Double → walk → walk, Lee Jung-hoo flew to the third base, SF 48 KC with an emotional walk in 99 at-bats
May 22, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo played in center field three times in the final three consecutive home games against the Kansas City Royals at Oracle Park on the 22nd (Korea time) and recorded one hit and two walks in three at-bats. But San Francisco fell to its knees 4-8.
Lee Jung-hoo, who has had hits in three consecutive games this series, marked a batting average of 0.276 (53 hits in 192 at-bats), six home runs, 14 doubles, two triples, 31 RBIs, 30 runs, 13 walks, 26 strikeouts, 3 steals, an on-base percentage of 0.322, a slugging percentage of 0.464, an OPS of 0.786 and 22 long hits, and 89 hits. After leading the double category, he slowed down in May and moved up the ranking, which fell out of the top 10, to a tie for sixth place. The 19-year-old is five points behind Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals.
Lee Jung-hoo struck out in his first at-bat. After falling behind 0-1 in the bottom of the first inning with one out and one out, Kansas City left-hander Daniel Lynch IV on strike, he misled his bat on an 86.9-mile changeup that fell to the low course in the middle of the third pitch.
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With his third double in the last six games and his 14th of the season, he seems to be regaining the appearance of 'double machine'. However, in San Francisco, all three subsequent hitters were retired, and Lee Jung-hoo failed to advance to a base and the inning ended.
It was at the end of the fourth inning that Lee Jung-hoo got a walk. San Francisco, which followed 2-6 with Patrick Bailey's solo shot to the middle of the month after one out, created chances for first and second bases with a walk by Lamont Wade Jr. and a hit to the right by Elliott Ramos. Lee Jung-hoo, who came to the batter's box after Chapman stepped down with a fly ball to right field, picked out right-hander Steven Cruz's 5th pitch of 93.7 miles with a ball and walked out. Lee Jung-hoo avoided the ball that almost hit his leg by hurriedly pulling his lower body back.
It is the first time in 27 days that Lee Jung-hoo has walked since the game against the Milwaukee Brewers on the 25th of last month. It was his 12th walk of the season after 99 at-bats since he got his second walk of the game in his third at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning.
However, San Francisco failed to make use of the extra point because Wilmer Flores stepped down with a fly to center field with two outs.
Lee Jung-hoo pulled a 95.9-mile fastball from the full count to the high course of the seventh pitch against right-hander Taylor Clark in the fourth at-bat, trailing 2-8, but he flew with an ordinary fly ball to right field.
Ramos' two-run homer picked up a 91.1-mile outside changeup with a ball on the sixth pitch against right-hander Lucas Erseg in his fifth at-bat, which followed 4-8. However, San Francisco failed to score due to the failure of a follow-up, and the loss was confirmed as it was.
San Francisco became a difficult game as ace Logan Webb took the mound as a starter and was sluggish with 10 hits and 6 runs (three earned runs) in 4 innings. In particular, it was painful to lose three runs in the top of the fourth inning due to the error of first baseman Wade Jr.
San Francisco, which finished the three consecutive games with one win and two losses, recorded 29 wins and 21 losses.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
