Why do you have four balls at this point… San Francisco's Lee Jung-hoo, who was shaken to zero, stopped the giant's run, which was aimed at a miracle to PS

Sep 11, 2025

'I can't believe it's shaking at this time...'

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants, who has been continuing recently, has suddenly slowed down. It's a time when the team was moving toward the miraculous possibility of advancing to the postseason. Lee Jung-hoo cannot be held responsible for the defeat, but it cannot be denied that it has had a big impact.

Lee Jung-hoo failed to achieve a hit in three consecutive games. Lee Jung-hoo started as the seventh center fielder in a home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on the morning of the 11th (Korea time), but had no hits in four at-bats. At least, he added one RBI and saved the least face.

In fact, Lee Jung-hoo was not the only one who fell into a slump on this day. The San Francisco team's lineup all looked lethargic. It is a phenomenon that often occurs during the season. This phenomenon occurs when team batters have the same batting pace or when the opposing starting pitcher shows such good pitching.

The poor batting performance against Arizona on the day is the latter. Eduardo Rodriguez, who started in Arizona on the day, put on a brilliant pitching show and overwhelmed San Francisco, which was in a super-rising mode of 8 wins and 2 losses in the last 10 games. Rodriguez gave up only two hits in six ⅓ innings, allowing two walks and six strikeouts. He continued his no-hitter until the fifth inning with one out.

In the end, San Francisco hitters led by Lee Jung-hoo were bound to show helplessness until the seventh inning. It was a game where Lee Jung-hoo's poor performance was not to be blamed. San Francisco starter Carson Seymour, on the other hand, was beaten badly early in the game and did not last two innings. In the first ⅓ inning, the team collapsed by allowing six hits and four runs. It was a complete defeat for San Francisco from the starting pitcher match.

Lee Jung-hoo came to his first at-bat after two outs in the bottom of the second inning, trailing 0-4. When the second curve came in at the ball count 1S, he turned the bat confidently. However, Rodriguez's curve trajectory was larger than Lee Jung-hoo expected. He hit the top of the ball and hit a ground ball to shortstop.

Then, after one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, Casey Schmidt hit a left-handed hit to prevent Rodriguez's no-hitter march, facing his second at-bat. Again, Lee Jung-hoo chose a quick game. Pushed Rodriguez's first pitch sinker. This time, the ball was quite strong. It was supposed to be an infield hit deep into the shortstop. But the Arizona infield defense didn't allow this.

Lee Jung-hoo, who came out as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning, faced Jake Woodford, a changed pitcher. He chose a quick game again this time. After the first strike, he pulled his body's change-up for the second pitch, but he only hit a weak ground ball to first base. Finally, Lee Jung-hoo appeared in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out and runners on second and third bases when trailing 2-5. This time, he hit a sinker on the fourth pitch with a ball count of 2B1S and hit a ground ball to the second base.

However, thanks to the not bad batting course, the frontrunners were advanced. Third baseman Matt Chapman homered, allowing Lee Jung-hoo to add an RBI single. Lee Jung-hoo did not hit a timely hit, but he played a minimal role. But San Francisco lost 3-5 without adding any more points. The giant army's advance toward the 'Autumn Festival' has also stopped for now.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.