Woo-Seok Koh fails to hold a 1-run lead, gives up 3 runs in ⅔ inning

San Diego Padres pitcher Woo-seok Ko has had another meltdown.

He allowed three runs on three hits with one walk and one strikeout in ⅔ of an inning in an exhibition game against the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Sunday.

Taking the mound in the ninth inning with a 5-4 lead, Gausman struck out the first batter he faced, Ben Williamson, on a wild pitch, but gave up back-to-back singles to Jake Anchia and Axel Sanchez to put runners on first and second. He got Bill Knight to ground out to second, but gave up a single to right to R.J. Schreck to tie the game.

After giving up a walk to Brock Roden to load the bases, Gausman induced Aidan Smith to ground into an infield single, but shortstop Leodalys de Vries made a bad throw to first base to put two runners on base. The San Diego bench sent Mitch Miller to the mound in place of Koo-Seok.

The Padres got one run back in the bottom of the ninth, but couldn't get anything dramatic going and fell 6-7. With his second loss, Ko's ERA rose from 12.46 to 12.60 in exhibition games.

Meanwhile, Kim Ha-seong, who started at shortstop in the No. 5 spot, went 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.

Kim drew his first walk in the first inning after falling behind 0-2 when Xander Bogaerts doubled and Jake Cronenweth singled to load the bases with one out. Cronenwirth lined a single to left off Seattle starter Casey Lawrence. Xander Bogaerts followed with a single to center.

After leading off the fourth inning with a single and grounding out to third base, Kim was replaced by Leodalys de Vries to start the fifth inning. After going 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI, Kim improved his batting average in the exhibition game from 3-for-1 to 3-for-2.3.