Oh no! Song Seong-mun froze in the face of a 158 km/h lightning-fast pitch in the 7th inning with one out and runners on first and third — a golden opportunity. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in silence, and the San Diego Padres suffered a 3-2 comeback loss.

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Song Seong-mun (30) of the San Diego Padres started against the Philadelphia Phillies but unfortunately failed to record a hit.

On the 3rd (Korean time), Song Seong-mun started as the eighth hitter and second baseman in the MLB regular-season away game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

After this game, Song Seong-mun's season statistics stand at 18 games played, a batting average of 0.154 (4 hits in 26 at-bats), one double, four RBIs, three runs scored, five walks, seven strikeouts, an on-base percentage of 0.290, a slugging percentage of 0.192, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.482.

On the 1st, Song Seong-mun also started as the eighth hitter and second baseman against the Washington Nationals but failed to record a hit, going 0-for-2 with one walk. Then on the 2nd, with no game scheduled for San Diego, he seized the opportunity to start in two consecutive games but still failed to get a hit. Including games where he was substituted in, Song Seong-mun has gone hitless in his last eight games.

For this game, the San Diego Padres named Randy Vasquez as the starting pitcher. The starting lineup was arranged as follows: Fernando Tatis Jr. (right fielder), Gavin Sheets (first baseman), Manny Machado (third baseman), Miguel Andujar (designated hitter), Jackson Merrill (center fielder), Xander Bogaerts (shortstop), Jayce Bowen (left fielder), Song Seong-mun (second baseman), and Freddy Fermin (catcher).

In the bottom of the 3rd inning, with the score tied at 0-0, Song Seong-mun led off the inning. He engaged in a tough at-bat, fouling off three pitches with a 1-2 count. He then attacked Aaron Nola's seventh pitch, the right-handed starting pitcher for Philadelphia, but was retired on a fly ball to left field. Nevertheless, after two outs, Tatis Jr. reached base with a single to center field, and Sheets hit a two-run home run over the fence, giving San Diego a 2-0 lead.

Philadelphia responded with a two-run home run as well. In the top of the 4th inning, Turner led off with a single to left field, and then Harper followed with a two-run home run to left-center field, tying the game at 2-2.

Song Seong-mun appeared again as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the 5th inning — his second at-bat. The opposing pitcher was still Nola. After recording two foul balls with a 1-1 count, Song Seong-mun drew a walk on the fifth pitch, but fouled off the sixth. On the seventh pitch, a knuckleball coming in low and outside, he swung and missed for a strikeout, swallowing his disappointment.

In the top of the 6th inning, with no outs and runners on first and third, the Philadelphia Phillies' shortstop Bae hit into a double play. Harper, the runner on third, scored, giving Philadelphia a 3-2 lead.

In the bottom of the 7th inning, with one out, Bogaerts reached base on a straight fastball walk. Bowen then singled to center field, giving San Diego a 1-3 situation with one out. Song Seong-mun stepped up to the plate for his third at-bat without being substituted. The pitcher on the mound was right-handed fireballer Orion Kerkering. Song Seong-mun calmly took the first and second pitches. The third and fourth pitches were fouled. The count was 2-2. Then came the fifth pitch. Kerkering threw a 98 mph (157.7 km/h) four-seam fastball that hit the low inside zone perfectly, and Song Seong-mun froze, unable to swing his bat.

Ultimately, the San Diego Padres failed to mount any significant comeback in the 8th and 9th innings and lost 3-2.

Meanwhile, with this loss, the San Diego Padres of the National League West Division finished with 32 wins and 27 losses. San Diego has now lost three consecutive games. On the other hand, the Philadelphia Phillies, located in the National League East Division, recorded 31 wins and 29 losses.

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