or more consecutive games three times this season. He previously had a 19-game streak from July 22 to August 12, and a 14-game streak from June 30 to July 20.
Zander Bogaerts’ 30-game streak is the longest by a San Diego player this season, followed by Juan Soto’s 23 games and Ha-Sung Kim’s 19 games. However, Bogaerts has only had two 13-game hitting streaks, Soto has one, and Manny Machado, the team’s centerpiece, has 12. There’s a reason why the San Diego offense has been clicking this season.
Manny Machado looks embarrassed.
San Diego’s odds of winning the World Series have dropped to zero for the first time all season, according to FanGraphs.
Despite Ha-Sung Kim’s streak of consecutive games with a hit, it was a day to remember in San Diego. Before this game, the Padres had a 1.1 percent chance of making the postseason and a 0.1 percent chance of winning the World Series, according to FanGraphs’ aggregate model. While these are slim odds, they were still in a position to hope for a miracle.
However, the loss further reduced San Diego’s chances of making the postseason to 0.5%. This is especially true since the loss came against San Francisco, which was ahead of them in the wild card race. Their chances of winning the World Series are now 0%. This is the first time since September 1 that San Diego’s odds of winning the World Series have fallen below 0% in Fangraphs’ tracking, although the odds are still alive based on future performance.
Conversely, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team San Diego has been targeting this season, have a 100% chance of making the postseason. San Francisco is at 66.8% and Arizona is at 37.9%. The team with the best odds of winning the World Series in the National League at this point is Atlanta at 27.9%, followed by the Dodgers at 14.8%. Philadelphia (5.7%) and San Francisco (2.1%) round out the top three. The fact that San Diego, which has the third highest team payroll this season, has dropped to 0% with a month left in the season is a disaster in itself.