Kim Hye-sung tied the record of nine consecutive hits on base by a Dodgers Los Angeles rookie

Since being promoted to the major leagues about two weeks ago, Hyeseong Kim has become a key force for the Dodgers. Between Wednesday's win over the Athletics and Friday's 6-2 home defeat to the Angels, the South Korean infielder hit nine consecutive bases, hitting seven hits (including a career first in the major leagues) and earning two free runs to five points in the process.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Kim tied with Corey Seager in 2015 and tied for the record holder for the longest streak of a rookie in franchise history since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. That record ended on Friday with eight innings, when Kim Hye-sung hit first base and rolled the ball out.

In the previous hot phase of the line (before being suppressed by Angels starter Jack Kochanovic in the opening game of the highway series), Dodgers coach Dave Roberts attributed the offensive outburst to the late base. A key statistic to back it up: Trailblazer Shohei Ohtani had just seven points in the first 17 games of the season.

Kim Hye-sung has shown the ability to change the tide of the game in a small sample - Ohtani has been escorted back to home plate the most times (five) of Ohtani's 29-point RBIs this season, in addition to running back to score himself. As fate would have it, after Kim Hye-sung's streak of consecutive home runs came to an end, Ohtani hit the No. 16 home run leading the major leagues against his old club in nine innings.