Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bae Ji-hwan (24) had a multi-hit and walk-off performance, but it wasn’t enough to prevent his team from losing in extra innings.
Bae started the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Monday (29 June), batting seventh and playing centre field.
Pittsburgh’s starting lineup for the game was Andrew McCutchen (right field), Brian Reynolds (designated hitter), Conor Jo (left field), Carlos Santana (first base), Rondolfo Castro (second base), Keivryan Hayes (third base), Bae Ji-Hwan (infield), Chris Owings (shortstop), Austin Hedges (catcher), and starting pitcher Luis Ortiz.
In the top of the second inning, Bae faced Seattle left-hander Marco Gonzalez with runners on first and second and retired the side on a fly out to centre field, ending Pittsburgh’s second inning threat.토토사이트
Bae’s second at-bat came in the top of the fifth, when he led off with a two-strike count and lined a three-pitch 80-mph changeup to right. Owings followed with a single to right, stole third and scored on Hedges’ sacrifice fly to left field to cut the deficit to 1-2.
In the bottom of the fifth, Bae made a diving catch of Julio Rodriguez’s grounder to first base to end the inning, and after leading off the top of the seventh with a swinging strikeout, Bae returned to the plate in the top of the ninth to complete his multi-hit game with a double to left field. Bae’s seventh double of the season. But on the ensuing runners on first and third, McCutchen grounded out to shortstop to end the inning.
Bae had another big inning. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Bae caught J.P. Crawford’s big fly ball with his arms outstretched, earning him a round of applause as he slammed his body into the fence.
However, despite Bae’s multi-hit game and Hosmer’s parade, Pittsburgh lost 6-3 in extra innings. Pittsburgh got a three-run homer from Eugenio Suarez in the bottom of the 10th inning of extra innings.
Bae, who went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored on the day, raised his season batting average from .269 to .275.