What's happening? After joining Kim Ha-sung, Tampa Bay's 2-8th loss, and his feet are fine after falling to fourth place in the AL in a row
Jul 14, 2025
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Tampa Bay lost 1-4 to the Boston Red Sox in the final game of the first half at Fenway Park on the 14th (Korea time).
Despite having the same eight hits as Boston, the structure fell to one hit in six at-bats in the scoring position, and there were several mistakes in the players' judgment of the situation.
Tampa Bay, which has recently been mired in a four-game losing streak, fell to fourth place in the AL East with 50 wins and 47 losses. The AL Wild Card is 1.5 games behind the third-place Seattle Mariners (51 wins and 45 losses).
On the other hand, Boston (53 wins and 45 losses) has firmly maintained its third place in the East with a 10-game winning streak for the first time in seven years since July 2018. It is three games closer to the Toronto Blue Jays (55-41), the leading Toronto Blue Jays (53-43), and one game closer to the second-place New York Yankees (53-43).
Coincidentally, Tampa Bay has been sluggish with 2 wins and 8 losses since the Minnesota Twins match on the 5th, when Kim Ha-sung joined, until the Boston match on the same day. Since he was ranked second just before joining Kim Ha-sung, he has fallen two places in the last 10 days. In particular, he recorded one win and four losses in five games in which Kim Ha-sung played.
On the 1st, just before joining Kim Ha-sung, local media Astron Sports expressed expectations, saying, `Tampa Bay, which has recently been on a sharp rise, can greatly strengthen its power toward its goal to advance to the playoffs this season if Kim Ha-sung joins, but Tampa Bay's move went in a different direction than expected.
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Kim Ha-sung was injured at first base with no outs in the top of the seventh inning, trailing 1-4.
When Boston right-hander Brian Beyo's fourth pitch 93 miles sinker flew toward his body at the ball count 1B2S, Kim Hye-sung turned the bat with all his might. The hit ball hit Kim Ha-sung's left foot as it was. Kim Ha-sung limped off the bat and moved to the back of the home plate to complain of pain. Coach Kevin Cash and two trainers ran out to check the condition.
Kim Ha-sung played the at-bat until the end. After picking five and six pitches with consecutive balls, he cleared two fouls again from the full count and struck out a rookie on a sinker in the middle of 94.8 miles on the ninth pitch. In the process, he was hit again by a foul ball. In the end, Kim Ha-sung was replaced during the defense in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Kim Ha-sung missed the next three games against Minnesota on the 5th due to right calf cramps while stealing third base after hitting in the seventh inning. On this day, he was hit several times by his foul ball, but no hit came out.
Kim Ha-sung, who remained hitless in two consecutive games following the previous day's match against Boston, ended the first half with a batting average of 0.263 (5 hits in 19 at-bats) and an OPS of 0.737.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
