Three hits, two walks, two RBIs, four runs, and one stolen base, Kim Hye-sung's batting average of 0.429 remained in the big leagueLAD 192 ATH

May 16, 2025

Three hits, two walks, two RBIs, four runs, and one stolen base, Kim Hye-sung's batting average of 0.429 remained in the big leagueLAD 192 ATH
LA Dodgers Kim Hye-sung hits a left-handed hit in the bottom of the third inning against the Athletics on the 15th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



Three hits, two walks, two RBIs, four runs, and one stolen base, Kim Hye-sung's batting average of 0.429 remained in the big leagueLAD 192 ATH
Otani welcomes Shohei Ohtani, who hits a home run after hitting a timely hit in the bottom of the third inning. AFP Yonhap News
LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung showed his strong will to stay in the big league by throwing five on-base hits for two consecutive days.

Kim Hye-sung started as the ninth second baseman in the final game of the three consecutive home games against the Athletics at Dodger Stadium on the 16th (Korea Standard Time), contributing to the 19-2 victory with three hits, two walks, two RBIs, four runs and one stolen base in three at-bats.

Kim Hye-sung, who had a multi-hit against the Athletics on the previous day by reporting an infield hit and his first big league home run, revitalized the team's offense by getting on base five times with even sharper pioneering eyes and contact heating.




Kim Hye-sung, who made her big league debut on the 4th, showed off her high-sensitivity by marking a batting average of 0.429 (12 hits in 28 at-bats), one home run, five RBIs, nine runs, two walks, five strikeouts, three steals, an on-base percentage of 0.467 and a slugging percentage of 0.571 and an OPS of 1.038 in 12 games of the season.

Kim Hye-sung got a hit from his first at-bat.

Kim Hye-sung, who entered the batter's box at the bottom of the second inning with a 3-2 lead, a walk by Dalton Rushing and a strikeout by James Outman, pulled Athletics right-hander Osvaldo Vido's second 88.6 mile changeup in one ball to lead to a right-handed hit.




The ball flowed in front of right field through the first baseman at a speed of 68.8 miles, and first baseman Rushing advanced to third base. Shohei Ohtani then hit a sacrifice fly to right field, and Rushing homered, 4-2.

Three hits, two walks, two RBIs, four runs, and one stolen base, Kim Hye-sung's batting average of 0.429 remained in the big leagueLAD 192 ATH
Kim Hye-sung is succeeding in stealing second base in the bottom of the second inning. ImagesYonhap News
Three hits, two walks, two RBIs, four runs, and one stolen base, Kim Hye-sung's batting average of 0.429 remained in the big leagueLAD 192 ATH
Kim Hye-sung hits home with Mookie Betts' timely hit in the bottom of the second inning. AFP Yonhap News
Kim Hye-sung succeeded in stealing second base on the third pitch in Mookie Betts' at-bat, re-creating a chance to score. With her third major league steal, Kim Hye-sung succeeded in stealing all three big league attempts. However, Kim Hye-sung, who went headfirst sliding, was unable to stand up for a while after being safe and made an uncomfortable expression, causing concern such as the trainer running away, but sent a 'Okay' sign. The left hand touched the left foot of tagged Athletics second baseman Max Schumann, who appeared to be slightly shocked.

Kim Hye-sung then dug home with Betts' timely hit to the left and widened the gap to 5-2. The Dodgers added another point with Freeman's heavy hit and Max Muncy's timely hit in the continued chance to run 6-2.




Kim Hye-sung also hit in his second at-bat in the third inning when the lead continued 6-2. 1st and 2nd base chances made with a heavy hit by rushing and a walk by an outman. Kim Hye-sung beat opposing right-hander Jason Alexander with a left-handed hit to bring Rushing home as a runner on second base. He hit a 92.5-mile fastball to make a 96.3-mile-speed hard hit, further widening the gap to 7-2.

Then Ohtani's three-run left-hander burst, and the Dodgers ran 10-2. Ohtani hit Alexander's 3rd pitch 81.8 miles outside changeup on a two-ball over the left-center fence. Ohtani's 14th home run of the season, drawing an arch for two consecutive days.

With two outs and runners on the first and second bases, the Dodgers went 13-2 with Andy Parz hitting a three-run shot in the middle. The Dodgers, who added seven more runs in the third inning alone, completely grasped their victory in the beginning.

Kim Hye-sung got on base with a walk in the third at-bat after one out in the fourth inning and homered with Ohtani's two-run homer to the center to widen the gap to 15-2. In the sixth inning with a 16-2 lead, he walked again and got on base.

And in the eighth inning with a 17-2 lead, he hit another timely hit with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, completing the game on the fifth base.

As the game leaned, the Athletics put catcher Johnny Pereda on the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning. The first-runner Rushing hit an infield hit, and the outman hit a heavy hit, bringing him to the first and second bases with no outs. Then, Kim Hye-sung hit Pereda's 65.2 mile slider toward his body to call Rushing by hitting a double that fell on the left-field line. Kim Hye-sung, who went to third base with Rojas' timely hit, then scored with Muncy's sacrifice fly to widen the gap to 19-2.

The Dodgers finished with a winning series of 2-1 to mark 29 wins and 15 losses, keeping the lead in the NL West.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.