Pittsburgh’s Bae Ji-hwan got a hit, but it wasn’t enough to prevent his team from losing.
Bae went 1-for-4 at second base in the sixth spot in the batting order against San Francisco at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on April 30. The hit raised his season average to .275.
Bae reached on a fielder’s choice in the top of the second inning. He led off the fifth inning with a single and was stranded on second base. He then singled with two outs in the seventh inning. In his final at-bat in the ninth, he grounded out.
Pittsburgh gave up five runs in the bottom of the second inning on back-to-back singles and a home run. They got a run back in the third, but gave up a run in the fourth. Trailing 6-1 in the seventh, leadoff hitter Zack Swinski homered and back-to-back singles cut the deficit to 6-3.
However, back-to-back singles and a home run in the bottom of the seventh gave Pittsburgh eight runs, making the score 3-14. Swinski led off the ninth with a home run, but the Pirates fell short, 4-14.
Pittsburgh, which led the National League Central at the start of the season, is now 26-27 (.491) and five games out of first place 토토사이트.