Now a triple machine! Lee Jung-hoo's upset triple explodes, tied with Ohtani for fourth place in this category, but the upset defeat, Losing Series SF 45 LAD
Jun 16, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo played as a leadoff center fielder in the last of three consecutive away games against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on the 16th (Korea time) and posted one hit and two RBIs in five at-bats, including a triple. However, despite Lee Jung-hoo's come-from-behind triple, San Francisco lost 4-5.
Lee Jung-hoo, whose batting average fell to 270 due to his silence of four at-bats in the first two games of the three consecutive games against the Dodgers, showed his presence in LA by hitting an upset triple on the day.
In the top of the first inning, Lee Jung-hoo pulled Dodgers starter Dustin May's 94.7-mile sinker and hit a strong ground ball of 100.2 miles, but it flowed to second baseman Tommy Edman and was out. Lee Jung-hoo, who also entered as a leadoff hitter in the third inning, trailing 0-2, pulled May's 94.1-mile sinker again this time, but it was handled by first baseman Freddie Freeman as it flowed to 96.8 miles.
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San Francisco took the opportunity to first base with Mike Yastremski's right-handed hit and Logan Porter's dune after two outs in the fourth inning, trailing 0-2. The next batter, Christian Kos, hit a heavy hit to recover one point and connected the chance to first and second bases with two outs.
Lee Jung-hoo then pulled May's fourth pitch sinker in the middle of 94.5 miles with a ball count of 2B1S and hit a triple on the right wing line. While the ball passed by the first baseman Freeman at a speed of 103.5 miles and flowed through the right foul area, both runners home, and Lee Jung-hoo settled on third base with ease. San Francisco's 3-2 upset.
The local broadcaster called in two people when Lee Jung-hoo, Grandson of the Wind, hit a triple. Giants lead 3-2"In the open stand position, he calmly held the bat from a high position with both hands and hit it as if he was waiting." As soon as he passed by Freddie Freeman, two runs were expected to come in, and it flows to the right corner and Lee Jung-hoo goes to a triple.
The broadcaster then said "Lee Jung-hoo won all the awards and MVP awards in the KBO and came here to San Francisco and adapted very well to the league. This triple is why Lee Jung-hoo was a perfect hitter in the KBO, hitting Tu Shim (Sinker) well in the first two at-bats, and this sinker was a great ball to hit Lee Jung-hoo", he commented.
It was the first time in four days that Lee Jung-hoo had a triple since the game against the Colorado Rockies on the 12th, and it was his third and fifth of the season in June. The two leagues combined in this category to tie for fourth place with Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers.
However, Lee Jung-hoo failed to score as the next batter, Willy Adames, stepped down with a fly ball to center field.
Lee Jung-hoo hit a fly to right field after one out in the sixth inning, trailing 5-3. May's 84.8-mile low sweeper was strongly rolled up, sending a 99.9-mile big hit towards right-center, but he was caught by right fielder Teoscar Hernandez at 348 feet.
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San Francisco followed David Johnson with a solo shot to right-center after one out in the top of the eighth inning, 4-5, but the chase point did not come out. Lee Jung-hoo pulled an 85-mile outside splitter on the second pitch against right-hander Kirby Yates after two outs and hit a 77.2-mile line-life toward the right-center, but Edman jumped and caught it as he moved to the left.
With this, Lee Jung-hoo marked a season batting average of 0.265 (71 hits in 268 at-bats), six homers, 34 RBIs, 42 runs scored, and an OPS of 0.760.
Ohtani played a leading role in three at-bats with three hits, one walk, and two points. He marked a season batting average of 0.297 (83 hits in 279 at-bats), 25 homers, 41 RBIs, 73 runs scored, and 1.035 OPS.
Kim Hye-sung of the Dodgers, who was waiting for Lee Jung-hoo's second face-off, did not have a chance to play.
San Francisco, which finished the three consecutive games with one win and two losses, had 41 wins and 31 losses, widening its gap with the first-place Dodgers (43 wins and 29 losses) in the NL West.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
