After hitting his sixth home run of the season, Ha-Sung Kim takes on the ‘National League’s’ weakest team.
The San Diego Padres begin a three-game homestand at Petco Park against the Washington Nationals on April 24. The Padres took two of three from the Nats in Washington last month, splitting the series.
Through 23 games, San Diego is 36-39 with a .480 winning percentage and Washington is 28-46 with a .378 winning percentage, both in last place in their respective divisions. Still, San Diego is in position to make a run at a fifth wild-card berth. Washington, 14th out of 15 teams in the National League, is a must-catch.
Through 23 games, Kim is batting .251 with a .719 OPS. Against the San Francisco Giants on the 23rd, he started at first base and went 1-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, two runs scored and one RBI, including his sixth home run of the season in the fourth inning. San Diego was able to take some of the sting out of their second straight shutout loss with a 10-0 victory.
It was against the Nats that Kim hit his fifth home run of the season. Kim hit a solo home run off Nats right-hander Trevor Williams on May 25, which gave him 100 career RBIs in his third season in the big leagues. Fans can watch Kim’s performance today at 10:40 a.m. ET on SPOTV ON and SPOTV NOW.
The Los Angeles Dodgers host the second-place Houston Astros in the American League West. It’s a two-year reunion after a 2-2 split in 2021. With the game being played at Dodger Stadium, it will be interesting to see how the “2017 World Series bad blood” will play out. Houston was criticized for attempting to steal autographs in an unauthorized manner in 2017 and 2018. Dodger fans, in particular, 메이저놀이터 are looking forward to Houston’s visit.
The first game of the series between Houston and the Dodgers will be broadcast live on SPOTV Prime and SPOTV NOW on April 24 at 11:10am.