The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bae Ji-hwan continued his hot hitting with his ninth multi-hit game of the season. It was his ninth multi-hit game of the season, and he made up for his recent errors at the plate that drew criticism from local media.
Bae started the 2023 Major League Baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, on May 27 (KST), 토토사이트 batting eighth and playing second base.
On the day, Bae struck out swinging in the top of the second inning against opposing starter George Kirby and was retired on a grounder in front of the pitcher in the top of the fourth inning.
Bae’s bat came alive in the sixth inning. With his team leading 7-4 in the top of the sixth, Bae led off with a single to left on a 93.3-mph sinker to center field from reliever Taylor Saucedo.
Bae then advanced to second on Austin Hedges’ sacrifice bunt and third on Andrew McCutchen’s fly ball to center field. He came home on Brian Reynolds’ single to left field.
With two outs in the top of the seventh, Bae hit Den’s changeup to right field for a two-run double to make it 10-6. Although he was stranded at the plate, Bae was able to smile in his final at-bat with his first long ball in three games.
On the day, Bae went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, raising his season average to .271. It was his ninth multi-hit game of the season.
Pittsburgh hit seven home runs on the day, going 15-for-15 with one walk and 11 runs scored. With the 11-6 win over Seattle, Pittsburgh moved to 26-24 on the season and into second place in the National League Central, trailing the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers (27-24 on the season) by half a game.