Kim Hye-sung, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, broke a two-game silence by adding a hit and a stolen base.
Having obtained consecutive opportunities as a starter for two days, he was unable to escape silence with no hits. On the 10th (Korea time), Kim Hye-sung was excluded from the starting lineup for the away game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Dodgers' starting pitcher was Tyler Glasnow. The starting lineup consisted of Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Will Smith, Freddie Freeman, Andy Pahes, Tommy Edman, Miguel Rojas, Esteury Ruiz, and James Outman.
Milwaukee, led by starting pitcher José Quintana, created a batting order of right fielder Sal Frelick, catcher William Contreras, center fielder Jackson Churio, designated hitter Christian Yelich, left fielder Isaac Collins, second baseman Bryce Turang, third baseman Caleb Derbin, first baseman Jake Bauers, and shortstop Joseph Ortiz.
In the 7th inning with a 1-1 tie, Kim Hye-sung entered at first base in place of designated hitter Teoscar Hernández. He successfully executed a double steal with the preceding runner Rojas and reached second base. Although he advanced to third base on Ohtani's walk, he failed to score.
In the 9th inning, leading 2-1, Kim Hye-sung entered his first at-bat and hit an infield single. After being substituted into the game, Kim Hye-sung's season batting average rose from .327 to .333.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers suffered a 2-3 defeat, falling into a six-game losing streak.
The first run belonged to the Dodgers. In the 5th inning, after Pahes and Edman each went down with a swinging strikeout and a fly out to center field, Rojas walked, Lewis got a hit, and Outman walked, creating a two-out, bases-loaded opportunity. Ohtani drew a bases-loaded walk to score the first point.
In the 5th inning, Milwaukee's leadoff hitter Bauers walked and advanced to second due to a balk. Ortiz struck out. Bauers attempted to steal third, scoring due to the opposing catcher's errant throw. The score was tied at 1-1.
In the 7th inning, tied at 1-1, the Dodgers set up an opportunity with Rojas' infield single and Hernández's walk, putting runners on first and second with one out. Following a double steal, they had runners on second and third. Ohtani walked to load the bases. Betts' sacrifice fly to left field put them ahead 2-1. Smith walked to create another bases-loaded opportunity, but Freeman grounded out to first, preventing any further scoring.
Trailing 1-2 in the 9th inning, Milwaukee laid the groundwork for a comeback with hits from Collins and Derbin, setting up runners on first and second with one out. Pinch hitter Andrew Vaughn delivered a timely hit to left-center, tying the game at 2-2.
Unable to settle the tie by the end of the 9th inning, the game went into extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, Milwaukee's Churio delivered a walk-off hit, sealing the hard-fought match.
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