Two-run triple bang! 4G consecutive hits Lee Jung-hoo is third overall in ML, 0.258SF 45 PIT
Aug 05, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo continued his hitting sense by hitting a two-run triple in the first of three consecutive away games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on the 5th (Korea time). Despite Lee Jung-hoo's performance with one hit and two RBIs in four times at bat, San Francisco suffered a come-from-behind loss of 4-5.
Lee Jung-hoo, who was listed in the starting lineup as the seventh center fielder, hit a triple in the top of the fifth inning with a 2-1 lead. Leadership Willy Adames and Matt Chapman walked back-to-back to create chances for first and second base. However, Dominic Smith struck out and Casey Schmidt stepped down with a fly ball to center field, which could lead to a missed chance.
However, Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the batter's box for the third time, hit a delightful triple to right-center and called in both runners.
Right-hander Kyle Nicholas' 97.9-mile fastball, which flew through the high strike zone in the first pitch, was properly pulled and connected with a ball penetrating the right-center, then circled the base and settled on third base. He hit a hard hit for the first time in a long time with a batting speed of 100 miles.
His ninth triple of the season in 24 days since the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 12th of last month put the two leagues in third place after Arizona Diamondbacks Corbin Carroll (14) and Boston Red Sox Jaren Duran (12).
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San Francisco scored two runs in the top of the first inning by combining two hits and three walks. After Chapman struck out with an infield hit by leader Eliot Ramos and back-to-back walks by Rafael Devers and Adames, Smith's heavy hit and Schmidt's push walk led 2-0. However, with the bases loaded with one out, Lee Jung-hoo and Patrick Bailey struck out one after another and failed to score additional points.
While Pittsburgh recovered one point with Nick Gonzalez's sacrifice fly to right field in the bottom of the first inning, Lee Jung-hoo hit a grounder to shortstop in the third inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. He left five remaining bases even after receiving consecutive scoring opportunities in his first two at-bats.
However, Lee Jung-hoo did not miss the chance in the fifth inning and hit a two-run triple, and went out as a leadoff hitter in the eighth inning and was out with a fly ball to left field. Lee Jung-hoo had a batting average of 0.258 (104 hits in 403 at-bats), six home runs, 46 RBIs, 54 runs, and an OPS of 0.736.
San Francisco allowed a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning when Randy Rodriguez gave up a walk and a pitch, leading to a crisis with one out and runners on the first and second bases, followed by a timely hit by Joey Bart in the left-center. Then, with one out and runners on the first and third bases, third baseman Swinsky was safe at home and San Francisco knelt down as it was.
San Francisco is 56-57.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
