'6-day road trip' Kim Ha-seong, replaced after 2 at-bats with no hits and 1 walk → Batting average drops further to 0.093

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Infielder Kim Ha-seong (30, Atlanta Braves), who has been struggling this season, stepped onto the field for the first time in six days but could not record a hit, leaving him with a sense of regret.

On the 13th (Korea time), Kim Ha-seong started as the leadoff shortstop in the away game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, New York, USA, but went 0-for-2 with 1 walk.

Although he appeared in a game for the first time since the Pittsburgh Pirates match on the 7th, Kim Ha-seong failed to add another hit, and his season batting average fell further from 0.096 to 0.093.

In fact, Kim Ha-seong's start was not bad. In the bottom of the 2nd inning with the score tied 2-2, no outs, and runners on first and third, Kim Ha-seong calmly drew a walk against Mets starter Nolan Gorman, extending the bases-loaded opportunity with no outs. However, the subsequent Atlanta batters were retired in order with a strikeout, an infield fly out, and another strikeout, failing to score.

He produced nothing in his subsequent at-bats. In the bottom of the 4th inning with the team trailing 2-6, one out, and a runner on first, Kim Ha-seong engaged in a tough battle, working the count to nine pitches after fouling off three pitches, but was retired on a third baseman's ground ball. In the bottom of the 7th, he led off again but was out once more on a third baseman's ground ball.

That was all for Kim Ha-seong's role. As Atlanta mounted a close comeback to 5-7, the Atlanta bench brought in pinch hitter Roudy Telez in the bottom of the 8th inning with two outs and runners on first and third instead of Kim Ha-seong.

However, Telez, who was substituted in, was retired on a left fielder's fly ball, squandering Atlanta's scoring opportunity. Losing momentum in the late-inning comeback, Atlanta ultimately fell to the Mets 5-7, falling into a three-game losing streak. Although they maintained their first-place position in the National League East with a record of 45 wins and 24 losses (winning percentage 0.652), the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers are closing in, raising alarm bells about their bid to remain atop the overall Major League Baseball standings.

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