'On a hot streak,' Kim Ha-seong to start again against Japanese ace! 'Consecutive 2nd-game start'

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Kim Ha-seong (31, Atlanta Braves), who recently made a perfect comeback with a walk-off hit, will start again.

Atlanta will play a home game against the Colorado Rockies in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, at 8:15 a.m. Korean time on the 29th.

On this day, Kim Ha-seong will make his second consecutive start following the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers the previous day (28th). He will bat ninth and play shortstop.

Atlanta has set its starting lineup as follows: Drake Baldwin (designated hitter), Aj Albis (second baseman), Matt Olson (first baseman), Ronald Acuña (right fielder), Michael Harris (center fielder), Duvon Mauricio (third baseman), Mike Yastrzemski (left fielder), Sean Murphy (catcher), and Kim Ha-seong (shortstop). The starting pitcher is Grant Holmes. Holmes has recorded 8 wins, 5 losses, and an ERA of 3.64 this season.

Colorado has set its starting lineup as follows: Jake McCarthy (left fielder), Cole Carig (center fielder), Hunter Goodman (catcher), T.J. Rumfield (first baseman), Willy Castro (third baseman), Mickey Moniak (designated hitter), Connor Norby (second baseman), Jack Vining (right fielder), and Ezekiel Tobar (shortstop). The starting pitcher is Japanese right-handed ace Tomoyuki Sugano. Sugano has recorded 12 wins, 7 losses, and an ERA of 4.96 this season.

Kim Ha-seong is currently on a hot streak.

On the 27th against the Dodgers, Kim Ha-seong hit a walk-off hit. In the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs and runners on first and second, when both teams were tied 5-5, Kim stepped up to bat. He attacked Tanner Scott's 97.2 mph (approximately 156.4 km/h) four-seam fastball and launched a walk-off hit down the left-field line. The exit velocity of the ball was 103 mph (approximately 165.8 km/h). It was a refreshing hit that broke his 27 consecutive scoreless at-bats.

In the previous day's game, Kim Ha-seong started as the designated hitter. This marked his first start since the game against the New York Yankees on the 8th, after 20 days. He contributed to the team's 1-0 victory with one hit in three at-bats, two strikeouts, and one stolen base. In the bottom of the 3rd inning with no runners on base and one out, while Atlanta led 1-0, Kim attacked Yoshinobu Yamamoto's low 92.4 mph (approximately 148.7 km/h) splitter and connected for a hit down the left-field line. The exit velocity of the ball was 105 mph (approximately 169 km/h). He then stole second base, achieving his second stolen base of the season. After this game, Kim Ha-seong's batting average rose from 0.078 to 0.088 for the season.

And now, with two consecutive starts ahead, what kind of performance will Kim Ha-seong deliver?

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