Multi-hit + steal were all good, but why is Lee Jung-hoo caught in a triple hit in the month? SF 01 MIA

Jun 01, 2025

Multi-hit steal were all good, but why is Lee Jung-hoo caught in a triple hit in the month? SF 01 MIA
Miami Marlins center fielder Dane Myers catches Lee Jung-hoo's big hit by hitting the fence in the top of the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants on the 1st (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



Multi-hit steal were all good, but why is Lee Jung-hoo caught in a triple hit in the month? SF 01 MIA
Lee Jung-hoo is running at full strength after hitting a shortstop infield hit in the top of the third inning. AP Yonhap News
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo improved his performance by hitting multi hits and stealing bases for the first time in a long time, but the team was defeated by Youngbong in a helpless manner.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the second center fielder and recorded two hits in five at-bats in Game 2 of the three away games against the Miami Marlins at Rondipo Park on the 1st (Korea time). It is the first time in five days that Lee Jung-hoo has had more than two hits since the game against the Detroit Tigers (2 hits in 4 at-bats) on the 27th of last month, and it is the 15th time this season.

With this, Lee Jung-hoo marked a batting average of 0.277 (62 hits in 224 at-bats), six home runs, 31 RBIs, 32 runs, 15 walks, 5 steals, and an OPS of 0.763.




San Francisco, however, dropped to 0-1 with eight hits and four walks, more than Miami (3 hits and 3 walks), but not a single point. Although he won the first game 2-0 the previous day, the lineup has been silent recently. San Francisco has only scored a team batting average of 0.211 and an average of 1.43 points per game while its downward trend has continued with 2-5 losses in its last seven games.

Multi-hit steal were all good, but why is Lee Jung-hoo caught in a triple hit in the month? SF 01 MIA
Lee Jung-hoo is in a batting position against Miami. AFP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo, who played as the second batter for the second time this season, provided a chance to first and third base with no outs when the lead Eliot Ramos got on base with a heavy hit in the top of the first inning. Miami right-hander Edward Cabrera pulled a 97.1-mile fastball into the middle of his second pitch and dropped a 103.9-mile line drive ball in front of right field Dane Myers.

Wilmer Flores then stepped down with a fly to right field and stole second base at Matt Chapman's at-bat. At first, it was ruled out, but it was reversed to safe in a video review made at the request of director Bob Melvin for the challenge. Following the game against Miami the previous day, he added two consecutive stolen bases to record five in the season.




However, Willy Adames and Mike Yastremski struck out back-to-back bases-loaded chances, and San Francisco missed the first run.

Multi-hit steal were all good, but why is Lee Jung-hoo caught in a triple hit in the month? SF 01 MIA
Lee Jung-hoo is succeeding in stealing second base after hitting a right-handed hit in the top of the first inning. AP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo made a hit in his second at-bat after losing 0-1 in the third inning, completing a multi-hit early. With a ball count of 1B1S, Cabrera hit an 87.5-mile outside slider on his third pitch to create an infield hit. Miami shortstop Otto Lopez's catch and reverse motion throw went into the one-bound, and first baseman Eric Wagaman was unable to catch it properly. Even if he caught it, it was recorded as a hit, not an error, because it was safe. However, Flores hit a double play and the inning ended.

Lee Jung-hoo did not have a hit in the next three at-bats. In the fifth inning, he was out with a fly to center field with two outs and a runner on first base. It was a big hit with a 40-degree launch angle, a 95.7-mile batting speed, and a 324-foot distance that hit a slider in the middle of Cabrera's 89-mile line.




In the seventh inning with two outs and a runner on first base, when the team was losing 0-1, the double-starred ball was caught by the opponent's good defense. He pulled right-hander Ronnie Rodriguez's 91.3-mile changeup on the third pitch and hit a deep line drive with a 23 degree launch angle and a 101.4 mile batting speed toward the right-center field. With everyone's attention focused, Miami center fielder Dane Myers ran toward the fence, jumped, caught it 386 feet away, and hit the fence. If he couldn't catch it, the first baseman would step home, and Lee Jung-hoo could go to second or third base.

Lee Jung-hoo hit a ground ball to the first base in his last at-bat after two outs in the ninth inning, ending the game. Judging by the foul, Lee Jung-hoo was out without even running to first base? 磯?

San Francisco remained third in the NL West with a 32-26 record.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.