Jung-hoo Lee's fatal strikeout was rather admired by the broadcaster…I can't believe I've cleared that ball
Jul 08, 2025
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The moment Lee Jung-hoo was struck out fatally, dropping his team's winning rate by 6.6% at bat. U.S. local broadcasters unusually praised Lee Jung-hoo's hit. What's the reason.
Lee Jung-hoo started the game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on the 8th (Korea time) as the seventh batter and center fielder, and contributed to a 3-1 victory with one hit and one RBI from four times at bat.
I'm having a better July than June, which was the worst in my personal career. Lee Jung-hoo only hit 0.143 (12 hits in 84 at-bats) in June, crumpling the pride of the KBO's all-time batting champion, and he is on an upward curve with a batting average of 0.286 (6 hits in 21 at-bats) in July.
Lee Jung-hoo faced Philadelphia left-hander Christopher Sanchez on the day. Sanchez is the top starting pitcher with 107 â…” innings and a 2.59 ERA in 18 games this season.
Sanchez played against batters with three types of sliders, sinker, change-up, and slider, and the change-up used as a deciding ball is very powerful. The sinker has a maximum speed of 98.1 miles (about 158 kilometers) and an average speed of 95.3 miles (153 kilometers).
Lee Jung-hoo faced Sanchez for the first time in the bottom of the second inning with no outs and a full base. In the ball count 2B1S, he fouled the 95.3 mph sinker on the fourth pitch, and he fouled the changeup on the fifth pitch once more. I made contact even though I fell low and almost lost the timing. He continued his chances with difficulty, but he swung and missed the changeup in the sixth pitch and struck out. At that time, San Francisco's winning rate fell 6.6% to 65.2%.
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Then "Sanchez won the game right away with another change-up, and Lee Jung-hoo couldn't stand this ball. He added, "This is his ball…" and thought it was not Lee Jung-hoo's bad shot, but Sanchez's good throw.
Lee Jung-hoo faced his second at-bat in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and no runners. In the ball count 1B2S, Sanchez's wild changeup was targeted to make an infield hit on the shortstop side. The change-up fell less than when he swung and missed in his first at-bat.
Local broadcasters commented "Tray Turner (striker) moved, but a very small gap opened and Lee Jung-hoo found the space."
Lee Jung-hoo scored a valuable RBI in his last at-bat in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal the team's victory. 1st and 3rd base chance with 1 out leading 2-1. The opponent was right-handed bullpen Orion Kirkering. Lee Jung-hoo hit Kirkering's sweeper with a ball count of 1B1S. It was a ground ball toward the first base, but first baseman Bryce Harper couldn't stop third baseman Matt Chapman, who rushed home, because he caught it with difficulty while kneeling. It was the moment to seal the 3-1 victory.
Local broadcasters said, "Lee Jung-hoo made a contact in a 1 out situation, and Harper kneeled down and grabbed the ball, making it an awkward throw. Realmuto (catcher) didn't have a chance to do anything because he kneeled down and grabbed the ball and threw it. Chapman helped Lee Jung-hoo with a really good base run" he said.
Lee Jung-hoo had a hit and an RBI, but he did not produce a quality ball outside the infield. Still, he continues to struggle for a rebound, producing hits in four of the five games he played in July.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
