Lee Jung-hoo's revival = San Francisco's rebound SF Lee Jung-hoo, who is fully alive in the seventh batting order, exploded long balls in six consecutive games. The team is the winning series for the second time in a row

Aug 07, 2025

'Grandson of the Wind' Lee Jung-hoo made a full recovery by hitting long balls in six consecutive games. 'Fixing the 7th batting order' was the key to the revival. When Lee Jung-hoo was revived from the bottom line, the San Francisco Giants also achieved their first two consecutive wins in the second half.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the seventh center fielder again in the interleague away game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, USA, leading his team to a 4-2 come-from-behind victory with one hit (double) in four at-bats.

He is starting the seventh batter for the sixth game since the game against the New York Mets on the 2nd. San Francisco coach Bob Melvin, who has been trying to find the best batting order for Lee Jung-hoo throughout the season, finally found the best solution.

Lee Jung-hoo, who was the third batter in the season opener, continued to undergo batting adjustments this year. Coach Melvin continued to change the batting order on the grounds that Lee Jung-hoo's batting sense was good and that if it was bad, it was bad. Accordingly, Lee Jung-hoo took charge of everything from leadoff to No. 7 batting order. It just didn't come out as a number eight or nine.

Melvin's experiment finally came to fruition in August. Figures have proven that Lee Jung-hoo is hitting the best in the seventh batting order. This year, Lee Jung-hoo appeared in 15 games as the seventh batter and has a batting average of 0.346 (18 hits in 52 times at bat).

After confirming this trend, Melvin has released Lee Jung-hoo as No. 7 in six consecutive games since the game against the Mets on the 2nd. And since Lee Jung-hoo was fixed as the seventh batter, he has hit long balls in six consecutive games, making Melvin's heart satisfied.

On this day, a long hit occurred at the most important time.

Lee Jung-hoo only made a mistake in all three previous at-bats (the top of the second inning, the top of the fourth inning, and the top of the seventh inning).

In his first at-bat after one out in the top of the second inning, he grounded out to second base against Pittsburgh left-hander Andrew Heaney. He swung the bat on a 91.1 mile four-seam fastball on the sixth pitch in the full count. However, the ball was biased toward the bat handle and could not stretch strongly and rolled weakly in front of the second baseman. Lee Jung-hoo sprinted to first base, but Pittsburgh second baseman Nick Gonzalez's throw was faster.

Lee Jung-hoo, who came to the batter's box after leadoff hitter Encarnacion's tying solo shot in the top of the fourth inning, only grounded out again. Lee Jung-hoo, who also faced Heaney, pushed a high four-seam (91 miles) outside for the fourth pitch in the ball count 1B2S, but was out at first base after being caught by the third baseman's wide defense range.

In his third at-bat after one out in the top of the seventh inning, he aimed for the first fastball against Pittsburgh bullpen pitcher Carmen Mozinski, but he was only fouled. He missed the timing on the falling curve that came into the second pitch. He said his hip fell back and went away, but he stepped down with a fly ball to the third baseman.

However, he doubled in his fourth at-bat after one out in the top of the ninth inning when the score was 2-2, setting the stage for a turnaround.

Lee Jung-hoo, who faced Dennis Santana, the Pittsburgh must-win bullpen, technically hit a changeup (87.8 miles) that fell from the middle of the fifth pitch in the ball count 2B2S. As soon as he hit to match the timing, he let go of his left hand and continued his swing with his right arm to the end. In the end, the ball split between the first and second bases and flowed deep into the right outfield. Lee Jung-hoo leisurely stepped on second base and provided a chance to turn the tables. It was Lee Jung-hoo's 27th double of the season. With this, Lee Jung-hoo jumped to a tie for sixth place in the National League's most doubles.

San Francisco did not miss the chance created by Lee Jung-hoo. Melvin put pinch-hitter Dominic Smith in the Christian Koss at-bat. Smith also sent home Lee Jung-hoo with a timely double to the right against Santana. Lee Jung-hoo scored and San Francisco succeeded in turning the game around 3-2.

San Francisco, which gained momentum, made it 4-2 with Patrick Bailey's timely hit to the right with one out and second base, and won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning by blocking Pittsburgh's attack without losing a point.

Lee Jung-hoo scored one hit (double) in four times at bat on the day. He hit his 27th double of the season and tied for sixth place in the National League. His batting average for the season was 0.258 (106 hits in 411 times at bat).

San Francisco won 4-2 with Lee Jung-hoo's winning score to achieve its second winning series in August. He recorded 2-1 losses against the New York Mets and won two consecutive games after one loss in three consecutive Interleague away games against Pittsburgh. Lee Jung-hoo's batting average for the season remained at 0.258 (106 hits in 411 times at bat).

Lee Jung-hoo has maintained his best rise since August, when he was fixed as No. 7. He is batting .450 (9 hits in 20 at-bats) in six games in August by playing six consecutive long balls. In particular, six of the nine hits are long balls with more than a double. There are five doubles and one triple.

Thanks to this, the slugging percentage reached a whopping 0.750. The on-base percentage also hit 0.500. The OPS is 1.250. It can be seen as a terrifying rise. It was a remarkable effect of number 7 batting order fixation.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.