“I’m not daunted at all.” Kim Ha-sung looked back on the opponent’s finish and match in the 9th inning
Kim Ha-sung, who helped the San Diego Padres to a dramatic come-from-behind victory, looked back on the game in the top of the ninth inning.
“It wasn’t bad. It’s getting better,” Kim Ha-sung said in an interview after beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the 9th (Korea time).
Kim Ha-sung, who missed the first game of the series due to pain in his triceps in his right arm, was substituted during the previous day’s game and played for two consecutive days. On the day, he took four at-bats and walked one.
That one walk played a big role. In the top of the ninth inning, David Bedna, the closing pitcher of the team, drew a walk with runners on the first and second bases with one out, and later turned the game around by allowing two runs due to the fielder’s choice and the opponent’s defense error.
“The fastball command was the problem,” coach Derek Shelton said after pointing out Bedna’s problems, and added, “I think the game against Kim Ha-sung was the biggest. I know he made a strike with a breaking ball, but the fast ball became four consecutive balls. It was not close at all,” adding that the walk he gave to Kim Ha-sung was especially big.
“I was going to hit the ball when it came into the strike zone,” Kim Ha-sung said, recalling the victory at the time. “But the pitcher’s control was not good. He threw too many noticeable balls. It was a ball he couldn’t hit.”
The opponent was the closing pitcher, but he didn’t shrink at all. Kim Ha-sung also stressed, “There was no need to be atrophy at all.”
“It was an unacceptable outcome,” Vedna, who recorded two consecutive Blon saves, lowered her head down. “The players fought so hard that they even turned the tables, but I disappointed everyone in the end. I feel hopeless. There were many runners who were released for free. It cannot happen.”토토사이트
“It’s a command issue. We need to find a problem and fix it. Our players deserve better results,” he said again.
The San Diego Padres swept this series alone, turning the game around after the ninth inning for two consecutive days. The victory made it 64 wins and 52 losses. It narrowed the gap to 2.5 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which has no game on the day.
Kim Ha-sung said, “They continue to be meaningful games, but the players are doing well.”