Did I work too hard on the 3rd consecutive Yankees game yesterday, HOT yesterday, COLD today? Lee Jung-hoo frustrated 3K in his first MLB debut away from Philadelphia
Apr 15, 2025
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During the three consecutive Interleague games against the New York Yankees, Lee Jung-hoo, who exploded with three home runs and seven RBIs with a batting average in the .400 range, bowed his head without a hit in five at-bats in the first game of the three away games against Philadelphia. In particular, Lee Jung-hoo struck out three on the day. This is the first time Lee Jung-hoo has struck out three in a game since his Major League debut last year.
Lee Jung-hoo started as the third center fielder in the 2025 Major League away game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 15th (Korea time), but had no hits and three strikeouts in five at-bats. As a result, Lee Jung-hoo's batting average for the season decreased slightly from 352 to 0.322 (19 hits in 59 at-bats) and on-base percentage (0.394) and OPS (1.038).
Despite the silence of center hitter Lee Jung-hoo, San Francisco came from behind to win.
In the top of the second inning, when the team was trailing 0-3, Tyler Fitzgerald's come-from-behind three-run homer and Willy Adames' solo homer combined to create a big inning that scored six runs. Mike Yasremski's two-run home run hit in the top of the seventh inning when he was chased 6-4, solidifying his victory.
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San Francisco's batters showed a formidable concentration and slugging power on the day. San Francisco's team slugging percentage was a whopping 0.667. Of the 12 hits the team drew, seven were long balls with more than a double. Three doubles and one triple, including three home runs, were made.
However, there was no stake in Lee Jung-hoo in such a scary firepower show. Just before, during the three consecutive Interleague away games against the New York Yankees, Young Leader, who led the team's batting lineup, disappeared. Lee Jung-hoo had three home runs, seven RBIs, five runs and four hits during the three consecutive Yankees games. The on-base percentage was 0.615, and the OPS made an incredible figure of 2.171.
In particular, on the last day of the three consecutive games against the Yankees on the 14th, a day earlier, he even hit his first consecutive home run since his Major League debut, leading his team to victory, drawing attention as a national star.
However, that hot hitting sense did not come out against Philadelphia on this day. Baseball is originally such a sport. You can't always play well. It makes sense to think that the standard for A-level hitters is '300 batting average'. Even if he hits three times out of 10 chances, he hits A-class.
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Lee Jung-hoo came to the plate for the first time in the top of the first inning with one out and a runner on the first base. However, Adames, the first baseman, was out by a check ball, and suddenly there was no runner with two outs. As if his concentration was slightly shaken, Lee Jung-hoo struck out a rookie without responding to a 93-mile sinker on the body for the sixth pitch in the ball count 2B2S.
In the top of the second inning, San Francisco's batters exploded and scored six runs to turn the tables, and Lee Jung-hoo came out to the plate for the second time. It was after Adames, the first batter, scored his sixth run with a solo home run. There was no runner on the second base. Lee Jung-hoo pulled the outer splitter (87.2 miles) thrown by opposing starter Taijuan Walker with a ball count of 1B1S. However, he was out rolling in front of the second baseman.
After one out in the top of the fifth inning, he struck out again by Walker in his third ride. The strike decision was a bit disappointing. The 74.1 mile curve came outside and the referee called the strike. Since then, three consecutive balls have come in. In the ball count 3B1S, the fifth sinker came into the middle of the strike zone. Lee Jung-hoo doesn't respond. Full count. He then swung the bat at the splitter (87.1 miles) falling for the sixth pitch, but he slightly brushed it and declared a strikeout.
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The game against Bank has many implications. It was a batter's box that showed that Lee Jung-hoo was classified as a major league pitcher's 'special target of vigilance' and had to continue to play a tricky game in the future.
Lee Jung-hoo entered the batter's box for the fifth time in the top of the ninth inning with one out and a third base chance. An opportunity to add an RBI just by hitting an outfield fly. The opposing pitcher was Philadelphia's fourth pitcher, Jose Lewis.
Lewis also carefully dealt with Lee Jung-hoo, focusing on breaking balls. The first ball is a low curveball, and the second ball is a swing and miss due to an outward change-up. After that, Lee Jung-hoo fouled three or five pitches in a row. There was a swing that was somewhat ahead of the power.
Then, at the ball count of 1B2S, the 96-mile four-seam suddenly came in high on the sixth pitch. Lee Jung-hoo hit it, but it was only a ground ball to the second base and the third baseman could not move. In the end, Lee Jung-hoo couldn't get on base even in his last at-bat. It was a painful lesson of the day that Lee Jung-hoo should not be drawn into the tricky game of opposing pitchers.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
