Song Sung-moon, who is eyeing a Major League Baseball promotion after completing rehabilitation with the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, went silent at the plate.
Song started as the third batter and third baseman in an away game against the Round Rock Express, the Texas Rangers' minor league affiliate, at Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, Texas, on Wednesday. He went 0-for-3 with one walk.
Two days earlier, Song had shown good form with 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 RBI, and 1 walk in 5 at-bats, but he failed to record a hit in this game. His season batting average dropped to .264 (14 hits in 53 at-bats).
In the top of the first inning with one out and his team leading 1-0, Song grounded out to first base. In the top of the third with one out and a runner on second, he drew a walk, but in the top of the fifth, he grounded out to second base as the leadoff batter. In his final at-bat in the top of the seventh with one out and a runner on first, he grounded out to the pitcher.
Song is tuning up his condition in Triple-A in preparation for joining MLB after completing rehabilitation from an oblique injury.
