Lee Jung-hoo, grandson of the wind, doubles and scores from his first at-bat. I'm lucky today
Jul 21, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo was selected as the first center fielder in the interleague away game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, early on the 21st (Korea time). San Francisco, which has lost four consecutive games, attempted a major change in its starting lineup to prevent a sweep loss in the final game of three consecutive Interleague games against Toronto.
The most noticeable change is Lee Jung-hoo's return to No. 1. Lee Jung-hoo came out as the first hitter in 34 days since the game against the Cleveland Guardians on June 18.
Starting with Lee Jung-hoo, San Francisco organized the lineup in the order of Eliot Ramos (left fielder), Rafael Devers (designated hitter), Willie Adames (striker), Mike Yastremski (right fielder), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Dominic Smith (first baseman), Brett Weisley (second baseman), and Andrew Kisner (catcher). The starting pitcher is Robbie Ray.
Toronto selection was right-hander Jose Berrios. Berrios, who has 5 wins, 4 losses and a 3.75 ERA in 20 games this year, is not fast with an average speed of 92.2 miles (about 148.4km). However, he is the type of pitcher who induces a lot of ground balls by using various breaking balls. It can be seen as a so-called 'Guessing Style'.
Lee Jung-hoo hit a double in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning against Berrios. After picking out the first ball, he pushed a 92.4 mile four-seam fastball that came into the middle of the second ball. The ball that flew to left field seemed to be caught by Toronto left fielder Davis Schneider. However, Schneider failed to catch the ball as he missed the direction of the ball, perhaps due to the strong sunlight. Lee Jung-hoo advanced to second base with his quick feet.
Left field error was strong, but the official decision came out as a double. Luck followed. MLB.COM analyzed that Lee Jung-hoo's hit increased San Francisco's winning rate by 6%.
Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the scoring position, scored when Eliot Ramos, the follow-up hitter, made a timely hit to the left. The ball fell slightly over the shortstop and in front of the left field, and in the meantime, Lee Jung-hoo homered with a sprint to score the first point.
However, San Francisco failed to score an additional point, and after two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo home run and caught up with 1-1.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
