As snow baseball comes to life first, contact has improved. SF Lee Jung-hoo has two walks + a timely hit. But the team lost four games in a row

Jul 29, 2025

As snow baseball comes to life first, contact has improved. SF Lee Jung-hoo has two walks a timely hit. But the team lost four games in a row
Lee Jung-hoo hits a left-handed hit at the bottom of the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park on the 29th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants, who was in a deep slump, is reviving. The biggest change is also the recovery of 'Snowball'. Based on the sharp pioneering plan, the accuracy improves and the number of on-base hits increases as you get used to waiting at bat. However, it is clear that Lee Jung-hoo's revival does not lead to the team's rise.

Lee Jung-hoo started the home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on the 29th (Korea time), and played well, including one hit in three at-bats, one RBI, two walks and one stolen base. Although it is regrettable that he struck out with the bases loaded with two outs, it can be said that he did his part overall. This is because he stepped on first base three times and added an RBI.

Lee's batting average for this season is 0.253 (96 hits in 380 times at bat). The season's 100-hit mark is just around the corner.




Certainly, so far, they have not fully escaped the aftermath of the deep-hit slump of May and June. His batting average of .25 is far short of Lee Jung-hoo's ransom. It should be raised to at least the 270 percent range.

What is worth consoling is that there are clear signs of recovery in July. Lee Jung-hoo has a batting average of 0.306 (22 hits in 72 times at bat) since July. In the last seven games, his batting average has risen to 0.321 (9 hits in 28 times at bat). In addition, he got five walks during this period and reached base every game. Thanks to this, the on-base percentage in the last seven games has reached a whopping 0.424.

As snow baseball comes to life first, contact has improved. SF Lee Jung-hoo has two walks a timely hit. But the team lost four games in a row
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This shows that the starting point of recovering the sense of hitting is 'eye baseball'. Lee Jung-hoo drew two consecutive walks against the New York Mets on the 28th and Pittsburgh on the 29th. In the last 10 games, he has walked six, while he has struck out only two times. One of them came against Pittsburgh on the 29th.




On this day, Lee Jung-hoo drew a walk from his first at-bat. At the bottom of the first inning, when the score was 1-1, he got a walk while playing a long game with opposing starter Mitch Keller to eight pitches. It is Lee Jung-hoo's decision win. It is also encouraging that he drew a lot of pitches from the first inning to the opposing pitcher. After going to first base, Lee Jung-hoo immediately stole second base and played 'football'.

His second at-bat in the bottom of the second inning was disappointing. Lee Jung-hoo, who came to the batter's box with the bases loaded with two outs, met Keller again and played a full count game until the 7th pitch this time. However, he struck out while standing on a 95-mile four-seam fastball that entered the body-packed course at 3B2S. It was such a good pitch and course. This time, Kelly won.

Later, Lee Jung-hoo picked up a straight walk from opposing bullpen pitcher Ramirez with two outs and runners on first and second bases in the bottom of the fourth inning when the score was 4-4. Ramirez threw both sweeper and four-seam to the outside course, Lee Jung-hoo's cold zone. However, Lee Jung-hoo drew a walk without being tempted and created a bases-loaded chance. However, Wilmer Flores, the follow-up hitter, failed to score a come-from-behind score as he ended up with an infield ground ball.




As snow baseball comes to life first, contact has improved. SF Lee Jung-hoo has two walks a timely hit. But the team lost four games in a row
Lee Jung-hoo, who took first base twice with snow baseball, finally showed confidence in hitting. He hit a timely hit to Pittsburgh closer David Bedna in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out and a third base. This time again, snow baseball was the basis. After carefully continuing the game to the 7th pitch, he pushed the 7th-highest four-seam fastball (96.8 miles) on the ball count 2B2S and hit an RBI left-handed hit. The recovery of the rushing hit is also noticeable.

However, Lee Jung-hoo's timely hit did not call for the team's victory. On this day, San Francisco chased 5-6 with Lee Jung-hoo's timely hit, but lost four consecutive games without scoring any more points. It is now eight games away from the Los Angeles Dodgers, the leader of the National League West. He is also out of the top five in the wild card competition. If they fail to win more than 36 games in the remaining 55 games, they are likely not to advance to the postseason. In fact, it means that it is almost difficult.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.