In a local broadcast in San Francisco, the Giants shouted "Jeonghuri!" at the beginning of the first inning. Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) helped ace Logan Webb by sliding a line drive ball from the beginning of the first inning.
Lee started as the third batter and center fielder at a home game against the Colorado Rockies in the "2025 Major League" held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on Saturday (Korea time). Lee, who had hits in two consecutive games, had no hits in three at-bats on the day, but had an RBI single by hitting a pitch. Lee posted a batting average of 0.305 and an OPS of 0.854.
Lee had one hit in four at-bats for two consecutive games against Colorado on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The record of consecutive hits was broken at the game against Colorado on Saturday when he played as a substitute. In terms of his starting games, Lee had nine hits in consecutive games since his three hits against Milwaukee on March 24, but this record was broken on Tuesday.
The San Francisco Giants won the game 9 to 3, winning the third straight game. They lost the first game 3-4 times in four consecutive home games against the Colorado Rockies, but seized all three of them.
Colorado starter Herman Marquez, who Lee Jung-hoo and other San Francisco batters faced on the day, was only losing five games and having a 9.82 ERA this year. At one point, he was a pitcher who was in charge of around 180 innings every year, but after Tommy John surgery in 2023, he failed to find his skills and continued his slump. To make matters worse, he was out again in one game last year due to recurrence of pain.
San Francisco Giants starting pitchers Mike Yastremski (right fielder), Willie Adames (striker), Lee Jung-hoo (center fielder), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Wilmer Flores (designated hitter), Ramonte Wade Jr. (first baseman), Luis Matos (left fielder), Patrick Bailey (catcher), and Christian Koss (second baseman). Webb served as the starting pitcher.
Lee showed off his presence at the start of the game. He was flawless in defense in the center field. In the top of the first inning, leadoff hitter Brenton Doyle turned his bat from the first pitch of Webb, and a line drive hit flew towards the center field, but Lee successfully managed to slide and catch, giving Webb his first out count.
After warming up with stellar defense, Lee faced his first at-bat with one out and no runners in the first inning with his team leading 1-0. It was right after Adames gave San Francisco the lead with his first solo homer over the left-center fence. With Marquez facing off with a ball count of 2-2, Lee swung and missed at the knuckle curve of the fifth pitch and struck out.
The score was 2-0 before Lee Jung-hoo's second at-bat. Adames hit a home run again this time. Adames hit a solo home run against Marquez in the third inning with two outs and no runners. San Francisco's offense was completed in the third inning as Lee Jung-hoo, who appeared as the next batter, hit a ground ball to shortstop.
In his third at-bat in the fifth inning, Lee Jung-hoo had a chance to score a point with one out and runners on the second and third bases. In the fifth inning when the score started 2-1, San Francisco had a chance to score first and third bases with no outs thanks to Matos' double and Bayley's right-handed hit. Following Kos' ground ball to the first base, two runners scored on Yastremski's timely hit to center field, widening the score to 4-1. Adames had an RBI double with a pitch that flew right in front of the center fence.
Taking the batter's box at 5-1, Lee kicked Angel Chivili's changeup on the first pitch to float to the right. However, it became a fly ball to the right field, and he had to settle down to send Adames to the third base.
He also had a chance in the seventh inning. Bailey's missed ball led to a lucky double, and Kos hit left-handed and ran to second base. Yastremski walked in a game of eight pitches to load the bases with no outs. Adames struck out swinging this time, loading the bases with one out. Lee Jung-hoo rushed to the 0-2 ball count against Tyler Kinley, but got on base with a pitch that hit him on the back foot in the third pitch. An RBI single went up, marking the 20th RBI of this season. 안전놀이터
Following Lee Jung-hoo's RBI single, San Francisco added three more runs after two outs in the seventh inning to secure the win by 9-1. Flores and Wade Jr. hit a timely hit with two outs. At the bottom of the eighth inning, Adames struck out before Lee's at-bat.
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Webb stayed on the mound until the seventh inning, allowing six hits, two walks, six strikeouts and one run. Lee Jung-hoo set the final out count for Webb in the seventh inning. Spencer Bivens (two runs allowed in one inning) blocked him in the eighth inning and Lou Trivino (one scoreless inning) in the ninth inning.