Lee Junghoo explodes again! A timely double → walk → walk. SF 45 MIL (6th inning) with 3rd base and RBI
Apr 25, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo started as the third center fielder in the final game of the four consecutive away games against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park on the 25th (Korea time) and hit a double to bring in a runner at his first at-bat, recording a double, a walk, and a walk, respectively.
In the bottom of the first inning, trailing 0-1, Mike Yastremski advanced to second base with a heavy hit and a balk by opposing right-hander Tobias Myers. Willy Adames then hit a grounder to the third base, one out and third base.
Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the batter's box for the first time, pulled Myers' 93.6-mile fastball and hit a double to the right to bring Yastremski home.
The ball, which flew like a clothesline at a launch angle of 19 degrees and a batting speed of 99.6 miles, fell on the line in front of the foul pole and hit the fence. With his 11th double of the season, Lee moved back to tied with New York Mets Pete Alonso for first place overall in this category.
However, Lee Jung-hoo failed to reach home with Matt Chapman's first baseman fly and Elliott Ramos striking out.
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Leading Yastremski hits a superior solo home run to tie the game 2-2. After Adames walked on base, Lee Jung-hoo also got a straight walk from Myers. Myers didn't seem to have any intention of throwing the ball in the strike zone. The corner work was not done properly. However, San Francisco failed to score additional points after all three subsequent hitters stepped down as miscues even though it had a chance to hit the first and second bases with no outs.
In the end, San Francisco lost its lead 2-5 again in the top of the fourth inning by dedicating three points to first baseman Lamont Wade Jr.'s decisive catch mistake.
Lee Jung-hoo also walked out of the third at-bat in the fifth inning when the team was 2-5 underdogs. All four balls of opposing right-hander Abner Uribe became balls. It is the third time this season that Lee Jung-hoo has gained two walks in a game. The number of walks in the season has increased to 11.
Chapman then hit Uribe's 100.4-mile fastball, passed the ball to the fence behind the right-center fence, gradually narrowing it to 4-5. Chapman's fifth home run of the season. Lee Jung-hoo scored 22 points this season.
Lee Jung-hoo also hit a strong pitch in the sixth inning with two outs and a runner on first base, trailing 4-5, but this time, he was caught in the opponent's defense and grounded out. In one ball, left-hander Jared Koenig's second pitch high 95.5 miles sinker was blocked by opponent first baseman Jake Bowers' diving catch.
Lee Jung-hoo showed his strength to drive three hits against Milwaukee the previous day (24th) and raised his batting sense that almost fell into a downward trend. On this day, he seems to continue his drive by getting a series of walks on hits from his first at-bat.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
