Pittsburgh Pirates Bae Ji-hwan was silent with no hits스포츠토토.
Bae Ji-hwan started as the 8th hitter and second baseman in the 2023 MLB home game against the Cincinnati Reds held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on the 21st (Korean time).
Bae Ji-hwan, who appeared as the lead batter at the end of the second inning, pushed the fourth pitch of opponent starter Luke Weaver to make a strong batting ball, but was caught by the left fielder. After that, he struck out in two at-bats and did not earn any income.
On this day, Bae Ji-hwan’s final score was no hits in three at-bats. His season batting average fell from 0.241 to 0.228. In defense, he played second baseman until the beginning of the 8th inning, then moved to center fielder in the beginning of the 9th inning.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh, which scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning with Conor Joe’s and Jack Swinsky’s consecutive batters’ home runs, won 4 in a row by beating Cincinnati 4-3. Roanci Contreras, who took the mound as a starting pitcher, recorded 5 hits, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts and 1 run in 6⅔ innings, winning his second win of the season.