Let's break the flow of hits in four consecutive games! Lee Jung-hoo's first absence, strong against left-handed pitchers, and physical fitness management after shoulder surgery

Apr 03, 2025

Let's break the flow of hits in four consecutive games! Lee Jung-hoo's first absence, strong against left-handed pitchers, and physical fitness management after shoulder surgery
Lee Jung-hoo missed for the first time this season. AP Yonhap News



Let's break the flow of hits in four consecutive games! Lee Jung-hoo's first absence, strong against left-handed pitchers, and physical fitness management after shoulder surgery
Lee Jung-hoo is moving to the third batting order this season and playing his part. AFP Yonhap News
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo was given a day off.

Lee Jung-hoo missed an away game against the Houston Astros at Dykin Park in Houston, Texas on the 3rd (Korea time).

Lee Jung-hoo, who started five consecutive games from the opening game against the Cincinnati Reds on the 28th of last month to the game against Houston the day before, watched the game from the bench for the first time this season. In addition, catcher Patrick Bailey and first baseman Lamont Wade Jr. were also excluded from the lineup.




San Francisco replaced Lee Jung-hoo with Luis Matos in center field. Matos is a utility outfielder who can see all positions in the outfield. Placed in the sixth batting order, he went as the leadoff hitter in the second inning and hit a solo home run in the middle of the month to widen the gap to 3-0.The catcher was Sam Huff and the first baseman was Casey Schmidt.

Lee Jung-hoo injured his left shoulder in May last year, underwent surgery and completed rehabilitation, and then participated in spring training normally in February and March and began playing in the opening game. Coach Bob Melvin has already offered to give Lee a break when he needs to. It is impossible to participate in the Jeon Kyung-gi event anyway.

Let's break the flow of hits in four consecutive games! Lee Jung-hoo's first absence, strong against left-handed pitchers, and physical fitness management after shoulder surgery
Willy Adames welcomes Luis Matos when he hit a solo home run in the middle of the second inning. AFP Yonhap News
The Houston starter was left-hander Framber Valdez. Valdez was substituted after allowing four hits, four walks, nine strikeouts, and five runs in five innings. However, it is difficult to say that Lee Jung-hoo is weak against left-handed pitchers. This season, he hit 0.154 (2 hits in 13 at-bats) against right-handed pitchers and 0.600 (3 hits in 5 at-bats) against left-handed pitchers. When combined with last season, he recorded a batting average of 0.263 for right-handed pitchers and 0.265 for left-handed pitchers, respectively. In the end, it can be interpreted that it was given only a break.




Until the previous day, Lee Jung-hoo had a batting average of 0.278 (5 hits in 18 at-bats), two RBIs, six runs, three walks, three strikeouts, one stolen base, and an OPS of 0.824. In particular, he continued his peak hitting sense by getting on base in the last five consecutive games, hitting in four consecutive games, and hitting in three consecutive games. Lee Jung-hoo, who was in charge of last year's leadoff, moved to the third batting order this year and is playing a key role as a batter

Manager Melvin responded to Lee Jung-hoo's third batting order, saying, `He has excellent contact and on-base ability, so he fits in the third" he once explained.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.