Come up and hit it. Kim Ha-sung, who made a wonderful multi-hit, finally, is in the top batting order. Starting the first two-hitter in a home game
Jul 21, 2025
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Kim Ha-sung (30), who led the team to a come-from-behind victory by showing multi-hitters and stolen bases at his home stadium for the first time since moving to the Tampa Bay Rays, will again play in the top batting order. It has been a day since he showed his true value as the team's highest annual salary. It is a batting arrangement that reveals the team's expectations for Kim Ha-sung. Tampa Bay's first three consecutive wins in the second half and the mission to win the sweep against Baltimore are hanging at the end of Kim Ha-sung's bat.
Baltimore will play the last of its three consecutive home games against the Baltimore Orioles at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, in the early morning of the 21st (Korea time). Earlier, Tampa Bay won two consecutive games against Baltimore, the lowest in the American League East, and gained momentum in the second half.
With just one more win, he can sweep three consecutive home games against Baltimore and win three consecutive games. This means that it can create an opportunity to resume the AL East Division lead fight, which was briefly pushed out. If Tampa Bay wins three straight games and the fourth-place Boston Red Sox lose, they will regain third place.
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While playing a total of eight games before the game against Baltimore on Tuesday, he came in the order of five (two), seven (two) and eight (three) batting. There was only one time when he was forward-deployed as the second batter. He started as second baseman in an away game against Boston on the 13th. However, Kim Ha-sung had no hits in four at-bats, and Tampa Bay lost 0-2 with three hits and no goals.
As the hitting sense has hardly recovered, Kim Ha-sung came out in the order of batting eight times in three consecutive games, from the last game of the first half against Boston on the 14th to the first two games against Baltimore in the second half.
However, as he started as the eighth shortstop in the game against Baltimore on the 20th and scored two hits, one stolen base and one run from three times at bat, his credibility in the team soared. In the game, Kim Ha-sung made a multi-hit for the first time in front of the home crowd. In particular, he came out as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning when he was trailing 1-2, achieving multi-hit with a good right-handed hit, and immediately stole second base. As Kim Ha-sung hit and ran, the Tampa Bay batters also broke down. In the end, Tampa Bay was able to come from behind to win 4-3, scoring three points in the bottom of the eighth inning. It has been a long time since he has enjoyed the effect of recruiting Kim Ha-sung.
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On this day, Tampa Bay batted in the order of Chandler Simpson (center fielder), Kim Ha-sung (striker), Yandy Diaz (first baseman), Junior Camanero (DH), Christopher Morel (left fielder), Jake Mangum (right fielder), Danny Jensen (catcher), Jose Caballero (third baseman), and Taylor Wills (striker). Significant changes were attempted compared to the previous day. No. 1 Simpson and No. 3 Diaz are in the same batting order as the previous day. The starting pitcher is Ryan Pepio. He is 6-7 with a 3.38 ERA this year.
The Baltimore Orioles starter on the day is left-hander Trevor Rogers. He pitched 35 ⅓ innings in six games this year, recording 2-1 with a 1.53 ERA. During his time with the San Diego Padres, Kim Ha-sung had no hits and one walk in four at-bats against Rogers, who was a member of the Miami Marlins at the time. This time, it's a revenge battle for Kim Ha-sung. Attention is focusing on whether Kim Ha-sung will properly play the role of a table setter in front of the home audience, setting the stage for three consecutive wins.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
