ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 26: Ha-Seong Kim #7 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off single in the ninth inning during the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Truist Park on August 26, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Boy, that was a memorable game for all sorts of reasons:
Matt Olson’s homer off the pole
Signs of life from Sean Murphy, including a dinger of his own
Outbarreling the Dodgers 5-1
Drake Baldwin having a huge game, but with his biggest hit coming on a defensive misplay by the Dodgers
Didier Fuentes walking in the tying run, but then getting what he needs — and escaping a second inning as well
Victor Mederos, pumped once again
The “I failed to field it cleanly but knocked the ball in the only direction that would’ve stopped the Braves from scoring” by Mookie Betts.
The original pinch run for Sean Murphy decision forcing Ha-Seong Kim to the plate for the first time in 15 days…
… and of course, Kim coming through with a solid, 100+ mph, nearly 75+ mph bat speed single to win the game.
Maybe the only competition was the Chadwick Tromp Game (Braves score two in the tenth to tie, including a Tromp RBI, then walk it off via Tromp in the 11th), but that came against the Nationals, so not quite the same level of juice. What do you think?