San Diego Padres center fielder Kim Ha-seong (28) had a hit, stole a base and scored a run against Ben Lively, whom he faced 11 times in the KBO.

Kim went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the No. 8 spot in the batting order against the visiting Cleveland Guardians of the Major League Baseball (MLB) 2024 World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., on Feb. 22 (KST).

His season batting average increased slightly from .224 to .225, and the team won 2-1.

San Diego scored two runs in the top of the second inning and held on for the win on the mound, with Ha-Sung Kim playing a big role in the scoring situation.

Kim stepped to the plate in the top of the second inning with the score tied at 0-0.

He lined a full-count single to right field against Cleveland’s starter, Lively, who had previously played for the Samsung Lions in the KBO.

Lively was relentless with sinkers and sweepers on the outside, but Kim was able to drive an eight-pitch outside sinker well over the plate.

Kim stole second and then stole third to put runners on second and third.

Both Kim’s hit and stolen base resulted in runs.

Kyle Higashioka followed with a single to left, scoring Jackson Merrill from third and Kim from second.

Kim was silent the rest of the at-bat.

He singled to left field off Lively in the top of the fourth inning with a 2-0 lead and grounded out to short against reliever Nick Sandlin in the seventh.

Down 2-1 in the eighth, he had a chance to hit with the bases loaded but struck out swinging.

San Diego held on to the one-run lead to secure the win.

San Diego starter Michael King pitched seven innings, allowing one run on two hits and one walk while striking out six to earn the win.

Cleveland starter Lively also pitched well, allowing two runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings, but was saddled with the loss due to an empty batting cage.

Lively played in South Korea from 2019 to 2021. He went 10-12 with a 4.14 ERA in 36 games in a Samsung uniform before returning to the United States.

This season, he is 8-6 with a 3.57 ERA in the big leagues, leading the team in wins and second in strikeouts.

Meanwhile, Kim Ha-seong faced Lively a total of four times during his time with the KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes, going 1-for-8 with one hit, two walks, one strikeout and a .125 batting average. 토토사이트 추천