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San Diego Padres infielder Song Seong-moon (30) entered the batter's box as a substitute for two consecutive days but was retired on a strikeout. The team also suffered two straight one-run defeats.
On the 24th (Korea time), playing at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, against the Atlanta Braves, Song Seong-moon entered as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 9th inning with his team trailing 5-6 but ended up striking out on a swing-and-miss. With that strikeout on the day, Song's season batting average fell from 0.228 to 0.226.
Entering the batter's box as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the 9th inning with his team trailing 5-6, replacing Freddie Freeman, Song Seong-moon faced Atlanta closer Ryzel Iglesias. He initially seemed to gain an advantage by taking a changeup for a ball, but he subsequently allowed consecutive strikes and found himself in a two-strike count. Ultimately, he could not hold off the fifth pitch, an 87.8 mph (approximately 141.3 km/h) changeup.
In the game, San Diego successfully took early control and went ahead. In the bottom of the 2nd inning with one out, after consecutive hits by Gavin Sheets and Freddie Freeman, plus a hit-by-pitch from Jake Cronenworth created a bases-loaded situation with two outs. Fernando Tatis Jr.'s bases-loaded walk and Luis Arraez's two-run single to left field extended their lead to 3-0.
However, the lead did not last long. They allowed a solo home run by Michael Harris II in the top of the 2nd inning, giving up the chase. In the top of the 4th inning, they surrendered four runs total, including a solo home run by A.J. Ellis and a go-ahead three-run homer by Dominic Smith, falling behind 3-5.
San Diego gave up another solo home run to Drake Baldwin in the top of the 7th inning, widening the gap to 3-6. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Ty France hit a two-run homer to narrow the deficit to one run at 5-6, but they ultimately failed to turn the game around.
Meanwhile, Kyle Hart, formerly of the KBO League's NC Dinos, appeared as an opener for San Diego on this day, recording one inning with one strikeout in a scoreless outing. With two consecutive one-run losses, San Diego has been forced into a two-game losing streak, raising alarm bells in their race for postseason qualification. Their standing has already slipped to third place in the National League West, now 3.5 games behind second-place Arizona Diamondbacks.
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