Kim hits for the cycle against San Francisco for the sixth straight game, collecting his 77th run of the year.
San Diego Padres first baseman Ha-Sung Kim (27) had a hit and drove in a run to help his team win the game.
Kim went 1-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI in the leadoff spot against the San Francisco Giants in the first game of the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series at Petco Park in San Diego, California, U.S., on Sunday.
His season batting average remained at .277 (125-for-452).
In his first at-bat, Kim hit a clean single up the middle off San Francisco right-hander Tristan Beck.
After going hitless in three straight games in a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers from April 26-28, Kim has now hit safely in five straight games, starting on April 29 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The next batter, Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his 21st home run of the season to drive in Kim. It was his 77th of the season.
Juan Soto followed with his 26th of the season to give San Diego a 3-1 lead.
Kim doubled in his second at-bat in the second inning and scored on an infield grounder in the third inning to extend the lead to 6-1.
With the bases loaded in the sixth, he hit his sixth homer of the season, and his final at-bat in the eighth came up empty.
San Diego defeated San Francisco 카지노사이트킴 7-3 and snapped a three-game losing streak.