"Wow." Shortstop Kim Hye-sung's defense is crazy! 740 billion hitters → The first double of the season is also slammed! The Dodgers beat Toronto 4-1... a five-game winning streak [LAD Review]

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Her sudden appearance was nothing more than a happening for Kim Hye-sung (27, LA Dodgers), who improved. Kim Hye-sung, who started as shortstop just before the game, showed off his presence by reporting crazy defense and long shots.

Kim Hye-sung started as the eighth hitter and shortstop in an away game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 8th (Korea time) and contributed to the Dodgers' 4-1 victory with one hit, one walk, two strikeouts and two runs from three times at bat.

As a result, the Dodgers, which won five consecutive games, maintained their No. 1 position in the National League West with nine wins and two losses. He is four games behind the second-place San Diego Padres (5 wins and six losses). Toronto, which has been suffering from injuries recently, has lost six consecutive games and dropped to fourth place in the American League East with four wins and seven losses.

Kim Hye-sung was not originally scheduled to start. The Dodgers' first lineup on the day was Shohei Ohtani (designated hitter), Kyle Tucker (right fielder), Will Smith (catcher), Freddie Freeman (first baseman), Teoscar Hernandez (left fielder), Andy Farz (center fielder), Max Muncy (third baseman), Miguel Rojas (striker), and Alex Freeland (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Yamamoto Yoshinobu.

However, just before the start of the game, the Dodgers announced that "Lohas was excluded from the game due to family problems." Kim Hye-sung entered and played against Toronto. The sudden input was not a problem at all. Kim Hye-sung, who made an emergency call-up in Washington on the 6th due to Mookie Betts' back injury, swung two hits, one walk, and one run in four at-bats in an away game in Toronto on the 7th. It continued its momentum for two consecutive days.

Kim Hye-sung hit Kevin Gausman's body fastball from his first at-bat in the top of the third inning and hit a double that separated the outfield in right-center. It was a swing that was expected to hit long balls the moment he was hit with a cheerful trajectory. Kim Hye-sung headed to third base during Freeland's sacrifice bunt and homered when Ohtani hit directly to the right fence.

It wasn't just a good hit. With one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s hit ball was grounded out. Guerrero Jr.'s hit, which touched Yamamoto's fifth splitter, hit the ground hard and jumped at a speed of 87.7 miles per hour (about 141.1 kilometers).

The second bound didn't bounce as much as I thought and seemed hard to process at once. However, Kim Hye-sung caught it straight away and threw it to first base, caught Guerrero Jr. by a hairline, effectively robbing him of the hit.

The performance continued. Kim Hye-sung, who was the leadoff hitter in the top of the fifth inning, picked out all of Gausman's outer inducements and walked to get on base. He advanced to second base during Bork and scored his second run by stepping home when Freeland had a hit to the right. Dodgers' 3-0 lead.

Guerrero Jr., who boasts a high ransom by signing a 14-year, 500 million-dollar contract with Toronto, was tied up by Kim Hye-sung on the day. Guerrero Jr. was grounded out to Kim Hye-sung once again in the bottom of the eighth inning, ending the game without a hit. Kim Hye-sung also struck out two at-bats later, but it was enough to protect the Dodgers' victory.

Meanwhile, Dodgers starter Yamamoto became the winning pitcher with five hits, one walk, six strikeouts and one run in six innings. Toronto starter Gausman became a losing pitcher with five hits, two walks, five strikeouts and three runs in five ⅓ innings. In addition to Kim Hye-sung, Ohtani played 1 for 3 with an RBI and 2 walks, and Freeland played 3 for 3 with an RBI and 2 runs.

Toronto had to be satisfied with George Springer's timely RBI double to right field in the bottom of the sixth inning with one out and a runner on second base.

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