Lee Jung-hoo is going up to the 10th base in four games, but SF fall baseball sank four times in a row
Jul 29, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo started as the fifth center fielder in the first of three consecutive home games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park on the 29th (Korea time), and recorded one hit, one RBI, two walks and one stolen base from three at-bats. However, San Francisco fell to its knees 5-6 despite a fierce last-minute chase.
Lee Jung-hoo, who showed off his pioneering skills by walking two without a hit against the New York Mets on the previous day, continued to bite the opposing pitcher by choosing the ball carefully. It is the first time in two days that Lee Jung-hoo got on base three times since the match against the Mets on the 27th. In the last four games, the upward trend was clear with six hits and four walks in 14 at-bats and as many as 10 on-base hits.
With this, Lee Jung-hoo marked a batting average of 0.253 (96 hits in 380 at-bats), six home runs, 43 RBIs, 50 runs, 37 walks, 7 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.322, a slugging percentage of 0.400 and an OPS of 0.722.
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Lee Jung-hoo then stole second base at Wilmer Flores' at-bat, but Flores stepped down with a fly to right field and no additional points were scored. It was the first time in 56 days that Lee Jung-hoo stole a base since the San Diego Padres on June 3. the seventh stolen base of the season.
Then, in the second inning when the team was chasing 3-4, he struck out a rookie with two outs and the bases loaded, leaving a regret. He just let go of Keller's 95-mile fastball that dug into his body in the eighth pitch at the full count.
San Francisco tied the game 4-4 in the bottom of the fourth inning with Willy Adames' timely hit with two outs and a third baseman, and Chapman got a pitch, leading to chances for the first and second bases. Lee Jung-hoo, who then entered the batter's box, drew a straight walk from opposing right-hander Johan Ramirez to create a full base chance. However, Flores hit a ground ball to the third base and the chance was canceled again.
Lee Jung-hoo, who was grounded out to the first base in the seventh inning, trailing 4-6, finally hit a timely hit in his last at-bat in the ninth inning. After leading Adames hit a double that fell on the right-wing line, he advanced to third base when Chapman hit a fly ball to right field, providing a chance for one out and third base.
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It is the first time in eight days that Lee Jung-hoo made a timely hit in the scoring position since he hit the middle of the sixth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on the 21st. He had nine RBIs in July and three RBIs in the second half.
San Francisco's next batter, Flores, hit a left-handed hit, continuing its chance to tie the game with runners on first and second bases with one out. However, Mike Yastremski and Patrick Bailey ended the game with only a fly ball to shortstop and a ground ball to second base, respectively.
San Francisco, which lost three consecutive games against the Mets and was in a swamp of four consecutive losses, marked 54 wins and 53 losses, jeopardizing its winning rate of 50%. In the second half of the year, it is a rollercoaster ride with four consecutive losses, two consecutive wins, and four consecutive losses.
San Francisco, which is ranked third in the NL West, also had a 3.5 game gap with the third-place San Diego Padres in the wild card, further reducing its hopes for fall baseball.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
