Bae has extended his hitting streak to six games and has gone 1-for-2 with a double
South Korean outfielder Bae Ji-hwan (24), who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates, has extended his hitting streak to six games.
Bae went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI while batting seventh in the lineup against the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball’s 2023 World Series at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Wednesday.
His season batting average remains at .245 (70-for-286).
After singling to shortstop in the second inning and striking out in the fifth, Bae’s big hit came in the seventh inning when he was down 1-6.
With the bases loaded and two outs, Bae lined a low slider from Washington left-hander Patrick Corbin into the right-field seats, just past the first baseman.
It was Bae’s 15th double of the season and his first in six games since June 6 against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Bae also had a six-game hitting streak from May 18 against the Detroit Tigers to May 27 against the Seattle Mariners.
If Bae can produce a hit in his next game, he will set a new big league record for the longest individual hitting streak.
With two outs in the ninth inning, Bae Ji-hwan, Pittsburgh’s last batter, 먹튀검증토토사이트 struck out to end the Pirates’ 6-2 loss to Washington.
