Proprietary line drive hit! Lee Jung-hoo, 5G consecutive hits, 4G consecutive strikeout closing rate of 0.281

May 25, 2025

Proprietary line drive hit! Lee Jung-hoo, 5G consecutive hits, 4G consecutive strikeout closing rate of 0.281
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants hits a right-handed hit in the top of the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals on the 25th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News



Proprietary line drive hit! Lee Jung-hoo, 5G consecutive hits, 4G consecutive strikeout closing rate of 0.281
Lee Jung-hoo runs out looking at the ball after hitting to the right in the fourth inning. AFP Yonhap News
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo continued his hitting sense with five consecutive hits.

Lee Jung-hoo played as the third center fielder in Game 2 of the three consecutive away games against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, DC on the 25th (Korea time) and recorded one hit in four at-bats. San Francisco lost 0-3.

Lee Jung-hoo, who played as a second batter for the first time since his Major League debut the previous day and led the team to a 4-0 victory by scoring two hits and one walk, went out as the third hitter in his original batting order in a day.




Lee Jung-hoo, who continued his hit parade for five consecutive games since the Kansas City Royals match on the 20th, hit 0.281 (56 hits in 199 at-bats), six home runs, 31 RBIs, 32 points, and an OPS of 0.791. In addition, he struck out in four consecutive games, lowering his strikeout rate to 12.5% (216 strikeouts).

Proprietary line drive hit! Lee Jung-hoo, 5G consecutive hits, 4G consecutive strikeout closing rate of 0.281
Lee Jung-hoo shakes hands with Damon Minor, the assistant hitting coach before the game. AP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo grounded out to shortstop in his first at-bat after two outs in the top of the first inning. Washington right-hander Jake Irvin's 95.9-mile fastball, which flew to the high outside course, was well pushed, but it became a ground ball flowing head-on to shortstop Nathaniel.

However, he hit a hit as a leadoff hitter in the fourth inning, trailing 0-2, and succeeded in making a hit in five consecutive games. He pulled an 84.1 mile changeup that fell flat into the middle of Irvin's second pitch on a one-ball, creating a hit that fell into a line drive in front of right field. Launch angle of 19 degrees and batting speed of 89.3 miles.




Of the six hits Lee Jung-hoo has made in the last five games, four have been flown by line drives. It's noteworthy.

Lee Jung-hoo went to second base due to a defensive error by Irvin, who caught Wilmer Flores' ground ball, but he couldn't advance further because Matt Chapman hit a double play and Willy Adames struck out swinging.

In the sixth inning, when the team was losing 0-2, he hit a fly ball to shortstop after one out. He hit a 92.7-mile fastball on Irvin's second pitch on the one-strike, but it was slightly missed and floated high into the back of the shortstop. In the fourth at-bat of the ninth inning, trailing 0-3, he hit a knuckle curve well in the middle of right-hander Jorge Lopez's 83.5 miles, but he was grounded out by a pitcher.




Washington starter Irvin allowed three hits, two walks and seven strikeouts in eight innings, and won four games (one loss) of the season. On the other hand, San Francisco starter Kyle Harrison lost the game by allowing four hits and two runs in four innings.

San Francisco, which marked 30 wins and 22 losses, remained in second place in the NL West.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.