Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves

Ha-Seong Kim buried thoughts of his $20 million salary being a sunk cost and provided the Braves a big win with what will likely be their most improbable ending of the season.   “It's just great to see guys rewarded for hard work and perseverance,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said. “It's great when the game rewards guys like that.” Kim could have pouted when he was forced to spend three weeks on a Minor League rehab assignment after hitting .068 through his first 27 games of the season. The veteran shortstop could have also lost focus while totaling just three at-bats through the first 20 games Atlanta played since he was activated on Aug. 4.  ​ Instead, he kept himself ready for the moment he unexpectedly received in Wednesday night’s thrilling 6-5 win over the Dodgers at Truist Park. His two-out pinch-hit single off Tanner Scott added to the thrill of the Braves’ latest walk-off win.   “Just seeing him walk up to the plate and have an incredible at-bat there against a closer who's had a really successful year, and coming through like that was -- it was awesome,” Braves All-Star Drake Baldwin said. “It was pretty special after that in the clubhouse, just celebrating that victory.”   Kim got ahead of Scott with a 3-0 count, looked at a called strike, fouled off the next three pitches and then laced a 97.2 mph four-seamer to left field. The game-ending single was his first hit since June 3. He snapped a 0-for-27 streak that dated back to his second at-bat on that date.