After his San Diego Padres pulled out a 1-0 squeaker over the South Korean national team Sunday, manager Mike Shildt came away impressed with the opposition pitching. The Padres only managed four hits against five South Korean pitchers in their exhibition game at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. Their only run came off a wild pitch by starter Moon Dong-ju in the first inning, and the Padres didn't really threaten to score again the rest of the way. Shildt said South Korea's pitching "really stood out for me." "The starter had a nice arm, settled down after a little bit of overthrowing, and got out of that first inning," Shildt said of Moon's adventurous first inning, when he issued four walks but still just gave up one run. Shildt said his players were also effusive about the team's second pitcher, Won Tae-in, who threw two scoreless innings and struck out three. "Everybody came back (to the dugout) and said, 'What a changeup this guy's got,'" Shildt said, citing Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. as two players who marveled at Won in particular. "The composure, the pitching was really good. Obviously, they're fundamentally sound, played the game right, played the game clean. Just a good baseball game." With the Padres playing another exhibition game, against the LG Twins on Monday, and then jumping into the regular season with a two-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Wednesday, the dearth of offense against South Korean pitching could be a cause for concern. Shildt, though, said his team still played "a nice ballgame." "We had our opportunities, couldn't cash in. You're going to think I'm crazy but I kind of didn't mind it," he said. "Big atmosphere, first-time guys looking to do too much maybe. It'll be way better. Guys will be just fine." Shildt said he enjoyed the loud cheering of over 12,000 South Korean fans at the dome, and was especially heartened by the warm reception for his South Korean shortstop Kim Ha-seong in his homecoming. Kim batted 1-for-4 hitting out of the No. 5 hole an d played clean defense at shortstop. "He's not made it bigger than it is but clearly it's a really big deal," the manager said. "He's gone about it as you would expect, in a mild, easy way about him. But he's clearly excited about it and it's good to see the admiration that the fans have for him. It's a fun atmosphere for him." Source: Yonhap News Agency