Can I get a hit with one at-bat opportunity? Lee Jung-hoo fails to rest properly and stops hitting in consecutive games, and OPS 0.9 Collapse Hitting Rate is at risk of 30%

May 02, 2025

Can I get a hit with one at-bat opportunity? Lee Jung-hoo fails to rest properly and stops hitting in consecutive games, and OPS 0.9 Collapse Hitting Rate is at risk of 30%
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants played as a substitute against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on the 2nd (Korea time) and had no hits in one at-bats, stopping his streak of consecutive hits in seven games. AP Yonhap News



Can I get a hit with one at-bat opportunity? Lee Jung-hoo fails to rest properly and stops hitting in consecutive games, and OPS 0.9 Collapse Hitting Rate is at risk of 30%
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants is responding to fans' requests for autographs ahead of the home game against the Colorado Rockies on the 2nd (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News
San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo played as a substitute and retired from one at-bat, stopping the hit streak for seven consecutive games.

Lee Jung-hoo played as a substitute for the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on the 2nd (Korea time) and recorded no hits in one at-bats.

Lee Jung-hoo replaced Luis Matos' batting order No. 6 and center fielder in the top of the eighth inning with a 3-2 lead.




However, San Francisco allowed a 3-4 turnaround as right-handed bullpen Tyler Rogers, who took the mound in the eighth inning, allowed three hits and two runs.

Lee Jung-hoo entered the batter's box at the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on first base. San Francisco's lead Wilmer Flores got on base with a left-handed hit and had a chance to chase. However, with one out and runners on first base, pinch runner Brett Weisley failed to steal second base, pouring cold water on him. Mike Yastremski then set up another opportunity with a hit to the right-center, but Lee Jung-hoo grounded out to the second base and failed to score.

Lee Jung-hoo was out as left-hander Scott Alexander's pull of sinker in the middle of the third pitch of 91.9 miles on the two-strike hit a ground ball at a speed of 102.9 miles and flowed straight to the second base. In the end, San Francisco fell to its knees 3-4.




Can I get a hit with one at-bat opportunity? Lee Jung-hoo fails to rest properly and stops hitting in consecutive games, and OPS 0.9 Collapse Hitting Rate is at risk of 30%
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo. AP Yonhap News
San Francisco, which has been mired in its first three consecutive losses this season, marked 19 wins and 13 losses and maintained its third place in the NL West, but the gap widened with the leading LA Dodgers (21 wins 10 losses) and the second-place San Diego Padres (19 wins 11 losses). San Francisco starter Justin Verlander pitched six ⅓ innings of five hits and two runs, almost getting his first win of the season, but bullpen Tyler Rogers allowed a turnaround and missed it.

Above all, it is noteworthy that Lee Jung-hoo's hit in consecutive games, who is considered San Francisco's best hitter, was suspended with only one at-bat given a chance.

It was a regrettable game for Lee Jung-hoo, who had a hit in seven consecutive games from the Milwaukee Brewers on the 24th of last month to the San Diego Padres on the previous day.




His batting average fell slightly from 0.319 to 0.316 (37 hits in 117 at-bats), and his OPS also fell from 0.901 to 0.893. It is the first time in 23 days that Lee Jung-hoo's OPS has fallen below 0.9 since the 9th of last month.

Can I get a hit with one at-bat opportunity? Lee Jung-hoo fails to rest properly and stops hitting in consecutive games, and OPS 0.9 Collapse Hitting Rate is at risk of 30%
After. AFP Yonhap News
This is the third time Lee Jung-hoo has been excluded from the starting list this season. In all three games, the opponent was a left-hander.

Manager Bob Melvin seems to have excluded left-hander Lee Jung-hoo from the starting lineup because Colorado's starter is left-hander Kyle Freeland. It was for relaxation. But it wasn't a complete break.

In an away game against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 18, Lee Jung-hoo was out of the starting lineup because his opponent played left-handed Christopher Sanchez, but entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and made an infield hit against left-hander Jose Alvarado. Earlier on April 3, the opposing starter also missed Framber Valdez at the Houston Astros.

Coach Melvin put Lee Jung-hoo on the field in the second half of the game because he had high expectations for offense and defense. Gradually, he believed that Lee Jung-hoo could provide a chance to win, whether it was defense or offense, in a situation of inferiority. However, Lee Jung-hoo is not always a 'complete' player who meets expectations.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.