The San Diego Padres played a home game against the Houston Astros at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on the 8th (Korean time). The result was a 3-6 loss. With a season record of 60 wins and 57 losses, San Diego held on to third place in the National League West division.

Fernando Tatis Jr. put up a strong fight with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, including 1 home run, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI, but it was not enough to prevent the team's loss. Left-handed starter Robbie Ray, who was traded from the San Francisco Giants, took his 7th loss of the season (10 wins) in his first start since the trade, giving up 7 hits (1 home run), 5 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 5 runs over 5 innings.

Infield utility player Song Sung-mun started the game batting 9th and playing second base. It was his first appearance in the starting lineup in four days, since the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 4th.

In his first at-bat in the bottom of the 3rd inning, with the team trailing 0-3, Song Sung-mun lined an opposing starter Ronel Blanco's 84.5 mph changeup into right-center field for a hit. While the opposing right fielder Cam Smith bobbled the ball trying to make the catch, Song quickly advanced to second base, but the official scoring was ruled a single and a right field error.

Later, with no outs and a runner on second, Song Sung-mun attempted to steal third during Fernando Tatis Jr.'s at-bat, but was thrown out by catcher Yainer Diaz's accurate throw. This brought Song's total stolen base failures on the season to 4. In August alone, he has been caught stealing twice without a single success, bringing his season total stolen bases to 11.

In his second at-bat in the 5th inning, he showed persistence in a 9-pitch battle that went to a full count. However, his swing at a 94.2 mph four-seam fastball resulted in a fly out directly to the right fielder.

Ahead of the bottom of the 7th inning offense, he was replaced by pinch hitter Ha-se Bow-en (or Jayce Bowen), ending his game. On defense, he played steadily at second base without any mistakes, helping the team avoid conceding runs.

Song Sung-mun's stats for the day were 1 hit in 2 at-bats and 1 caught stealing. His season batting average rose to .213, and his OPS is currently at .598. While his hitting was strong in the starting opportunity he seized after a long while, there was some disappointment in his baserunning play.