Slump when you have to hit me the most...Did you lose trust in the bench? Lee Jung-hoo, who has been hitless for 4G in a row, moved back to No. 8
Sep 17, 2025
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San Francisco Giants' main center fielder Lee Jung-hoo fell into a slump at a time when he had to give up the most strength. Lee Jung-hoo has not been able to hit in 13 at-bats in the last four games. Including the previous game, he has 14 consecutive hits in five games. Although he only struck out one, he seems to be unable to make a powerful hit. It is a slump reminiscent of the worst slump in June.
The problem is that this slump is being reproduced at a time when it should not come out the most. San Francisco, which had almost given up its postseason hopes, has been on a scary rise since the end of August, and has belatedly sought the possibility of advancing to the postseason. At one point, he was 0.5 games behind the third place, the last line to advance to the postseason, in the National League wild card ranking competition. Expectations have grown that San Francisco may win a ticket to fall, beating the current third-place New York Mets.
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Lee Jung-hoo started as the first center fielder in an away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on the 16th (Korea time), but had no hits and one walk in three at-bats. San Francisco coach Bob Melvin expected Lee Jung-hoo to open the door for the team's batters as the vanguard of offense, but such a wish did not come true for the fourth game.
As a result, San Francisco also lost 1-8 on the same day and lost three consecutive games, and the gap with the Mets widened to two games again. Rather, Arizona, which beat San Francisco to achieve three consecutive wins, came in fourth place in the wild card competition and followed the Mets with 1.5 games.
San Francisco's losing streak cannot be attributed solely to Lee Jung-hoo. What is clear, however, is that Lee Jung-hoo's bat, which was hot in September, has now cooled too cold. It is true that it has had a significant impact on the team's losing streak.
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On this day, San Francisco shook the batting order greatly. It is a batting order that reflects the strong will to escape three consecutive losses.
When San Francisco was on the rise, the batting order came back. Eliot Ramos (left fielder), Rafael Devers (designated hitter), Willie Adames (striker), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Wilmer Flores (first baseman), Case Schmidt (second baseman), Herar Encarnacion (right fielder), Lee Jung-hoo (middle fielder) and Andrew Kisner (catcher).
Right-hander Tristan Beck is the starting pitcher for San Francisco. He is a pitcher who has played only as a bullpen in 26 games this season, with one win and no loss, one save with a 4.88 ERA. It is expected to take on the role of the opener.
The Arizona starter that the San Francisco lineup led by Lee Jung-hoo should collapse is left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez. He has an 8-8 record and a 4.98 ERA this season, and has maintained a good trend with his last three consecutive starts. During this period, the ERA reached a whopping 0.49 (1 earned run in 18 ⅓ innings). San Francisco's losing streak doesn't seem to be that easy.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
