By Yoo Jee-ho
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — The San Diego Padres eked out a 1-0 win over the South Korean nationwide crew of their first exhibition recreation in Seoul on Sunday.
The Padres scored their solely run on a wild pitch by South Korean starter Moon Dong-ju within the prime of the primary inning at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres waves to followers earlier than the beginning of an exhibition recreation in opposition to the South Korean nationwide crew at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 17, 2024. (Yonhap)
South Korea outhit the Padres 5-4, however squandered some late scoring alternatives in opposition to the Padres bullpen.
Kim Ha-seong, the South Korean shortstop for the Padres, batted 1-for-4 in his homecoming in entrance of 12,497 followers. He spent the ultimate 5 seasons of his seven-year Korea Baseball Group profession with Gocheok as his dwelling park.
The Padres will subsequent play the LG Twins, the 2023 Korean Sequence Champions, at midday Monday. They’ll then battle the Los Angeles Dodgers for 2 video games within the season-opening Seoul Sequence on Wednesday and Thursday. These would be the first Main League Baseball common season video games ever in South Korea.
The Padres scored their run with out the good thing about a success.
South Korean starter Moon Dong-ju walked the bases loaded. And after retiring the subsequent two batters, Moon threw a wild pitch that allowed Xander Bogaerts to return dwelling.
South Korea starter Moon Dong-ju pitches in opposition to the San Diego Padres throughout an exhibition recreation at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 17, 2024. (Yonhap)
Moon settled down and had a three-up, three-down second inning. And 4 pitchers that adopted held the Padres to only 4 hits and a stroll the remainder of the way in which.
South Korea may have pulled off an upset with some well timed hits.
Moon Bo-gyeong’s one-out double within the seventh did not quantity to something. South Korea pieced collectively two straight singles with two outs within the eighth, however No. 3 hitter Kang Baek-ho hit a weak grounder again to the mound.
Padres nearer Robert Suarez gave up a single and a stroll to begin the highest of the ninth. However then Park Seong-han popped out to 3rd base and Choi Ji-hoon bounced right into a game-ending double play.
The Padres’ one different South Korean participant, reliever Go Woo-suk, didn’t see motion Sunday.
Moon Bo-gyeong of South Korea (C) steals second base in opposition to the San Diego Padres throughout an exhibition recreation at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 17, 2024. (Yonhap)
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