SAN DIEGO’S KIM HAS HIT SAFELY IN 10 STRAIGHT GAMES FOR FIRST TIME IN FOUR GAMES

San Diego Padres outfielder Ha-Sung Kim (27) hit for the first time in four games, extending his hitting streak to 10 games.Kim batted 1-for-4 in the leadoff spot in the lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday (Sept. 29) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.A hit came in his first at-bat.In his first at-bat in the top of the first inning, Kim took a 136-mile-per-hour fastball from veteran right-handed starter Adam Wainwright for a single up the middle.It was his first hit in four games since April 24 against the Miami Marlins.Kim, who continues to draw walks even when he doesn’t get on base, extended his hitting streak to 10 games, which began on April 19 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.The day before, he had gone 2-for-6 with a double and a home run against Wainwright, and he did it again on the 29th in his first at-bat.However, he was unable to get a multi-hit game (two or more hits in a game).With one out in the third inning, Kim laid down a bunt toward third base, but he didn’t make it out alive. It was recorded as a “sacrifice bunt.After a fly ball to center field in the fifth inning, Kim grounded out to third base with two outs in the sixth. In his final at-bat in the eighth inning, he grounded out to shortstop.Kim remained at .274 for the season.Kim made her seventh error of the season in the bottom of the fifth inning when she missed a hard-hit grounder by Meishin Wynn.San Diego snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over St. Louis.San Diego starter Blake Snell earned his 11th win of the season with seven innings of two-hit ball, striking 스포츠토토 out nine.

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