SF's fifth miracle, Lee Jung-hoo, hugged and rejoiced at the center, 17 consecutive games of hell, and the players fought well Melvin
Apr 28, 2025
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San Francisco won the home game against the Texas Rangers at Oracle Park on the 28th (Korea time) by 3-2 after Elliott Ramos took advantage of the infield hit in the bottom of the ninth inning and dug home through a series of errors by the opponent's defense. San Francisco's fifth walk-off win this season.
Ramos, the leadoff hitter in the ninth inning at a 2-2 tie, hit right-hander Luke Jackson's 86.1-mile slider into the middle of the first pitch. The ball bounced one-bound in front of the home plate and flowed toward third base. Pitcher Jackson approached and caught it with his bare hands and threw it to first base, but it got too far and flowed to the right foul area even though first baseman Jake Berger tried to catch it.
Berger, who caught the ball in the foul area, threw it to third base when the batter Ramos ran to second base and was greedy to third base, but this time Ramos dug home as it became a bad pitch to fall behind the third baseman.
Ramos' infield hit → pitcher Jackson's throwing error to the first base → first baseman Berger's throwing error to the third base was the ending scene.
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San Francisco was the lone lead in the district with a 3-2 victory over Texas the previous day thanks to Patrick Bailey's walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning. It is the first time in about nine months that San Francisco has won a walk-off victory for two consecutive days since the match against the Boston Red Sox on July 30-31 last year.
When Ramos touched the home play with headfirst sliding and did not move for a few seconds, Willy Adames and Lamont Wade Jr. ran and grabbed his jersey and stood up. Lee Jung-hoo and other San Francisco players were followed by victory ceremonies. Lee Jung-hoo was also happy to hug Ramos, and Christian Cos threw a drink box at them.
Wade Jr. said it was really funny to see Ramos sliding home. He didn't seem to think about getting up.' According to Statcast, it took 18.67 seconds for Ramos to hit an infield hit and run a diamond round. It runs 29 feet per second, which is faster than the average major league average of 27 feet per second.
Ramos said "I wanted to live to first base at first. But the ball fell back and went to second base. To be honest, I didn't know if I would back up the ball without the opponent's defense and give him an assist. I just tried to stop at second base, but third base coach Matt Williams waved and told me to run. He kept running. The ball was thrown to third base and just kept running. I played home hoping to be safe, but I did it in the end."
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Veteran San Francisco coach Bob Melvin, 63, said, "(In my 22 years as coach) I've never seen a game like this before. "(The 17 consecutive games) were scheduled to repeat day and night games and go between the east and the west. It was quite a meaningful event. The players fought well even though they played every day. The best usually comes at the end. He played 17 consecutive games well," he said, expressing satisfaction.
Lee Jung-hoo also had a hit on the day, continuing his hit parade for five consecutive games. In defense, he caught Jonah Haim's heavy hit in the fourth inning and threw it to second base to record his third Bodhisattva of the season. Lee Jung-hoo, who had one hit in four at-bats, marked a batting average of 0.324 (35 hits in 108 at-bats) and an OPS of 0.929.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
