It's a famous scene maker. What do you mean! Kim Hye-sung's one hit + two jitter-class defense LAD was shocked to lose all three consecutive games in Houston

Jul 07, 2025

It's a famous scene maker. What do you mean! Kim Hye-sung's one hit two jitter-class defense LAD was shocked to lose all three consecutive games in Houston
LA Dodgers Kim Hye-sung catches Christian Walker's ground ball in the top of the first inning against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium on the 7th (Korea time) and throws it in reverse motion. ImagesYonhap News



LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung showed a clear presence during offense and defense in a game where he started for the first time in a long time.

Kim Hye-sung started as the sixth second baseman in the final game of the three consecutive home games against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium on the 7th (Korea time), and was applauded for treating difficult hits with two wonderful throws in defense.

However, the Dodgers lost 1-5.




First of all, Kim Hye-sung caught a ball that was likely to fall toward center field hit by Christian Walker in the top of the first inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases and threw it to first base in reverse motion. SportsNetLA caster Joe Davis, who was in charge of the local broadcast, said "Kim Ha-sung shows great play. He caught a ball that seemed to fall straight into center field past second base and threw it to first base. You're preventing a loss," he praised.

He then showed a similar defense in the second inning, drawing admiration once again. Kim Hye-sung, who reached out his glove and caught a ground ball hit by Houston leadoff hitter Yiner Diaz as soon as it passed to the left of second base, threw it back to first base with a reverse motion running throw. First baseman Freddie Freeman's play, who accurately caught the one-bound, also stood out.

Davis says "Kim Hye-sung makes a jump throw. It's like Jeter Exque. Wow, it's a human high light film. Kim Hye-sung, it's a beautiful play. Better than the defense in the first inning," he said again with admiration.




It's a famous scene maker. What do you mean! Kim Hye-sung's one hit two jitter-class defense LAD was shocked to lose all three consecutive games in Houston
Dodgers second baseman Kim Hye-sung was praised for his defense that caught tricky hits twice in the first and second innings and threw them in reverse motion. ImagesYonhap News
In the past, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter had a reputation for a defense that caught a ground ball that seemed to fall to his right and threw accurately to first base in reverse motion with strong shoulders. It is a defense reminiscent of jitter.

Kim Hye-sung, who was excited in defense, scored a hit in his first at-bat. At the bottom of the second inning, when it was 0-0, Michael Confoto walked to get on base and reached first base with no outs.

Kim Hye-sung, who then entered the batter's box, dragged Houston right-hander Ryan Gusto to a ball count of 2B2S and hit an 89.6-mile cutter that flew to the high outside course for the fifth pitch. The batting speed was 97.7 miles, a hard hit and a barrel.




However, the next batter, Miguel Rojas, hit a double play by the second baseman, and Kim Hye-sung was forced out of the second base, and the Dodgers scored the first run with Dalton Rushing's double to the left with two outs and third base.

It's a famous scene maker. What do you mean! Kim Hye-sung's one hit two jitter-class defense LAD was shocked to lose all three consecutive games in Houston
Kim Hye-sung is being forced out of second base when Miguel Rojas' double play hit after hitting a left-handed hit in the bottom of the second inning. AFP Yonhap News
However, Kim Hye-sung failed to add a hit in the next three at-bats. After one out in the fourth inning, Gusto hit a curve in the middle of 81.6 miles, but a grounder with a batting speed of 105.4 miles headed in front of shortstop Jack Short. In the seventh and ninth innings, he struck out swinging in succession.

With this, Kim Hye-sung marked a batting average of 0.351 (33 hits in 94 times at bat), two homers, 12 RBIs, 16 runs, eight steals, and an OPS of 0.885.

As the Dodgers swept three consecutive home games, the strongest team's move was put on hold. The Dodgers, which lost three consecutive games in 48 days after losing four consecutive games on May 17-20, marked 56 wins and 35 losses and lost the top spot in the entire ML to the Detroit Tigers (57 wins and 34 losses), the leading AL Central.

In particular, the Dodgers revealed their limitations by giving up all of their confrontations this season with Houston, which won the title with 「Sign Stealing」 as the opponent of the 2017 World Series. Last year, the Dodgers were also inferior to Houston with one win and two losses in three consecutive games.

Ohtani, who resumed his pitching and hitting career, was silent with no hits in four times at bat, with a batting average of 0.278 (97 hits in 349 times at bat) and an OPS of 0.990. It is the first time in 66 days that the batting average of .27 and the OPS of less than 1 point have been hit since May 2.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.