As he recharged his energy with a delicious break, he didn't lose his strong sense of hitting. Is there a better case than this.
Major League Baseball (MLB) San Francisco Giants' key player Lee Jung-hoo (27) has been excluded from the starting lineup for physical fitness. It can be seen as San Francisco coach Bob Melvin's consideration to play a murderous 17 consecutive games.
Lee Jung-hoo was excluded from the starting list of the last four consecutive away games against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on the 18th (Korea time). Originally, San Francisco's No. 3 - center fielder position is up to Lee Jung-hoo. However, Luis Matos was put in center field on the day. In addition, Eliot Ramos moved the batting order and was placed in the third position.
The exclusion of the starting pitcher on this day can be seen as a physical fitness arrangement. There is no problem with Lee Jung-hoo's physical condition at all. However, it is a season played since he was out early due to a shoulder injury in May last year, so the club has taken care of it first.
In particular, San Francisco is at the beginning of the `17 consecutive games of hell.' Starting with three consecutive Interleague away games against the New York Yankees on the 12th, they have to play as many as 17 consecutive games (New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, LA Angels, Milwaukee, Texas) until the 28th. It's a force that you can't even imagine if it's the KBO League. The travel distance is also not easy. It travels between the east and west of the United States, including New York-Philadelphia-LA-San Francisco.
Therefore, it is the perfect time to rest on the last day of the Dongbu expedition.
However, Lee Jung-hoo did not just rest. Lee Jung-hoo appeared as a pinch hitter at catcher Sam Huff's at-bat after two outs in the top of the ninth inning, trailing 4-6. The game was already almost over, but he sent Lee Jung-hoo out as a pinch hitter to maintain his batting sense.
The opposing pitcher was left-hander Jose Alvarado. Lee Jung-hoo met in the eighth inning of the game on the 16th and scored a timely hit. He is a pitcher who throws a 100-mile fastball, but Lee Jung-hoo was confident.
In the end, Lee Jung-hoo hit a 100.3-mile sinker on the sixth pitch after a full count match to make a hit. There was a big bounce towards shortstop. Philadelphia shortstop Trey Turner failed to catch it properly, making it an infield hit.
Lee Jung-hoo seemed to have revived hopes of a losing turnaround. However, there was no follow-up hit. San Francisco eventually lost 4-6, finishing the four-game series with two wins and two losses.
Although it did not lead to a come-from-behind victory, Lee Jung-hoo was able to catch both rabbits: resting and maintaining a sense of hitting. Lee Jung-hoo had a batting average of 0.333 (five hits in 15 at-bats) and three RBIs and three runs scored in four consecutive games against the Philadelphia Phillies. He also added two doubles, playing the role of the team's center hitter.
After seven consecutive away games in the East, San Francisco immediately flew to LA and will continue its three away games with the Los Angeles Angels from the 19th. Lee Jung-hoo will be back in seat 3.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
