The San Diego Padres’ fall baseball hopes have faded.
The Padres fell 4-5 to the 2023 Major League Baseball St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 31 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
San Diego struck first. Kim Ha-seong, who started at second base and batted first, singled in the first at-bat and scored the team’s first run. He added an RBI single in the second inning.
Kim is on a three-game hitting streak. He has five hits and two RBIs in three games. He went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, an RBI, and a run scored on the day, but his performance was overshadowed by his team’s loss.
Tied 3-3 in the top of the seventh, Juan Soto’s RBI single to left-center gave the Angels a 4-3 lead, but the game ended in the bottom of the ninth when Josh Hader threw a 97.2-mile-per-hour sinker on three pitches to Tommy Edmon at second base, giving up a two-run homer.
MLB.com reported, “Edmon hit a 97.2-mile-per-hour fastball off Heider. Heider shook his head for a moment, then looked back. As the ball sailed over the right-center field fence at Busch Stadium, home to the St. Louis bullpen, the San Diego closer bowed and made his way to the dugout.”
MLB.com continued, “Their winning percentage dropped below 5 percent. They are 7.5 games out of a wild-card spot with 28 games remaining.” “A week ago, the Dodgers had some hope of making the postseason, but a series against Milwaukee and St. Louis made it difficult.” 메이저놀이터
After the game-winning home run, Heider said, “Whether it goes your way or not, you have to keep fighting. No one quits. We’re going to keep going.” The Padres, however, are 1-5 on the road from Milwaukee on April 26 to St. Louis today.
“It’s getting tougher and tougher,” San Diego manager Bob Melvin admitted. “It’s frustrating for everybody,” Melvin said.