The San Francisco Giants' center fielder Lee Jung-hoo took a break on the day left-handed starting pitcher took the mound.
The San Francisco Giants won 6-3 against the Houston Astros in the third game of the interleague series held on the 3rd (Korea time) at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas during the 2025 Major League Baseball season.
San Francisco recorded a season record of 5 wins and 1 loss while sweeping the Houston series with a remarkable four-game winning streak. Meanwhile, Houston fell to 2 wins and 4 losses as it entered a three-game losing streak.
San Francisco established a starting lineup consisting of Heliot Ramos (left fielder), Willy Adames (shortstop), Wilmer Flores (designated hitter), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Cassie Schmidt (first baseman), Luis Matos (center fielder), Sam Huff (catcher), Mike Yastrzemski (right fielder), and Tyler Fitzgerald (second baseman).
Lee Jung-hoo, who hit doubles in three consecutive games in his Major League debut against Houston the previous day, was absent from the lineup. It is reported that his absence was not due to injury. With Houston starting left-hander Framber Valdez, it appears that Lee Jung-hoo was given a rest. Lee Jung-hoo also had injury issues in spring training. With this absence, his season record remained at 5 games, a batting average of .278, 2 RBIs, and 6 runs.
San Francisco aggressively attacked Valdez right from the first inning. After one out, Amames earned a walk, and Flores, who took the third batter’s role instead of Lee Jung-hoo, launched a two-run homer to left field. On a 2B-1S count, he connected on Valdez' fourth-change-up pitch, resulting in his fourth home run of the season.
The second inning began with Matos hitting a solo home run to center field, his first of the season. Subsequently, Yastrzemski and Fitzgerald reached base with consecutive walks, and Ramos hit a double to left, bringing both runners home.
Houston took advantage of a first and second base opportunity with two outs in the second inning, and Jack DeGrom's one-RBI single came through. Then in the fifth inning, lead-off hitter Chas McCormick walked, José Altuve got an infield hit, and Isaac Paredes walked, setting up a bases-loaded situation, where Yordan Alvarez hit a two-RBI single.
Chased by two runs, San Francisco secured the victory in the eighth inning as Ramon Wade Jr. hit a solo homer to right field. Wade Jr.'s first home run of the season came at a critical moment when additional runs were needed.
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