The 7th batter, Lee Jung-hoo, hit it again! Double Top 10, OPS 1.250, SF 81 PIT with 5G consecutive hits in August

Aug 06, 2025

The 7th batter, Lee Jung-hoo, hit it again! Double Top 10, OPS 1.250, SF 81 PIT with 5G consecutive hits in August
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants is safe by sliding home when Patrick Bailey hit a timely hit after hitting a double in the top of the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on the 6th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



The 7th batter, Lee Jung-hoo, hit it again! Double Top 10, OPS 1.250, SF 81 PIT with 5G consecutive hits in August
Lee Jung-hoo welcomes Herar Encarnacion, who hits a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning. ImagesYonhap News
It's August at its peak. San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo continued his hit streak in five consecutive games, showing off his high-sensitivity.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the seventh center fielder in an away game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on the 6th (Korea time) and contributed to an 8-1 victory by scoring one hit and one point from four times at bat.

He had hits in all five games he played in August. Lee Jung-hoo made seven hits in three consecutive games against the New York Mets on the 2nd and 4th, raising his batting sense. In particular, he played his first four hits and five on base since entering the Major League on the 4th. He hit a two-run triple against Pittsburgh on the 5th, and added a double on the day.




Lee Jung-hoo, who hit 9 for 20 (0.450) in five games in August, hit .258 (105 for 407) with six home runs, 46 RBIs, 55 runs scored, and an OPS of .736. In August alone, he hit four doubles and one triple, reaching an OPS of 1.250. He ranks eighth in doubles (26) and second in triples (nine) in the NL.

Lee Jung-hoo, who entered as a leadoff hitter in the top of the third inning at 0-0, pulled Pittsburgh right-hander Mike Burrows' 86.5-mile slider on the sixth pitch, but grounded out to second base. After two outs in the fourth inning with a 3-1 lead, Burrows' 85.7-mile changeup on the first pitch was pulled again, but it became a ground ball flowing in front of the first baseman.

However, Lee Jung-hoo hit a double in the sixth inning with one out and a runner on the first base, leading the game to the second and third bases.




The 7th batter, Lee Jung-hoo, hit it again! Double Top 10, OPS 1.250, SF 81 PIT with 5G consecutive hits in August
Lee Jung-hoo hits a slider from Pittsburgh starter Mike Burrows in the top of the sixth inning for a double that falls on the left-field line. ImagesYonhap News
Right-hander Braxton Ashcraft's second pitch hit a slider that fell into the middle of 92.9 miles was slightly missed, rising high to the left. Pittsburgh left fielder Tommy Pham chased out and tried to catch it, but the ball fell inside the foul line and entered the stands and became a ground rule double. his 26th double of the season.

In San Francisco, Patrick Bailey then hit a right-handed hit, and third baseman Dominic Smith and second baseman Lee Jung-hoo both homered and ran away 8-1.

Lee Jung-hoo struck out swinging in the seventh inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases. A 97.6-mile fastball to Ashcraft's body missed the bat.




The main players in San Francisco's victory were Christian Kos and Herar Encarnacion, who were listed in the starting lineup for the first time in a long time.

In the top of the third inning when the score was 0-0, Koss scored the first point by shooting a two-run shot in the left-center with one out and a runner on the first base, and Encarnacion hit a solo home run in the middle of the fourth inning with a 2-1 lead.

San Francisco, which ran 6-1 thanks to Rafael Devers' timely hit and Willy Adames' superior two-run homer in the fifth inning, then added two more runs in the sixth inning by Lee Jung-hoo's double.

San Francisco starter Logan Webb struck out 10 in six innings and won the game with seven hits and one run, reaching the 10th win (eight losses) of the season. Webb, who lowered his ERA to 3.24, also enjoyed surpassing 1,000 innings (1002 ⅔).

San Francisco returned to a .500 winning percentage with a 57-57 record.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.