One hit, one walk and one run, Lee Jung-hoo made it a 159km fast cutter hit, but he couldn't home from third base..SF 23 CLE

Jun 18, 2025

One hit, one walk and one run, Lee Jung-hoo made it a 159km fast cutter hit, but he couldn't home from third base..SF 23 CLE
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants walks to base in the bottom of the first inning and hits home with Dominic Smith's timely hit. AP Yonhap News



San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo struggled to avoid a hitless game.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the first center fielder in the first of three consecutive home games against the Cleveland Guardians at Oracle Park on the 18th (Korea time) and scored one hit, one walk, and one point in four at-bats.

Lee Jung-hoo, who has played leadoff for seven consecutive games since the game against the Colorado Rockies on the 11th, maintained a batting average of 0.265 (72 hits in 272 at-bats). However, his batting average is low at 0.208 (11 hits in 48 at-bats) in 14 games he played in June. Five of the 14 games are hitless.




He has six home runs, 34 RBIs, 43 runs, 25 walks, and an OPS of 0.758.

One hit, one walk and one run, Lee Jung-hoo made it a 159km fast cutter hit, but he couldn't home from third base..SF 23 CLE
Lee Jung-hoo scored the first run in the first inning and is high-fiving with his teammates. AFP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo got on base with a walk in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning and scored the first run on a follow-up hit. After tormenting Cleveland right-hander Slade Sekoni to the full count, he picked out a sinker outside 92.2 miles on the seventh pitch. Lee Jung-hoo, who advanced to second base with Willy Adames' ground ball to the second base, expected a shot from Rafael Devers, who became a new family member, but he struck out swinging.

Then, when Elliott Ramos hit the ball in his elbow and connected the chance to the first and second bases with two outs, Dominic Smith hit a heavy hit and Lee Jung-hoo rushed home. However, Casey Schmidt struck out with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, and no additional points were scored.




When he went out as the leadoff hitter in the third inning with a score of 1-1, the well-hit ball was in front of the fielder, which was a shame. In one ball, he pulled Sekoni's 92.8-mile fastball and hit a 100.4-mile line drive, but second baseman Angel Martinez caught it without moving.

There was no hit in the third at-bat in the scoring opportunity. In the bottom of the fourth inning, when the score was 2-2, Sekoni hit a slow curve of 72.8 miles on the third pitch, which was low outside, but it was missed and hit a ground ball to shortstop.

He also hit it well in the seventh inning, trailing 2-3, but it was in front of the fielder. On the third pitch of the opposing right-hander Cade Smith, he hit a splitter in the middle of 86.8 miles to hit a 97.8-mile line-dry, but it flew in front of center fielder Lane Thomas.




However, Lee Jung-hoo made a hit in the fifth at-bat. Lee Jung-hoo, who took the lead in the ninth inning with a 1-point deficit of 2-3, hit a left-handed hit against right-hander Emmanuel Clase of Cleveland's fastball.

In the ball count 1B2S, he lightly pushed a 98.8-mile (159km) cutter that penetrated the middle of the fifth pitch and connected it with a clean hit that fell in front of left field.

San Francisco then had a bases-loaded chance with Devers' hit to left-center and Ramos' walk after one out. A situation where even a normal fly can add a point to tie the game. Smith hit a fly to left field, but third baseman Lee Jung-hoo was unable to come home. Schmidt was then out and the game ended as it was.

One hit, one walk and one run, Lee Jung-hoo made it a 159km fast cutter hit, but he couldn't home from third base..SF 23 CLE
Rafael Devers poses with President Buster Posey at the San Francisco joining ceremony. AP Yonhap News
San Francisco lost 2-3 with Devers, who was brought in in a trade from the Boston Red Sox, joining the lineup.

Devers, who made his San Francisco debut as the third designated hitter, made two hits and one RBI in five at-bats, showing his presence as a center hitter. Devers hit a double to right-center in the bottom of the third inning with one out and a runner on the first base, making his first hit and RBI since the transfer.

It was painful for San Francisco to miss the chance to first and second bases with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 2-3. As soon as pinch hitter Wilmer Flores stepped down with a fly to left field, second baseman Schmidt was out due to a late return. Logan Porter was then grounded out to third base and could not score a point.

San Francisco, which has been mired in a three-game losing streak, marked 41-32.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.