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Major League Baseball player Lee Jeong-hoo of San Francisco recorded a ‘multi-hit’ and continued his hitting streak in 10 consecutive games.
Lee Jeong-hoo is the third Korean batter to hit in 10 consecutive games in his first major league season.
This is reporter Seung-guk Lee.
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Jeong-hoo Lee of the San Francisco Giants came to bat in the bottom of the first inning.
Arizona’s starting lineup catches Nelson’s changeup on the second pitch and gets on base with an infield hit.
The missed ball went slightly to shortstop, but aware of Lee Jeong-hoo’s quick feet, he didn’t even throw it to first base.
Starting with the game against San Diego on the 8th, he has hit in 10 consecutive games.
Lee Jung-hoo is the third Korean batter to hit in 10 consecutive games in his first major league season, following Kang Jung-ho in 2015 and Kim Hyun-soo in 2016.
If Lee Jeong-hoo manages to produce a hit in the next game, he will set a new record.
Lee Jeong-hoo hit an infield hit in his second at-bat in the third inning, recording his 7th ‘multi-hit’ of the season.
A hard hit grazed the pitcher’s glove and landed between the shortstop’s legs.
In the 8th inning, due to an error by the second baseman, he went to first base and hit home when the following batter, Flores, doubled.
Lee Jeong-hoo also showed good defense.
In the 6th inning, he chased a ball in an inning to left center and caught it in front of the fence, easing the shoulders of starting pitcher Logan Webb.
Lee Jeong-hoo, who played with 2 hits and 1 run in 4 at-bats, raised his season batting average to 0.282 (.282 2.03).
San Francisco defeated Arizona 5-0 and won two games in a row.
This is Seungguk Lee from Yonhap News TV. (kook@yna.co.kr)
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