Bae Ji-hwan of the Pittsburgh Pirates showed off a home run parade.
On the 27th (Korean time), Pittsburgh won 11-6 by hitting 7 homers in the 2023 major league game against the Seattle Mariners held at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA. Pittsburgh broke a two-game losing streak, ending Seattle’s four-game winning streak.
Pittsburgh recorded 15 hits as a team, and 6 out of 9 batters who started that day hit homers. Zack Swinski played an active role with two home runs and three hits and three RBIs. Bae Ji-hwan did not hit a home run, but achieved his ninth multi-hit of the season, recording 2 hits and 1 run in 4 at-bats. The 7 homers in one game is the 4th in Pittsburgh club history and the first record in about 20 years since 2003.
Andrew McCutchen hit a home run in the top of the first inning. In the top of the fourth inning, trailing 1-2, Carlos Santana hit a home run to tie the game. Pittsburgh reversed the game in the top of the 5th inning with Brian Reynolds’ two-run triple, and ran away with Swinsky’s two-run home run and Ki Brian Hayes’ home run.
In the top of the 6th inning,안전놀이터 lead batter Bae Ji-hwan got on base with a hit. With 2nd out and 3rd base, Reynolds hit an RBI in a timely manner to bring Bae Ji-hwan home. In the 7th inning, Swinsky and Tercoffita Marcano each hit a home run. Bae Ji-hwan hit a double after two outs, but it did not lead to a score.
Reynolds completed the game with 3 hits and 4 RBIs with a solo home run in the top of the 8th inning, which was pursued 10-6. Bae Ji-hwan moved from second baseman to center fielder in the bottom of the 8th inning and contributed to keeping the game by 5 runs.