13 for 26 → 0 for 17, who would believe this rollercoaster? Lee Jung-hoo is trapped in the ninth inning, and SF fall baseball is far away for the fourth consecutive time

Sep 17, 2025

13 for 26 → 0 for 17, who would believe this rollercoaster? Lee Jung-hoo is trapped in the ninth inning, and SF fall baseball is far away for the fourth consecutive time
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo was hitless in five consecutive games. AP Yonhap News



13 for 26 → 0 for 17, who would believe this rollercoaster? Lee Jung-hoo is trapped in the ninth inning, and SF fall baseball is far away for the fourth consecutive time
Lee Jung-hoo is warming up with a catch ball ahead of the Arizona match on the 17th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News
The pace dropped sharply at the end of the season. He seems to be caught in a 'ninth.'

San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo was silent again. Lee Jung-hoo, who left one hit on 140 hits by Kim Ha-sung (Atlanta Braves), the most in a season for a KBO batter, failed to hit in five games.

Lee Jung-hoo played in the away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on the 17th (Korea time) as the eighth center fielder and had no hits in four times at bat.




It is the first time that Lee Jung-hoo started as the eighth hitter since his Major League debut. Recently, he has not been in good batting condition and Arizona's starter was left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, so he eventually came down to the eighth batting order.

Lee Jung-hoo, who has remained hitless in five consecutive games since the game against Arizona on the 11th, has a batting average of 0.262 (139 hits in 530 times at bat) and an OPS of 0.732. During this period, he had no hits in 17 at-bats and stayed for eight days from 139 hits. In other words, the slump is prolonged with 140 hits, the most in a season from KBO recorded by Kim Ha-sung when he was with the San Diego Padres in 2023.

In September, he played four multi-hit games, including his first four hits in the big league against the St. Louis Cardinals on the 6th, showing off his peak hitting sense with 13 hits in 26 at-bats in seven games, and the bat quickly cooled down.
13 for 26 → 0 for 17, who would believe this rollercoaster? Lee Jung-hoo is trapped in the ninth inning, and SF fall baseball is far away for the fourth consecutive time
After this. AP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo entered the first batter's box as the last batter in the top of the first inning when the four-run big inning took place and grounded out to second base. Rodriguez pulled a fastball well in the middle of 91.7 miles on his second pitch, but it became a ground ball flowing straight to second base at a speed of 100.4 miles.

In the third inning with a 5-3 lead, he also hit Rodriguez's sinker in the middle of 91.6 miles with two outs, but he was again out in front of the second baseman. Again, the batting speed was 95.8 miles.

After two outs in the sixth inning, when the score was 5-5, right-hander John Curtis hit a 93.5-mile fastball on the third pitch and hit a 15-degree line drive toward center field, but center fielder Alec Thomas ran to left-center and caught the ball with a sliding catch.

After two outs in the ninth inning, he was grounded out to third base.




13 for 26 → 0 for 17, who would believe this rollercoaster? Lee Jung-hoo is trapped in the ninth inning, and SF fall baseball is far away for the fourth consecutive time
When Arizona Jordan Lawler hit a walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning, teammates such as Alec Thomas are happy to rush in. AFP Yonhap News
San Francisco kneeled 5-6 in the bottom of the ninth inning when closer Ryan Walker allowed Jordan Lawler a walk-off hit with no outs.

San Francisco, which has been in a swamp of four consecutive losses, has lost 75 wins and 76 losses, and its winning rate has fallen below 50% again, effectively frustrating its advance to the postseason. San Francisco, which fell to fifth place in the NL wild card, had a three-game gap with the New York Mets, who are third in the wild card. The Mets beat the San Diego Padres 8-3, winning their second straight game after eight consecutive losses, maintaining a 1.5-game gap with Arizona (77 wins and 75 losses), which is ranked fourth in the wild card.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.