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April 27, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee (51) walks to the dugout before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Lee Jung-hoo (25) of the San Francisco Giants continued his three-game hitting streak with a monster rookie hit. On the other hand, Kim Ha-seong (28, San Diego Padres), who was placed in the 7th batting order for the first time due to a poor hit perception, only had no hits.
Lee Jung-hoo recorded 1 hit in 4 at-bats in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game against the Pittsburgh Pirates held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA on the 29th (Korea time). Lee Jung-hoo, who had one hit in each of the three consecutive games against Pittsburgh from the 27th to today, saw his season batting average drop slightly from 0.270 to 0.269 (28 hits in 104 at-bats).
Lee Jeong-hoo, who was employed as the third hitter but returned as the first hitter that day, was retired by a fly ball to center field in his first at-bat. After that, Lee Jung-hoo, who came to the plate with no outs at first in the third inning when the team was leading 2-0, hit 142 km/h off Pittsburgh starter Jared Jones and make a heavy blow. Pittsburgh starter Jared Jones is known as a monster rookie that MLB is paying attention to.
Like Jeong-hoo Lee, he is a rookie who made his MLB debut this year, and after the opener, he pitched 29 innings in 5 games and had respectable results of 2 wins, 2 losses, and ERA of 2.79. He is the player who ranks first in the National League in strikeouts per 9 innings with 12.1. Tyler Fitzgerald, who reached third on Jeong-hoo Lee’s hit, scored on Lamonte Wade Jr.’s sacrifice fly to center field. Lee Jeong-hoo, who retired in the 5th inning due to a fly ball to right field, was unable to advance further in the 7th inning due to a fly ball to left field. San Francisco won 3-2.
While Lee Jeong-hoo has had a three-game hitting streak, Kim Ha-seong is suffering from a batting slump as his batting order has dropped to number 7 for the first time this season. Ha-seong Kim started as the 7th hitter and shortstop in the home game against the Philadelphia Phillies held at Petco Park in San Diego, going 0-hit in 3 at-bats, 1 walk, and 1 run.
Kim Ha-seong, who had mainly played numbers 5 and 6 since the season opened, appeared as a number 7 hitter for the first time today. This is a measure that disproves that the feeling of hitting is not good.
Kim Ha-seong, who was retired by a fly ball to left field in his first at-bat in the second inning, struck out in the fourth inning after watching Taiwan Walker’s sinker hit his opponent. Ha-seong Kim, who reached base after a walk in the 7th inning, scored on Luis Campusano’s home run. He came to bat again in the 8th inning, but was retired on a ground ball to third base and did not record a hit for 3 consecutive games.
Kim Ha-seong’s season batting average fell from 0.226 to 0.220 (24 hits in 109 at-bats), and San Diego went 6-8, losing 4 times in a row.
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