'Extended replacement → 2 bunt failures' Kim Hye-sung did it, decisive hit 'batting rate 0.395-OPS 0.925'... LAD dramatic victory
'Extended replacement → 2 bunt failures' Kim Hye-sung did it, decisive hit 'batting rate 0.395-OPS 0.925'... LAD dramatic victory
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Kim Hye-sung (26, LA Dodgers), who was even rumored to be trading, appealed his presence with a decisive hit to help the team win.안전놀이터
Kim Hye-sung was deployed as a pinch runner in the top of the 11th inning of the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) away game against the New York Mets at Queens City Field in New York on the 24th (Korea time) and hit a decisive hit that laid the foundation for victory in the 13th inning.
Kim Hye-sung, who missed the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, played as a substitute for overtime and had a hit, raising his on-base plus slugging percentage from 0.378 to 0.395 (15 hits in 38 times at bat) and his on-base plus slugging percentage from 0.410 and 0.486 to 0.425 and 0.500. His OPS became 0.925.
It was a game with various variables. Clayton Kershaw, who was shaken by allowing five runs in four innings against the Los Angeles Angels on the 18th after returning from injury, pitched scoreless pitching until the second inning, but the game was suspended for about an hour and a half due to rain, and even after the game resumed, he had to hand the ball over to Matt Sauer from the third inning.
The Dodgers led the game 3-0 at the top of the third inning thanks to Will Smith's infield single and Teoscar Hernandez's two-run timely hit. While giving up one run each in the third and fourth innings, the Dodgers was expected to lose the game by allowing two more runs in the fifth inning.
However, he failed to keep his lead at the bottom of the ninth inning. Closer Tanner Scott took the mound, but he got a hit by Starling Marte, allowed a walk to Pete Alonso, and was hit by a two-run triple by Jeff McNeil. Tyrone Taylor hit a timely hit, and the game went to extra time.
In the game where the Dodgers started with runners on second base with no outs, the Dodgers failed to take advantage of the opportunity to load the bases with no outs in the top of the 10th inning. When Teoscar grounded out to the first base, the runner was out at home, and Max Muncy was out after a double play. The Dodgers, which did not lose a point even in the bottom of the 10th inning, started the game by putting Kim Hye-sung on second base at the top of the 11th inning, but Andy Pazas, Teoscar, and Tommy Edman shook their heads as they retreated after three outs.
The game continued without a run until the 12th inning, and the outcome was decided in the 13th inning. Teosca brought the runner on second base Smith home with a double, and Kim Hye-sung entered the batter's box. He set up a bunt posture to send the runner on second base to third base, but after failing twice, he had no choice but to fix his bat. He exquisitely pushed a changeup of 90.5 miles (145.6 kilometers) to the bottom of the three-ball zone, sending Teosca to third base.
Kim Hye-sung, who misjudged the ball when hitting a fly ball to right field, was thrown by an absurd baserunner, but the third baseman Teosca easily penetrated the hole. After running away by two runs, the Dodgers blocked the ball with three outs in the bottom of the 13th inning, ultimately securing a 7-5 victory.
The Dodgers, which won three consecutive games, recorded 32 wins and 19 losses and maintained a two-game gap with the second-place San Francisco Giants to lead the National League West.
Kim Hye-sung, who was rumored to be traded earlier, was able to impress manager Dave Roberts again with his decisive performance helping the team win.