Kim Ha-seong Hits First Extra-Base Hit of Season and Draws Walk, Batting Average Rises to .120

Kim Ha-seong, who picked up three hits the previous day, continued his upward momentum by blasting his first extra-base hit of the season.

Starting as the ninth-hitter and shortstop in an away game against the Washington Nationals in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season held at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on the 3rd (KST), Kim recorded one hit, one walk, and one run in three at-bats.

His season batting average rose from 0.112 to 0.120.

In the top of the third inning with the game scoreless at 0-0 and one out with a runner on first, Kim grounded out to second base. In the top of the fifth with a runner on first and no outs, he was retired on a popup to the catcher.

The long-awaited extra-base hit came in his third trip to the plate.

Leading 3-0 in the top of the seventh with one out, he hit a double to left field against right-handed pitcher Max Kranick.

On a 1-ball count, he swung at a slider left hanging over the middle of the plate on the second pitch, sending a relatively slow-moving batted ball toward left field.

Kim ran with all his might and safely reached second base with a head-first slide.

This marks Kim's first extra-base hit of the season.

Kim subsequently crossed home plate to score when Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a home run.

In the eighth inning with a comfortable 8-0 lead, he drew a walk to complete a multi-reach game.

Atlanta cruised to a dominant 9-0 victory that day.

Acuña Jr., starting as the second-hitter and right fielder, delivered a stellar performance going 3-for-5 with three RBIs, two runs, and one stolen base, highlighted by a three-run homer in the seventh.

Entering the game with 199 career home runs and 224 stolen bases, Acuña Jr. achieved the milestone of 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases in just his 904th career game since his debut.

This sets a new MLB record, surpassing Alfonso Soriano's previous mark of 904 games for the fewest games to reach 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases by 25 games.

Meanwhile, Song Sung-mun of the San Diego Padres did not play in the away game against the Cincinnati Reds.

Cincinnati won the game 7-3.
 
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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