South Korean slugger Bae Ji-hwan, 24, who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates, had a multi-hit performance (two or more hits in a game) to help his team to victory.Bae went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, an RBI and a run scored while starting in the ninth spot in the lineup against the visiting Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) Baseball’s 2023 World Series at Truiste Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on Tuesday.It was Bae’s first two-hit game in five games since going 2-for-4 against the St. Louis Cardinals three days ago.He raised his season average from .241 to .245 (68-for-278).Bae, who led off the third inning with a walk, drove a two-pitch fastball from Atlanta left-hander Dylan Dodd into the left-field seats.He then came home on a double by Keebrian Hayes, scoring his 45th run of the season.Bae made a bold run from first base to home plate, even taking his helmet off when Hayes hit a line drive to left field.Bae’s bold play allowed Hayes to advance to second base.Brian Reynolds followed with a two-run homer, giving Pittsburgh three runs in the third inning.Bae tried to bunt with one out in the fourth, but was thrown out at the plate, and after stealing second on a Reynolds single two batters later, Bae returned to the dugout without scoring on a wild pitch.With his team leading 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Bae walked and stole second base, then lined a low slider from Michael Tonkin that dropped in front of the center fielder for an RBI single. It was his 26th RBI of the season.In the top of the seventh, he hit a bases-loaded single to end the at-bat.Pittsburgh defeated Atlanta 8-4 스포츠토토존 to remain in fourth place in the National League Central.
