LG Twins center fielder Kim Hyun-soo, 35, is slowly breaking out of his slump.
Kim Hyun-soo hits a leadoff solo home run off Samsung starter Hwang Dong-jae in the bottom of the fourth inning of the Twins’ 0-3 home game against the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Friday. Game 2.
He took a two-pitch, high forkball on a one-strike count and smashed it over the right-field wall.
It had been 64 days since Kim touched base since April 12 against the Lotte Giants.
He was batting .400 through April, but has struggled mightily since May.
In the month of May, he batted just .148 (12-for-91).먹튀검증
He was in a slump until the beginning of this month, when he started to show signs of life.
On May 9 against the Hanwha Eagles, he recorded his first multi-hit game (two or more hits in a game) in 19 days, and on May 11 against the Hanwha, he went 3-for-5 with a home run.
Prior to that game, he was batting .259 this season.