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Kim Ha-seong Extends Streak to Nine With Homer as Braves Win Eighth Straight

Atlanta’s September waiver pickup is batting .313 with 12 RBIs in 18 games.

Overview

  • The shortstop went 1-for-3 with a solo shot off Casey Mize, a walk and a ninth-inning sacrifice fly in a 6-2 win at Comerica Park.
  • His fourth-inning homer traveled 383 feet to left and was his fifth of the season.
  • Since arriving from the Rays on a waiver claim, he has hit .313 with three homers, 12 RBIs and an .839 OPS in 18 games.
  • The result gave Atlanta eight consecutive victories and extended Detroit’s losing streak to six.
  • For San Francisco, Lee Jung-hoo went 0-for-4 one day after snapping a seven-game hitless stretch, and he is 2-for-his-last-28 despite a .300 September.