He played four times in two consecutive games after Lee Jung-hoo with a batting average of 0.191 in May, and the lineup change was inevitable When's Melvin going back three times?

May 14, 2025

He played four times in two consecutive games after Lee Jung-hoo with a batting average of 0.191 in May, and the lineup change was inevitable When's Melvin going back three times?
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants bunt in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 13th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News



He played four times in two consecutive games after Lee Jung-hoo with a batting average of 0.191 in May, and the lineup change was inevitable When's Melvin going back three times?
Lee Jung-hoo is being forced out of the second base in the fourth inning against Arizona on the 13th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo was listed in the lineup as the fourth batter for two consecutive days.

San Francisco appointed Lee Jung-hoo as the fourth center fielder in its home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, which starts at 10:45 a.m. on the 14th (Korea time).

The lineup is in the order of right fielder Mike Yastremski, third baseman Matt Chapman, left fielder Elliott Ramos and Lee Jung-hoo, designated hitter Wilmer Flores, shortstop Willie Adames, first baseman Lamont Wade Jr., catcher Patrick Bailey and second baseman Christian Koss.




Lee Jung-hoo played as a fourth batter for the first time since his Major League debut against Arizona the previous day, and made one hit in four at-bats, continuing his hitting streak for two consecutive games. San Francisco coach Bob Melvin organized the first to sixth lineups the same as the previous day.

Coach Melvin returned home on the 13th after sweeping three consecutive away games against the Minnesota Twins earlier, shaking the lineup significantly. This is because the offense was not good with a total of eight points in three consecutive games against Minnesota. What stands out is that Chapman went up from No. 4 to No. 2, and Adames, the previous No. 2, went down to No. 6. Adames, who signed a seven-year, $182 million FA contract last winter, did not meet expectations at all with a batting average of 0.218, four homers, 19 RBIs, 24 points and an OPS of 0.635 until the previous day. In three consecutive away games against Minnesota, he only had one hit in 13 at-bats.

He played four times in two consecutive games after Lee Jung-hoo with a batting average of 0.191 in May, and the lineup change was inevitable When's Melvin going back three times?
Lee Jung-hoo catches Eugenio Suarez's fly in the fourth inning against Arizona on the 13th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News
On the other hand, Ramos, whose batting sense has been on the rise recently, was raised as the third batter, expecting explosive power. Ramos had nine hits (0.750) in 12 at-bats, two homers, five RBIs and two runs scored in the last four games until the previous day. He also swung a three-for-four bat against Arizona the previous day. Lee Jung-hoo naturally moved to the fourth batter.




"At this point, we have structurally and effectively constructed the lineup," Melvin said. Weren't you sluggish in your recent attack. There was a need to change the lineup as a whole. I think players will get used to it one day" explained the background.

Lee Jung-hoo seems to have been pushed from No. 3 to No. 4 as he fell into a slump of 3 games and 12 consecutive at-bats from the Chicago Cubs on the 8th to the Minnesota game on the 10th. In May, the season's batting average fell to 0.285 after consistently maintaining the 300-point range, as the batting average fell to 0.191 (8 hits in 42 at-bats) in 11 games.

On this day, Arizona's starting pitcher is Brandt's part, throwing 46 ⅔ innings in eight games this season, recording 6-2 with a 3.28 ERA, 41 strikeouts, and WHIP 1.22. The average four-seam fastball speed is 93.3 miles, which is normal, but there are various pitches such as changeup, sweeper, sinker, and curve. He has a batting average of 0.248 and six home runs against left-handed hitters this season.




San Francisco, which has recently lost four consecutive games, is in third place in the NL West and is trailing Arizona in fourth place by two games.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.