Kwang-hyun Kim (St. Louis Cardinals), who moved to the bullpen, harvested his second personal save in the big league.
Kwang-hyun kim was on the mound as the 8th pitcher of the team at the end of the 11th, leading 7-4 in the 2021 MLB visit against the New York Mets in Citi Field, New York, USA on the 15th.
St. Louis beat the Mets 7-6 thanks to Kwang-hyun kim's sweat save and sprinted for a fourth straight win.
They added joy by pushing the San Diego Padres by half a game and finishing second in the National League Wildcard.
Kwang-hyun kim, who started the match with the runner on second base, cooked the first hitter,Michael Conforto with a left fielder's ball.
Pete Alonso's batted ball exceeded the height of right fielder in the continued 1st and 3rd base.Alonso did not miss the changeup that was highly controlled in the second pitch.Kwang-hyun kim, who gave one point and was driven to second base, threw three balls at Javier Baez in a row.In the end, he deliberately walked on the St. Louis bench.
In a crisis of a tie with a big one at first and second base,Kwang-hyun kim led Jeff McNeil to a shortstop ground ball.
He seemed to be able to play by brute force, but after a force out at 2nd base, he was saved by a short shot at first base.
Kevin Pillar's missed batted ball from 2nd to 1st and 3rd went to Kwang-hyun kim's left.kwang-hyun kim reacted quickly and threw it to first base, but unfortunately the throw went wrong.
The score was 7-6, 1 point difference. However,Kwang-hyun kim showed his last concentration in the crisis that continued with two companies, first and second base.
At the full count, he threw the slider on the 6th pitch to Albert Alomar Jr. to induce a ground ball at second base and finished the game.
This is the second time Kwang-hyun kim has made a save in the Major Leagues.
Kwang-hyun kim appeared as a closing pitcher in the season opening game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 25 last year and gave two runs (one earned) in one inning, two hits and two runs (one earned), but he kept the team victory and took his first save.
Although he started this season as a starter,Kwang-hyun kim, who moved to the bullpen since early August, recorded a record of 6 wins, 7 losses and 1 save with a 3.63 ERA.
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