San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo (27) narrowly missed a cycling hit.
Lee Jung-hoo started as center fielder batting third against the Cincinnati Reds at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on the 10th (Korea time), going 5 at-bats with 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored.
San Francisco lined up the starting lineup with Lamonte Wade Jr. (first base), Willy Adames (shortstop), Lee Jung-hoo (center fielder), Matt Chapman (third base), and Elliott Ramos (left fielder), Mike Yastrzemski (right fielder), Wilmer Flores (designated hitter), Patrick Bailey (catcher), and Tyler Fitzgerald (second base).
Starting pitcher Justin Verlander struggled through 5⅔ innings, allowing 5 hits, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts, and 6 runs (5 earned). The bullpen, consisting of Lou Trevino (⅓ inning, no runs), Randy Rodriguez (1 inning, no runs), Tyler Rogers (1 inning, no runs), Ryan Walker (1 inning, no runs), and Eric Miller (1 inning, no runs), laid the foundation for the walk-off victory.
Cincinnati's lineup included T.J. Friedl (center fielder), Santiago Espinal (third base), Elly De La Cruz (shortstop), Gavin Lux (second base), Christian Encarnacion-Strand (first base), Will Benson (left fielder), Spencer Steer (right fielder), Jake Fraley (right fielder), and Austin Wynns (catcher). Starting pitcher Nick Martinez threw 5⅔ innings, gave up 7 hits, 1 walk, and recorded 8 strikeouts with 4 earned runs.
Lee Jung-hoo struck out swinging on Martinez's 6th pitch, a changeup at 80.1 mph (128.9 km/h), with two outs in the bottom of the first inning. Cincinnati exploded offensively, scoring 5 runs in just the third inning.
In his second at-bat without outs and a runner on first in the fourth inning, Lee Jung-hoo hit a 1-RBI triple off Martinez’s 3rd pitch, a changeup at 77.4 mph (124.6 km/h). However, he was tagged out at home while attempting to score on Ramos's ground ball. In the sixth inning, he led off with a single off Martinez's changeup at 80.3 mph (129.2 km/h), followed by Yastrzemski's double and a wild pitch to score.
Lee Jung-hoo came up to bat as a leading hitter in the seventh inning. He connected with a 2nd pitch sweeper at 80.7 mph from right-handed reliever Scott Burroughs for a double. However, unfortunately, no follow-up hit came. In the ninth inning, he was caught by a line drive to left field.
San Francisco won with a walk-off two-run home run by Yastrzemski in the bottom of the 10th inning.
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