Kim Hye-sung, who lost six consecutive games after six years of LAD, was safe at first base like a stick, but Ohtani Bettsmith Trio vain swing

Jul 10, 2025

Kim Hye-sung, who lost six consecutive games after six years of LAD, was safe at first base like a stick, but Ohtani Bettsmith Trio vain swing
LA Dodgers Kim Hye-sung hits a ground ball to the first base in the top of the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on the 10th (Korea time) and sprints to first base before Milwaukee first baseman Jake Bowness. Photo = MLB.TV Capture



Kim Hye-sung, who lost six consecutive games after six years of LAD, was safe at first base like a stick, but Ohtani Bettsmith Trio vain swing
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani is running the base with a smile after walking on base in the top of the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on the 10th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News
It's a shocking fall. The Los Angeles Dodgers have fallen into a quagmire of six consecutive losses for the first time in six years. There is no dignified appearance that was No. 1 in the entire ML.

The Dodgers lost 2-3 in three consecutive away games against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on the 10th (Korea time).

On this day, the lineup did not use any strength at all. The Dodgers, which were behind Milwaukee 'Monster Rookie' Young Gun Fireballer Jacob Mizerauski's six innings of 12 strikeouts and one run on the previous day, failed to target veteran left-hander Jose Kintana's clever pitch.




Kintana pitched six innings with two hits, four walks, four strikeouts, and one run. Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow returned from a right shoulder injury and stopped him well with two hits and one run in five innings on the mound in 73 days, but it was not enough.

It was regrettable that the Dodgers could not run away further after taking the lead in the top of the seventh inning when the score was tied 1-1. Mookie Betts led by a sacrifice fly in a bases-loaded chance made by first-runner Miguel Rojas' infield hit, pinch hitter Teoscar Hernandez's walk after one out, and pinch runner Kim Hye-sung's double steal and Ohtani's walk. Will Smith then walked and got a chance to load the bases again, but Freddie Freeman grounded out to the first base and failed to score additional points.

In the end, the Dodgers allowed a tie in the bottom of the ninth inning when closer Tanner Scott gave up a left-handed hit to lead Isaac Collins and Caleb Durbin after one out, and was hit by pinch hitter Andrew Vaughan. The Dodgers failed to score a run in the top of the 10th inning, and Kirby Yates knelt in the bottom of the 10th inning after being hit by Jackson Chu Su-oh with one out and third base.




Kim Hye-sung, who lost six consecutive games after six years of LAD, was safe at first base like a stick, but Ohtani Bettsmith Trio vain swing
Otani is striking out swinging in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning. AFP Yonhap News
It is the first time in about six years and three months that the Dodgers have won six consecutive games since April 9-14, 2019.

Milwaukee enjoyed the joy of sweeping three consecutive games against the Dodgers at home for the first time since its foundation in 1969. Milwaukee previously achieved two away sweeps in LA, including four consecutive games from May 29 to June 1, 2012 and three consecutive games from August 26 to 28, 2017.

The Dodgers' batters scored a total of 10 points during the losing streak. The one-point loss was four games. The batting average of the team in six games was 0.190 (38 hits in 200 at-bats) and four home runs, while the batters were in silent mode together. The Dodgers have a team batting average of 0.257 this season and 142 home runs. Both are No. 1 in the NL. The Dodgers' lineup, which had been so hot, has cooled down in the past week.




During this period, most of the main hitters, including Shohei Ohtani (0.190), Freddie Freeman (0.136), Teoscar Hernandez (0.000), Kim Hye-sung (0.133), Andy Pazas (0.190), Michael Confoto (0.133), and Tommy Edman (0.000), struggled with batting average below 10%.

Still, Kim Hye-sung played as a pinch runner for Teoscar in the top of the seventh inning, when the score was tied 1-1, and succeeded in double steal with Rojas, added a stolen base, and made an infield hit at the batter's box.

Kim Hye-sung, who lost six consecutive games after six years of LAD, was safe at first base like a stick, but Ohtani Bettsmith Trio vain swing
Dodgers Mookie Betts hits a fly ball to right field with two outs in the top of the fifth inning. AFP Yonhap News
Kim Hye-sung, who entered as the leadoff hitter in the ninth inning with a 2-1 lead, pulled an 80.6-mile curve that fell toward left-hander Jared Keynick's body from one ball, hit a first-base hit, and sprinted to take the base before first baseman Jake Bowness. However, Ohtani struck out, Betts grounded out to third base, and Will Smith struck out, respectively, and failed to lead to a score.

Dodgers No. 1 to No. 4 Ohtani (no hit in 3 at-bats, two walks), Betts (no hit in 4 at-bats), Smith (no hit in 4 at-bats, one walk) and Freeman (no hit in 4 at-bats) were silent with a total of 15 at-bats. Six scoring position chances did not yield a single hit.

The Dodgers, the No. 1 team in the NL West, marked 56 wins and 38 losses (0.596), and the winning rate collapsed in 24 days after June 16 (43 wins and 29 losses).





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.