Miami: Making his third consecutive start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kim Hye-seong contributed significantly with two hits and an RBI in a commanding 10-1 victory against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park. Kim, who was called up from Triple-A just before Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves, continued his strong performance by batting 2-for-4, scoring a run, and driving in another.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Kim initially came off the bench in his first two games but soon earned his place as a starter. After two starts at second base, Kim transitioned to center field, batting from the No. 8 spot during Wednesday's triumph. Though he failed to reach base in his first two at-bats against Marlins' starter Valente Bellozo, Kim capitalized on an opportunity in the top of the seventh inning. Against reliever Lake Bachar, he singled to right field, driving in the first of six runs in that inning, and cleverly advanced to second base on a throw home.
With the Dodgers holding a 1-0 lead, Kim's hit extended it to 2-0. The Marlins then chose to intentionally walk Shohei Ohtani, loading the bases for Mookie Betts, who earned a walk himself, further pushing the lead to 3-0. Freddie Freeman followed with a bases-clearing triple, bringing Kim and two other runners home, while Andy Pages' single increased the lead to 7-0.
Defensive adjustments followed, with Kim shifting from center field back to second base, while James Outman took over in center. Kim later secured his second hit with a single off reliever Ronny Henriquez in the eighth inning. Although the Dodgers didn't score in that inning, they added three more runs in the ninth to seal their comfortable win.
Despite a throwing error by Kim that allowed Ronny Simon to reach base, resulting in Miami's lone run on a Jesus Sanchez sacrifice fly, Kim was one of four Dodgers players to record at least two hits. In his five appearances, he is batting .417 with three runs, two RBIs, and two steals.
Elsewhere, Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants struggled at the plate, going 0-for-5 in a 3-1 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Lee, who faced scoring opportunities three times without success, saw his batting average fall from .312 to .301 after grounding out against former Korea Baseball Organization pitcher Chris Flexen in the ninth inning.