Song Sung-moon's 'Finally' ML call-up opportunity, perfect performance on the Triple-A stage of '3 Runs Multi-Hit'!... The team lost 10 points in the top of the 10th inning

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Song Sung-moon (30, San Diego Padres) performed multi-hit and third base in his return to the starting lineup.

Song Sung-moon, who plays for San Diego's Triple-A club, El Paso Chihuahua, started the 2026 minor league Triple-A home game against the Albuquerque Isotops (under the Colorado Rockies) at Southwest University Park in El Paso, Texas, on the 13th (Korea time), and played 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 RBI and 2 runs in 5 at-bats.

Song Sung-moon played as a substitute in the previous day's game (12th). Then, he returned to the starting lineup on the day and raged on the third base.

After the game, Song Sung-moon's minor league performance this season was 0.280 (14 hits in 50 at-bats) with two doubles, nine RBIs and six runs, 16 strikeouts with six walks, a 0.357 on-base percentage, 0.320 on-base plus slugging percentage and 0.677 on-base percentage (OPS).

Song Sung-moon hit Sean Sullivan's second sweeper in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning and stepped down with a fly ball to shortstop. Song Sung-moon's first hit came in the bottom of the fourth inning with no outs and a first base opportunity. He hit a four-seam fastball on the body for the third pitch in a 2-0 ball count in favor of Sullivan and recorded a hit to the left.

Song Sung-moon, who took first base, settled on third base when subsequent hitters had hits and scored by stepping home during Nick Solak's double play.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Song Sung-moon hit a sweeper with a ball count of 2-1 against Sullivan, who was still on the mound, but only hit a fly ball to center field. Song Sung-moon's second hit came in the seventh inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases. In a 1-2 ball count against the changed pitcher Sammy Peralta, he hit a body sinker on the fourth pitch and hit a timely hit to the left, bringing second baseman Carlos Rodriguez home. Song Sung-moon continued to score by using his fast foot when Castagnon's timely double to left field.

The two teams failed to determine the game 9-9 until the end of the ninth inning. In the end, they went into extra time. El Paso recovered three points in the bottom of the 10th after giving up as many as 10 points in the top of the 10th, but lost 12-19.

Song Sung-moon completed the third base game in the bottom of the 10th inning by drawing a walk with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. However, subsequent Castagnon stepped down as a bum, and the game ended as it was.

Meanwhile, Song Sung-moon has been excluded from the Major League's opening roster due to a side injury and is playing a rehabilitation game on the Triple-A stage. If Song Sung-moon continues to perform well, he is expected to make his dream major league debut.

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