San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo (27) was completely shut down by veteran left-hander José Quintana (36, Milwaukee Brewers), who boasts 105 career Major League wins. Quintana disrupted Lee's timing with a slurve he hadn't thrown to other batters.

Lee started as the center fielder and third batter in the home game against Milwaukee held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on the 23rd (Korea time) and recorded no hits in four at-bats with one walk.

Lee succeeded in reaching base for two consecutive games but failed to get a hit, dropping his season batting average from .329 to .315 (28 hits in 89 at-bats). His OPS fell from .983 to .947.

It was a game against the veteran left-hander Quintana from Colombia, who started for Milwaukee. In his first at-bat with two outs and no runners in the bottom of the first inning, Lee faced Quintana and grounded out to the shortstop. With a 1-2 count, on the fifth pitch, he lost his timing on a low outside 77.3 mph (124.4 km/h) slurve and popped out.

In a two-out opportunity with runners on first and third in the bottom of the third inning, he struck out swinging. Avoiding a high sinker on the first pitch, Lee swung and missed, putting himself in a two-strike count. He took a ball on the third pitch and fouled off a sinker on the fourth pitch before swinging and missing on the fifth pitch, which was a low outside 78.5 mph (126.3 km/h) slurve. It was an unusual swing for Lee, as the bat was far from the ball. Two runners were left on base.

In his third at-bat in the bottom of the sixth, with the score significantly widened to 1-11, Lee also failed to get a hit against Quintana. After watching the first strike and taking a ball on the second pitch, Lee pulled a low outside 78.5 mph (126.3 km/h) slurve on the third pitch, but it resulted in a ground ball to first base, forcing the runner out at second.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Lee faced a left-handed pitcher again. Against Milwaukee's left-handed reliever Brian Hudson, he walked after an eight-pitch battle and stepped on first base. After watching three consecutive balls, Lee saw two strikes in succession. On a full count after fouling off six consecutive pitches, he took the eighth pitch, which was a low ball on the outside, and walked to first base. Afterwards, Lee advanced to second on a hit-by-pitch from Christian Koss and scored on Wilmer Flores' right-field hit, marking his 20th run of the season.

In his final at-bat in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and runners on first and second, Lee popped up to right field, recording the final out of the game. He connected with the first pitch, a high 94.7 mph (152.4 km/h) four-seam fastball from Milwaukee's right-hander Joel Piñeiro, but it went high.

The game ended with San Francisco losing big 3-11. Starting pitcher Jordan Hicks collapsed, allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits, three walks, and five strikeouts over five innings, marking his third loss of the season (with one win). The second pitcher, Lou Trivino, was hit hard, allowing five runs on three hits (two home runs) with one walk in two-thirds of an inning, contributing to an eight-run inning in the sixth.

Milwaukee's starter Quintana became the winning pitcher with a strong outing, allowing one run on six hits, two walks, and three strikeouts over six innings. He threw a maximum speed of 92.2 mph (148.4 km/h) and an average of 90.5 mph (145.6 km/h) slurves (36 pitches), along with changeups (29 pitches), curveballs and four-seam fastballs (both 12 pitches), and slurves (five pitches). He only threw five slurves, all against Lee, effectively disrupting his timing. Quintana recorded his third win of the season and the 105th of his career, maintaining a season ERA below 1 (0.71 to 0.96).

In the Milwaukee lineup, Christian Yelich made a significant impact with two hits in five at-bats, including his fifth home run of the season and four RBIs. Milwaukee improved to 13 wins and 11 losses, while San Francisco dropped to 15 wins and 9 losses.

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