The three-run explosion of anger after the front hitter, Lee Jung-hoo, two hits and three RBIs, and 3G consecutive hits 0.288SF 106 Arizona

May 14, 2025

The three-run explosion of anger after the front hitter, Lee Jung-hoo, two hits and three RBIs, and 3G consecutive hits 0.288SF 106 Arizona
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants hits a superior three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park on the 14th (Korea time). Photo = MLB.TV Capture



The three-run explosion of anger after the front hitter, Lee Jung-hoo, two hits and three RBIs, and 3G consecutive hits 0.288SF 106 Arizona
Lee Jung-hoo hits a heavy hit in the bottom of the third inning. Photo = MLB.TV Capture
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo continued his hit streak for three consecutive games with multiple hits, including a thrilling home run.

In Game 2 of the three consecutive home games against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park on the 14th (Korea time), Lee Jung-hoo started in center field as he did the previous day and hit two hits, three RBIs and one run in five at-bats, including a three-run home run.

San Francisco, where three batters including Lee Jung-hoo hit home runs, won 10-6. He broke his four-game losing streak, marked 25 wins and 18 losses, and maintained third place in the NL West.




With this, Lee Jung-hoo marked a batting average of 0.288 (47 hits in 163 at-bats), five home runs, 27 RBIs, 29 points, an on-base percentage of 0.333, a slugging percentage of 0.472, and an OPS of 0.805. The OPS has been raised to 0.800 units in three days since the 11th.

It is the first time in a week that Lee Jung-hoo has scored a home run since his superior two-run shot in the third inning against the Cubs on the 7th.

The three-run explosion of anger after the front hitter, Lee Jung-hoo, two hits and three RBIs, and 3G consecutive hits 0.288SF 106 Arizona
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants enthusiastically welcomes Christian Cos, who hit the grand slam in the bottom of the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park on the 14th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News
The three-run explosion of anger after the front hitter, Lee Jung-hoo, two hits and three RBIs, and 3G consecutive hits 0.288SF 106 Arizona
San Francisco Christian Kos hits a grand slam to the left in the bottom of the second inning. AP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo grounded out to second base in his first at-bat with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, trailing 0-3. After a close race with Arizona right-hander Brandon Part to the eighth pitch, he hit a 94.1 mile fastball that flew to the high course in the middle, but it became a ground ball to second base.

San Francisco turned the tables with Christian Kos' grand slam in the bottom of the second inning, trailing 0-3. With a bases-loaded chance set up by a heavy hit by lead Wilmer Flores, a walk by Willy Adames and a walk by Pitrick Bailey after one, Koss pulled a 92.1-mile low sinker on Part's second pitch and edged it over the left fence. Kos' first home run in the big league this year with a 369-foot distance.

Lee Jung-hoo went out as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the third inning with a 4-3 lead and hit a changeup that fell to the low strike zone outside 86.2 miles on the second pitch of the part on one strike, hitting a line drive hit in front of center field. With a 90.7-mile batting speed and a 179-foot hit, Lee Jung-hoo succeeded in a hit parade for three consecutive games since the Minnesota Twins match on the 12th.

Lee Jung-hoo, who advanced to third base when Lamont Wade Jr. hit the right field after Flores followed with a fly ball to right field and Adames retired to center field, but Bailey grounded out to first base and failed to reach home.




Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the leadoff batter in the fifth inning with a 4-3 lead, swung his bat on a 91.8-mile changeup that fell outside for the fifth time in the ball count 2B2S against opposing right-hander Juan Morillo and struck out with a foul tip.

The three-run explosion of anger after the front hitter, Lee Jung-hoo, two hits and three RBIs, and 3G consecutive hits 0.288SF 106 Arizona
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo. AP Yonhap News
Following Flores' walk in the fifth inning, Adames fired a two-run shot to left-center to widen the gap to 6-3. Adames pulled a low slider on Morillo's fourth pitch of 88.2 miles and edged it over the left-center fence. He hit his fifth homer of the season with a launch angle of 24 degrees, a batting speed of 101.5 miles and a driving distance of 377 feet.

With two outs and runners on the first and third bases, Wade Jr. homered and ran 7-3.

Lee Jung-hoo stepped down with a fly ball to left field in the sixth inning with one out and a runner on first base, which led to a 7-3 lead. On the ball count 1B1S, he pushed a 95.4 mile sinker in the middle of right-handed Kendall Graveman's third pitch, but headed in front of left field. It has a batting speed of 82.9 miles and a distance of 266 feet.

Lee Jung-hoo then entered the fifth at-bat with two outs and runners on first and second bases in the eighth inning with a 7-4 lead. With two outs and a runner on the second base, the opponent intentionally walked third batter Eliot Ramos on four pitches. But it was Arizona's defeat. Lee Jung-hoo drew a 78.9-mile curve from the ball count 1B2S to the fourth ball toward the body and connected it with a three-point line drive that slightly went inside the right foul pole. With a launch angle of 22 degrees, a batting speed of 101.2 miles and a driving distance of 352 feet, it is Lee Jung-hoo's fifth home run of the season and his first home run this season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.