MLB's Kim Ha-seong Records One Walk and One Run as Atlanta Suffers Comeback Loss in Wild Card Game 2

Kim Ha-seong, 30, recorded a walk and a run in Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason action, but his team, the Atlanta Braves, suffered a comeback defeat.

Starting as the ninth-batter and shortstop in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series (a best-of-three series) against the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 1 (Korean time), Kim went 0-for-1 with a walk and a run scored.

Kim drew a walk as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the third inning and was retired on a catcher's foul popup in the fifth.

In the bottom of the seventh with a 1-1 tie and a runner on first with no outs, he laid down a sacrifice bunt. He reached safely on a fielder's choice and later scored on Matt Olson's sacrifice fly.

Kim was substituted for pinch-hitter Mike Yastrzemski in the bottom of the ninth, while his team Atlanta ended up losing in a comeback.

Leading 3-1, Atlanta surrendered a tie in the top of the eighth inning after giving up back-to-back home runs to Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper.

They then allowed a solo home run to Alec Bohm in the top of the 10th inning, resulting in a 4-3 comeback defeat.

The final Game 3 of the Wild Card Series will take place at the same venue on October 2.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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