Infield hit → ML's first home run, a multi-hit show in front of Kim Hye-sung's home fans! Tie shot → pinch hitter Rojas reverse hit LAD 93 ATH

May 15, 2025

Infield hit → ML's first home run, a multi-hit show in front of Kim Hye-sung's home fans! Tie shot → pinch hitter Rojas reverse hit LAD 93 ATH
When LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung hit a solo home run to right-center in the bottom of the fifth inning, Andy Pazs is sowing sunflower seeds. AP Yonhap News



Infield hit → ML's first home run, a multi-hit show in front of Kim Hye-sung's home fans! Tie shot → pinch hitter Rojas reverse hit LAD 93 ATH
Kim Hye-sung is running around the second base with a ceremony of waving his arms after hitting a tying solo home run in the fifth inning. AP Yonhap News
LA Dodgers Kim Hye-sung led the team to victory by hitting his first home run in front of home fans.

Kim Hye-sung started the interleague home game against the Athletics in the AL West at Dodger Stadium on the 15th (Korea time) and hit two hits, one RBI and one run in two at-bats, including a tie-breaking home run. The Dodgers won 9-3 on Kim Hye-sung's tiebreaking home run.

However, in the second half of the game, manager Dave Roberts left a regret by using a pinch hitter in Kim Hye-sung's batting order when his opponent gave up a left-handed pitcher.




With this, Kim Hye-sung recorded a batting average of 0.360 (9 hits in 25 at-bats), one home run, three RBIs, five runs, and an OPS of 0.840.

Kim Hye-sung was listed in the starting lineup three days after the Arizona Diamondbacks match on the 12th. The starting pitcher for the Athletics on the day was right-handed Gunner Hoglund.

Kim Hye-sung entered his first at-bat without a runner after two outs in the bottom of the second inning with a 2-0 lead. When Hoagland's 87-mile changeup on the sixth pitch fell low in the ball count of 1B2S, he hit it and connected it with a ground ball flowing next to the pitcher. Arizona second baseman Luis Urias ran forward, caught the ball and quickly threw it to first base, but Kim Hye-sung, who sprinted all out, was quick. It was Kim Hye-sung's first big league hit at Dodger Stadium.




However, the next batter, Shohei Ohtani, was grounded out to the second base and was unable to advance further, and the inning ended.

Infield hit → ML's first home run, a multi-hit show in front of Kim Hye-sung's home fans! Tie shot → pinch hitter Rojas reverse hit LAD 93 ATH
Kim Hye-sung is safe by hitting an infield hit to the second baseman in his first at-bat in the second inning. AP Yonhap News
Kim Hye-sung hit a home run in his second at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning, trailing 2-3. He pulled a 92.2 mile four-seam fastball that was driven to the high course in the middle of Hogland's second pitch on One Strike and connected it with a solo shot that slightly crossed the right-center fence. a 3-3 tie.

With a launch angle of 26 degrees, a batting speed of 104.3 miles, and a driving distance of 385 feet, it is the first home run in 11 big league games and 25 at-bats.




While Kim Hye-sung was running around the base, Dodgers teammates at the third base gave a standing ovation with joy like 'my work', and when Kim Hye-sung stepped home, Andy Pazs and Teoscar Hernandez presented a sunflower seed ceremony. Manager Dave Roberts also greeted Kim with a big smile.

Infield hit → ML's first home run, a multi-hit show in front of Kim Hye-sung's home fans! Tie shot → pinch hitter Rojas reverse hit LAD 93 ATH
Kim Hye-sung hits a home run to the right-center in the bottom of the fifth inning as the leadoff hitter. AP Yonhap News
However, Kim Hye-sung's third at-bat did not return. He was replaced by pinch hitter Miguel Rojas with two outs and a runner on first base in the bottom of the sixth inning when the 3-3 balance continued. This is because the Athletics changed starter Hogland to left-handed pitcher Hogan Harris in the sixth inning with one out and a runner on first base. James Outman, the eighth left-handed hitter in the front, was also replaced by right-handed hitter Kike Hernandez.

Kieke was out with a fly ball to right field, but Rojas hit a double to right-center to bring home first baseman Michael Confoto for a 4-3 lead. In any case, Roberts's operation was right. Kim Hye-sung has yet to face a left-handed pitcher after a big league call-up.

In the bottom of the eighth inning with a 4-3 lead, Mookie Betts hit a double to right-center and Max Muncy hit a three-run home run, respectively, to seal the victory. Ohtani had two hits, one RBI and two runs in four at-bats, including a solo home run, his 13th shot of the season to the right in the bottom of the first inning, and Betts had one hit and two RBIs in five at-bats, and Farragh had three hits and one RBI in three at-bats.

The Dodgers, who avenged their defeat the previous day, marked 28 wins and 15 losses and maintained their lead in the NL West.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.