Can 'Child of the Wind' Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) continue the momentum from the game against the Cincinnati Reds against the Major League Baseball's second-ranked pitcher in earned run average?
Lee Jung-hoo is set to start as the third center fielder in the first game of the three-game interleague road series against the Houston Astros on May 1 (Korea time) at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas.
Lee Jung-hoo finished the opening three-game series against Cincinnati last weekend with a batting average of .300 (3 hits in 10 at-bats), 2 RBIs, and 4 runs scored, along with an on-base percentage of .417 and a slugging percentage of .400. He got into the game rhythm with 2 walks in the opening game, followed by a performance with a hit, an RBI, and a stolen base on the 30th, and he recorded 2 hits, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored, including a double, in 4 at-bats the previous day, leading the team to a winning series.
The pitcher Lee Jung-hoo will face on this day is right-handed pitcher Ronel Blanco of the Houston Astros, who had a strong performance last year with 13 wins and 6 losses in 30 games, achieving an earned run average of 2.80, ranking second in the American League. Lee Jung-hoo has no recorded matchups against him.
San Francisco, aiming for a second consecutive win, has set its starting lineup featuring Lamonte Wade Jr. (first baseman), Willy Adames (shortstop), Lee Jung-hoo (center fielder), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Heliot Ramos (left fielder), Patrick Bailey (catcher), Wilmer Flores (designated hitter), Mike Yastrzemski (right fielder), and Tyler Fitzgerald (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Jordan Hicks.
Houston submitted a lineup consisting of Jose Altuve (second baseman), Isaac Paredes (third baseman), Yordan Alvarez (designated hitter), Christian Walker (first baseman), Yainer Diaz (catcher), Jeremy Pena (shortstop), Cam Smith (right fielder), Mauricio Dubon (left fielder), and Jake Meyers (center fielder).
Both San Francisco and Houston are currently recorded at 2 wins and 1 loss.
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