Bae Ji-hwan, who returned to the starting lineup, showed remarkable performance from the first at-bat.
On the 16th (Korean time), Bae Ji-hwan played as the 8th hitter and second baseman against the Chicago Cubs in the 2023 Major League Baseball held at Rickley Park in the United States. Bae Ji-hwan, who appeared as a pinch hitter in the last game, was named to the starting lineup that day and recorded 1 hit and 1 run in 2 at-bats.메이저놀이터
Bae Ji-hwan, who took the lead in the top of the 3rd inning, reported a hit to the left. He pushed the 91.6 mile (147 km) sinker of All-Star pitcher, Cubs starter Marcus Stroman. Afterwards, Bae Ji-hwan’s foot, which had started the engine in advance when Jason Delay hit, landed on third base, and stepped home on Tucupita Marcano’s timely hit. Pittsburgh’s first score. Starting with Bae Ji-hwan’s hit, the team took a 2-0 lead.
In the beginning of the 4th inning, it was a bit disappointing. He hit a well-hit ball to left-center, but Cubs left fielder Ian Happ flew up and made a super catch. At this time, the cheers of the Cubs fans who came into the relay peaked. Bae Ji-hwan swallowed his regret and returned to the dugout.
Today’s plate ends here. He was replaced with Rodolfo Castro in the top of the 7th inning. Bae Ji-hwan played only two at-bats, but left an impact.
Pittsburgh, which led 2-1, conceded a lot of runs in the bottom of the 5th. Starter Yohan Oviedo shook sharply and contributed 5 points. In the end, Pittsburgh, who bowed 2-7, knelt down to the Cubs with a sweep loss in three consecutive away matches.