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[Sports Seoul | Reporter Bae Woo-geun] Kim Ha-seong (Atlanta Braves) extended his hitting streak to three games with a perfectly executed squeeze‑bunt single that produced the go‑ahead run.
Kim started at shortstop and batted eighth in Atlanta’s home game against the Washington Nationals at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on the 23rd (Korean time). He went 1-for-5, driving in one and scoring once.
The three-game streak lifted Kim’s season batting average to .129.
He struck out swinging in his first plate appearance in the third. In the fifth, with two outs and a runner on first, Kim drilled a deep shot to left-center that Washington center fielder Jacob Young dove at the wall to snare. The ball traveled roughly 400 feet and would have left many parks.
Kim made his biggest contribution in the seventh with the game tied 1-1. With one out and runners at the corners, he laid down a textbook squeeze bunt toward first. Washington’s infield tried to get the play home, but Austin Riley scored before the throw reached the plate.
Kim beat the throw to first, recording an infield hit and the RBI. Atlanta took a 2-1 lead on the play.
He had a chance to end it in the ninth but came up short. With the score tied 2-2, Kim stepped in with two outs and a runner on second and grounded out to third.
Atlanta ultimately won 5-4 on a walk-off hit by Tromp in the bottom of the 11th. The Braves notched their fourth straight victory and improved to 36-16, the best record in MLB. kenny@sportsseoul.com
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