Bae Ji-Hwan walks...Pittsburgh falls to 8th straight loss + 4th place in NL Central with 'Tuckman homer' Cubs

 Pittsburgh Pirates multiplayer Bae Ji-Hwan (24) singles to center field. The team was held scoreless for 24 consecutive innings, snapping an eight-game losing streak and dropping to fourth place in the National League.


Bae Ji-hwan started at second base in the 메이저놀이터 추천 eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs in the '2023 Major League Baseball' game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 21 (KST). He went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout, dropping his season batting average to 0.259 from 0.262.


His first at-bat came in the bottom of the second inning. He hit a four-seam fastball from starter Marcus Stroman, but it was a grounder to shortstop. One out later in the fifth inning, he struck out swinging.


In his final at-bat, he got on base. With two outs and a full count, he calmly picked off the ball at second base.


Pittsburgh took the lead in the top of the third on a solo shot. Starter Johan Oviedo gave up a solo shot to Tucker Barnhart to make it 1-0. Then, in the top of the fourth, he gave up a sacrifice fly to Cody Bellinger with runners on first and third to make it 0-2.


The Pittsburgh offense was largely silent in the bottom of the seventh, failing to capitalize on runners on second and third. They were brought to their knees in the top of the eighth. They gave up a solo shot to leadoff hitter Mike Tuckman to go 0-3 and a sacrifice fly to Seiya Suzuki with the bases loaded to go 0-4.


Pittsburgh fell to 0-4 on the day, snapping an eight-game losing streak. Their record dropped to 34-38 on the season, good for fourth place in the National League Central. The slump has been unrelenting. The team's bats have been unable to pick up the pace, going 24 consecutive innings without scoring a run. 안전놀이터


Meanwhile, Tuckman, who played for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO last year, went 1-for-5 with one home run, one RBI, and one run scored. It was his second straight game with a multi-hit performance, following a three-hit, three-RBI game in his last outing against Pittsburgh on April 20.

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