In a game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the "2024 Major League Baseball" held at Petco Park in San Diego, California on the 2nd (Korea time), Kim Ha-sung started as the fifth batter and recorded one hit and one strikeout in four times at bat. His batting average for this season slightly dropped from 0.273 to 0.269. San Diego lost 2-6, breaking its winning percentage with three wins and four losses in the season.

San Diego made its starting lineup with Xander Bogaerts (second baseman), Fernando Tatis Jr. (right fielder), Jake Cronenworth (first baseman), Manny Machado (designated hitter), Kim Ha-sung (striker), Jurickson Profar (left fielder), Luis Campusano (catcher), Grahan Pauli (third baseman) and Jackson Merrill (center fielder). The starting pitcher was right-hander Matt Waldron, who is currently in his second year in the big league. 스포츠토토핫

St. Louis faced Brendon Donovan (left fielder), Paul Goldschmidt (first baseman), Nolan Gorman (second baseman), Nolan Arenado (third baseman), Wilson Contreras (catcher), Matt Carpenter (designated hitter), Jordan Walker (right fielder), Victor Scott (center fielder) and Masin Win (striker).

Right-hander Kyle Gibson was the starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals last year. Gibson was a veteran of the Baltimore Orioles who won 15-9, pitched 192 innings and posted an ERA of 4.73 last year. He made his big league debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2013, recording a total of 300 games, 104-100 losses, 1696 innings and an ERA of 4.54, and built a new nest in the St. Louis Cardinals, which needed a blood transfusion this year.

At his first at-bat, he stepped down with a double play, trying to control his disappointment. As San Diego starter Waldron faltered, allowing four runs through the second inning, he desperately needed a point to chase. At the bottom of the second inning, leadoff hitter Machado got on base with a hit in the middle. Kim touched Gibson's cutter with a ball count of 2-2, and was out with a double play by shortstop. As the next batter, Profar, was struck out with a swing and miss, San Diego missed its first chance to chase.

He did not back down easily in his second showdown. He chased after his rival 4-1 in the third inning thanks to Merrill's homer, and had an opportunity to attack in the bottom of the fourth inning. Taking his second batter's box with two outs, Kim hit a double that stretched to the right side of the right field. He hit Gibson's cutter again with the ball count 1-1, which resulted in good results this time. It was his second double of this season. He failed to score a point due to an unsuccessful follow-up hit.

Kim Ha-sung made the preliminary FA season even more anticipated by swinging three hits and three RBIs in four at-bats, including a home run, against the San Francisco Giants on the 1st. Kim Ha-sung is expected to be able to aim for up to $200 million (about 270.3 billion won) in the FA market if he spends the same season as last year while converting to a shortstop with high market value again this year. Kim Ha-sung raised his stock price by playing a cool long shot show at home for two consecutive days at a time when San Diego home fans shouted, "Ha-sung Kim!"

At the top of the seventh inning, he displayed defense as if he were the first Asian infielder to win a gold glove prize. When he tried to deal with Donovan as a double play by the second baseman at the crisis of the first and second bases with no outs, his seasoned performance stood out. When receiving the ball from second baseman Bogartz, Kim Ha-sung chose to throw it safely after turning around once when the first baseman slid towards him. The first base umpire initially declared that even the batter Donovan was out, which seemed to be a double play, but the challenge turned it back to safe. Still, Kim's play was enough to receive applause from home fans of the San Diego Padres.

Kim Ha-sung failed to produce additional hits. He silenced his disappointment as he struck out swinging at the third batter's box in the bottom of the seventh inning. At the last batter's box with two outs and a runner on the first base in the bottom of the ninth inning, he was out in vain as his first pitch was grounded out in front of the catcher.