Atlanta's Kim Ha-seong Hits 11th-Inning Equalizing RBI and Scores Walk-Off Run

Kim Ha-seong of the Atlanta Braves, who recorded his second multi-hit game of the season the previous day, led his team to a dramatic victory by slugging a game-tying RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning on the brink of defeat and coming home to score the walk-off winning run.

Playing in a home game against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia today (the 12th), Kim entered the game as a pinch runner in the bottom of the 9th inning with his team trailing 2-3, finishing with 1 hit in 1 at-bat, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored.

His season batting average rose from 0.126 to 0.135 (14 hits in 104 at-bats).

His RBI total increased to 9.

Kim was inserted as a pinch runner at second base for Sean Murphy, who had hit an equalizing RBI single in the bottom of the 9th.

With his team down 4-5 with two outs and a runner on second in the bottom of the 11th inning, Kim lined a clutch left-field RBI single off Brooks Raley, who previously pitched for the KBO League's Lotte Giants, to tie the game at 5-5.

On a 1-1 count, he sharply pulled a 3rd-pitch changeup clocked at 137.6 km/h (85.5 mph) left hanging over the middle of the plate for the RBI hit.

Following that, on a walk-off RBI double to right-center by the next batter Drake Baldwin, Kim sprinted all the way and crossed home plate with a head-first slide, securing a 6-5 comeback victory for the team.

With their second consecutive win, the National League (NL) East-leading Atlanta improved to 87-61 with a .588 winning percentage, extending their lead over the second-place Philadelphia (82-66) to 5 games.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.