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Padres lose 23-3 to Cubs as Song hits first MLB home run
Song Sung-mun connected for a solo home run in the fifth inning at Wrigley Field. The San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs by a score of 23-3, extending their losing streak to five games.
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Song Sung-mun hit his first Major League Baseball home run on July 1 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The San Diego Padres infielder drove a solo shot off Chicago Cubs starter Colin Rea to lead off the top of the fifth inning, sending the ball 385 feet into the right-field stands. The line drive left Song's bat at 107.7 miles per hour with a 20-degree launch angle.
Song had doubled in his first plate appearance in the third inning before flying out in the sixth and grounding out in the eighth. 233 with one home run, nine RBIs and six stolen bases in 33 games during his first MLB season. The former Korea Baseball Organization All-Star is a South Korean player in his debut major-league campaign.
Song's home run trimmed the Padres' deficit to 9-1, but San Diego lost 23-3. Starter Walker Buehler allowed three home runs. Reliever Kyle Hart, a former KBO starting pitcher, surrendered three more.
Catcher Rodolfo Duran pitched the final two innings and gave up two additional home runs. The defeat marked the Padres' fifth consecutive loss.
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