San Francisco, not Lee Jung-hoo, missed the problem and the winning game. 25th come-from-behind defeat

Aug 05, 2025

San Francisco, not Lee Jung-hoo, missed the problem and the winning game. 25th come-from-behind defeat



The San Francisco Giants missed the game they seemed to catch again. Despite Lee Jung-hoo's triple, he failed to take the lead. After all, the team itself is a problem, not Lee Jung-hoo. A major reorganization is expected to be essential.

San Francisco suffered a come-from-behind defeat by 4-5 in an away game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on the 5th (Korea time) when the must-win group collapsed in the bottom of the 9th inning. As a result, San Francisco lost its 57th game (56 wins) of the season, falling again by 50% in a day.

As such, the chance of advancing to the postseason has also become slim. According to the U.S. FanGraphs, San Francisco's chance of advancing to the postseason dropped sharply from 7.9% before the game to 6.1%. I can't say there isn't a 'miracle possibility' yet, but now I think I have to think about the future of the team realistically. Hot reform is needed.




San Francisco took the lead for the first time in a long time in the game. At the center was Lee Jung-hoo, the grandson of the wind. Lee Jung-hoo, who started as the seventh center fielder, came to the batter's box in the top of the fifth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases with a 2-1 lead.

San Francisco, not Lee Jung-hoo, missed the problem and the winning game. 25th come-from-behind defeat
Lee Jung-hoo hits a triple in the top of the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park with two outs and runners on first and second bases. AFP Yonhap News
It was a two-run timely hit to clean up the slump in the previous at-bat. Lee Jung-hoo came to the plate for the first time in the top of the first inning with one out and a full base. However, Pittsburgh starter Johan Oviedo was struck out swinging on an 83.7 mile (about 134.7km) curve thrown at the ball count 2B2S.

In the top of the third inning, he also came to the batter's box with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. This time, he only grounded out to shortstop.




However, he made a timely hit in the third at-bat in the top of the fifth inning. Pittsburgh right-handed bullpen pitcher Kyle Nicholas pulled the first fastball (97.9 miles) properly. It was a perfect hard hit with a batting speed of 100 miles (160.9 kilometers per hour). The ball completely cut right-center and rolled to the fence. Lee Jung-hoo did not apply the brakes, but continued to run. The final destination was third base.

As a result, Lee Jung-hoo recorded his ninth triple of the season in 24 days since the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 12. Of the total hitters in the Major League, only two have had more triples than Lee Jung-hoo, including Corbin Carroll (Arizona, 14) and Jarran Duran (Boston, 12). Lee Jung-hoo is third in MLB in the triple category.

It was the result of Lee Jung-hoo, who announced his revival of batting feeling by adding one walk to his first major league debut '4 hits in a game' the previous day, achieving a new record of '5 on base' a game', and completely regained his confidence at bat.




Lee's batting average for this season was 0.258 (104 hits in 403 times at bat).

San Francisco, not Lee Jung-hoo, missed the problem and the winning game. 25th come-from-behind defeat
The problem is that despite Lee Jung-hoo's full recovery, San Francisco did not win. He suffered his 25th come-from-behind loss this season.

San Francisco took the lead by scoring two runs first with two hits and three walks from the top of the first inning. Lee Jung-hoo's two-run triple in the top of the fifth inning gave him a 4-1 run. If he had won like this, his chances of advancing to the postseason would have increased to around 10%.

San Francisco, not Lee Jung-hoo, missed the problem and the winning game. 25th come-from-behind defeat
However, the San Francisco bullpen failed to keep the win. Pittsburgh outfielder Jack Swinsky, who was a 'Bae Ji-hwan contender' in the bottom of the seventh inning, hit a two-run home run and followed it to 3-4. He then made a come-from-behind victory in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The San Francisco bullpen collapsed. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Randy Rodriguez gave up a walk and a four-out walk and allowed Joey Bart to tie the game with a timely hit in the left-center, and third baseman Swinsky dug home and won the come-from-behind victory when Isaiah Kiner-Falefa grounded out to the first base with one out and runners on the first and third bases.

San Francisco, not Lee Jung-hoo, missed the problem and the winning game. 25th come-from-behind defeat
San Francisco sent Tyler Rogers, a must-winner, to the New York Mets ahead of the trade deadline, and Camilo Doval, a closer, to the New York Yankees. The aftermath was seen as a come-from-behind defeat against Pittsburgh. From the beginning, the San Francisco club did not believe in hopes of advancing to the postseason. Now it's a total abandonment. For the rest of the season, we can only expect expensive players to recover their skills.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.