In Major League Baseball (MLB), Lee Jung-hoo (27, San Francisco Giants) and Kim Hye-seong (26, Los Angeles Dodgers) recorded hits and steals on the 2nd (Korea time). Lee Jung-hoo achieved hits in three consecutive games, while Kim Hye-seong recorded a multi-hit game.
On this day, Lee Jung-hoo was selected as the second batter and center fielder in the home game against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, recording 1 hit in 5 at-bats. His season batting average slightly dropped from 0.277 to 0.275 (63 hits in 229 at-bats).
After grounding out to the outfield in his first at-bat in the first inning, Lee Jung-hoo struck out in his second at-bat in the third inning. In the 6th inning, tied at 0-0, he led off with a single to center field and successfully stole second base, marking his sixth steal of the season. The initial call was an out, but after review, it was confirmed that Lee Jung-hoo technically avoided the tag.
In the 7th inning with two outs and the bases loaded, Lee Jung-hoo struck out swinging, and in his last at-bat in the 9th inning, he was also struck out.
San Francisco lost 0-1 after conceding the winning run on a sacrifice fly during the 10th inning tiebreaker, which starts with a runner on second base.
On this day, Kim Hye-seong was selected as the ninth batter and shortstop in the home game against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, recording 2 hits in 4 at-bats. His season batting average increased to 0.420.
Kim Hye-seong was out on an infield ground ball in his first at-bat in the third inning. In the fifth inning, he managed to hit a single to left field against Paul Blackburn. He was retired on an outfield fly in his third at-bat in the seventh inning.
In his last at-bat of the ninth inning, when the team was trailing 1-2, Kim Hye-seong contributed to tying the game with a hit. With one out and a runner on second, he hit a strong ground ball. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor made a diving catch to prevent the ball from getting past him, but he could not stop Kim Hye-seong's infield single. Following that, Shohei Ohtani tied the game at 2-2 with a sacrifice fly to left field. Kim Hye-seong successfully stole his fifth base of the season with two outs and a runner on first, but no further hits followed.
Despite Kim Hye-seong's efforts, the Dodgers lost after conceding two runs in the top of the 10th inning and managing only one run in the bottom of the 10th, resulting in a 4-3 defeat.