Bad luck day worst day Lee Jung-hoo lost a hit and was silent in 5 at-bats OPS 1-point range collapsed SF 4-point lead
Apr 21, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo was hitless in five at-bats in the last of three consecutive away games against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on the 21st (Korea time). In the bottom of the ninth inning with a 4-1 lead, Ryan Walker hit hard and suffered a come-from-behind loss of 4-5.
Lee Jung-hoo, who played hitless for the fourth time this season and six days after the Philadelphia Phillies game on the 15th, had a batting average of 0.333 (27 hits in 81 at-bats), and his OPS also plunged from 1.043 to 0.982, collapsing the one-point range.
He was stuck by Angels Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi.
Lee Jung-hoo, who started as the third center fielder, stepped down with a fly ball to right field in the top of the first inning with one out and a runner on first base. He hit Kikuchi's 6th pitch in the middle of 93.7 miles with a ball count of 2B2S, but the high-flying ball was caught by center fielder Joe Adele at 312 feet from the distance.
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San Francisco struck out swinging in the fifth inning with one out and a runner on first base, when Willy Adames scored the first run with a timely hit with one out and third base. At the ball count of 2B2S, Kikuchi's lower body fell out on an 86.2 mile slider flowing outside his sixth pitch, turning the bat in vain.
This is the first time Lee Jung-hoo has faced Kikuchi. Despite being a left-handed hitter, Lee Jung-hoo had a strong batting average of 0.480 (12 hits in 25 at-bats) against left-handers until the previous day. However, on this day, he was overwhelmed by Kikuchi with no hits in three at-bats.
Lee Jung-hoo then went as the leadoff hitter in the seventh inning with a 3-1 lead and hit a hit after a tough game, but was blocked by the opponent's diving catch. A 9th pitch outside 87.8-mile changeup against right-hander Ian Anderson extended to the left foul line, but left fielder Taylor Ward blew himself up and snatched it, so he bowed his head with a regret.
In the eighth inning with a 4-1 lead, the well-hit ball headed in front of the fielder with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Opponent right-hander Michael Darrell-Hicks' second pitch, 88.3-mile body cutter, was pulled correctly, but the 101.1-mile line drive sucked into first baseman Nolan Shanuel's glove.
It is safe to say that two of the five at-bats were unfortunate.
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Angels starter Kikuchi gave up five hits and four walks in five ⅓ innings, but allowed one run (non-ERR) by striking out six. He also failed to report his first win in his fifth appearance of the season, but lowered his ERA from 4.13 to 3.38.
On the other hand, San Francisco starter Verando threw well with two hits and one run in six innings, missing the victory due to bullpen instability even though he met the requirements for his first win of the season.
San Francisco took a 3-1 lead with Sam Huff hitting a two-run home run in the middle following David Villa's left-handed hit in the top of the sixth inning when the score was 1-1. Huff pulled a changeup from the changed left-hander Brock Burke and slightly over the middle fence.
San Francisco, which ran 4-1 in the top of the eighth inning due to Adames' timely hit, then took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning with Walker giving up a walk, a hit, and a hit, allowing Jack Neto to throw a four-base pitch, and then allowing all three runs when Joe Adele hit a double on the left field line.
San Francisco, which recorded 14 wins and 8 losses, remained in third place in the NL West, but the gap between the first San Diego Padres (15 wins and 6 losses) and the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers (16 wins and 7 losses) widened to 1.5 games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
