Korean big leaguers face off significantly, No. 6 center fielder Lee Jung-hoo vs. No. 8 second baseman Kim Hye-sung urgent LAD blind pursuit SF
Jul 12, 2025
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San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo and LA Dodgers Kim Hye-sung were listed in the starting lineup side by side in the first game of the last three consecutive games of the first half at Oracle Park at 11:15 a.m. on the 12th (Korea time).
Lee Jung-hoo will play as center fielder at No. 6, and Kim Hye-sung as second baseman at No. 8.
It is the second time that the two players will start side by side in a big league game and face off after the third game of the season between the two teams at Dodger Stadium on June 15. At that time, Lee Jung-hoo played as a leadoff, went 0-for-4 with one hit and one walk, and Kim Hye-sung went to second base on the 9th, making one hit and one RBI in four at-bats. The Dodgers won the winning series with a big 11-5 victory and 2-1 loss.
The game is the fourth game of the season between the two teams, and for Lee Jung-hoo and San Francisco, it is a matter of revenge.
The Dodgers starter is Dustin May and the San Francisco starter is Logan Webb. May is 5-5 with a 4.52 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season, while Webb is 8-6 with a 2.62 ERA and 133 strikeouts as an ace.
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When Tommy Edman, who missed three consecutive games due to a toe injury, returned to the game against Milwaukee on the 10th and was sluggish with no hits in five at-bats, manager Dave Roberts gave Kim Hye-sung a chance to start second base.
Lee Jung-hoo continued his batting by hitting 3 hits in 10 at-bats in three consecutive home games against the Philadelphia Phillies on the 8th-10th. Lee Jung-hoo, who has been experiencing a prolonged slump since mid-May, has been recovering little by little by hitting a batting average of 0.296 (8 hits in 27 at-bats) in seven games in July.
This three-game series is a rival match that can change the game in the NL West.
The Dodgers (56 wins and 38 losses), the world's leading team, is five games ahead of second-place San Francisco (51 wins and 43 losses). However, the Dodgers have fallen into a swamp of six consecutive losses in six years and need to win, and San Francisco is a great opportunity to close the gap.
The Dodgers are in the order of Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Teoscar, Michael Confoto, Andy Farggs, Kim Hye-sung and Edman, while San Francisco is in the order of Mike Yastremski, Elliott Ramos, Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman, Willie Adames, Lee Jung-hoo, Casey Schmidt, Dominic Smith and Patrick Bailey.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
