San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo took a day off for rest. Rafael Devers hit his first home run after the trade against his former team, the Boston Red Sox.
On the 22nd (Korea time), San Francisco won 3-2 in a game against the Boston Red Sox at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California. With this defeat, Boston's two-game winning streak came to an end.
Lee Jung-hoo took a day off for rest that day. Having remained silent with three consecutive games without a hit, Lee is batting .255 this season over 74 games with 72 hits in 282 at-bats, 6 home runs, 34 RBIs, 44 runs, 6 stolen bases, and an OPS of .734. He showcased a hot batting touch until April, but a downward trend began in May, and in June, he is hitting .172 over 17 games with 10 hits in 58 at-bats, 3 RBIs, 12 runs, 1 stolen base, and an OPS of .628.
San Francisco's starting lineup consisted of Mike Yastrzemski (right fielder), Rafael Devers (designated hitter), Elliot Ramos (left fielder), Willy Adames (shortstop), Dominic Smith (first baseman), Casey Schmitt (third baseman), Daniel Johnson (center fielder), Tyler Fitzgerald (second baseman), and Andrew Kisner (catcher). Ramos (season home run no. 13) and Devers (season home run no. 16) hit home runs. It was Devers' first home run since joining San Francisco, and he hit it against his former team, Boston.
Starting pitcher Landon Lupe achieved his 5th win of the season with a strong performance, throwing 6 innings with 3 hits allowed, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts, and no earned runs. The bullpen following Randy Rodriguez (1 inning, no earned runs), and Tyler Rogers (1 inning, no earned runs), along with Camilo Doval (1 inning, 1 earned run) maintained the lead.
Boston's lineup included Jarren Duran (designated hitter), Abraham Toro (first baseman), Roman Anthony (left fielder), Trevor Story (shortstop), Willy Adames (right fielder), Sedan Rafaela (center fielder), Marcelo Mayer (third baseman), Connor Wong (catcher), and David Hamilton (second baseman). Story had 3 hits and Abreu also recorded a multi-hit game, but their team's loss overshadowed their performance.
Starting pitcher Bryan Bello had a strong performance with 6 innings, allowing 4 hits (2 home runs), 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, and 3 runs (1 earned), but became the losing pitcher due to a lack of run support from the lineup. The bullpen, including Jorge Alcala (1 inning, no earned runs) and Luis Guerrero (1 inning, no earned runs), also performed without allowing runs, but could not prevent the team's loss.
In the top of the first inning, Boston's Anthony drew a walk with two outs and advanced to second on a balk. However, Story struck out, preventing any scoring.
In the bottom of the first inning, San Francisco took the lead as Ramos hit a solo home run. In the third inning with one out, Kisner successfully reached base due to a fielding error by the second baseman; although Yastrzemski struck out, Devers hit a two-run home run, extending the lead to 3-0.
In the fourth inning with one out, San Francisco gained a chance with Smith walking and Schmitt hitting a single, setting up runners on first and second. However, Johnson hit a ground ball to the second baseman, and Fitzgerald also grounded out to the shortstop, failing to score.
In the top of the sixth inning with two outs, Boston's Anthony drew a walk and Story hit a single, creating a chance with runners on first and second. But Abreu grounded out to first base, missing the opportunity.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Boston's final attack featured Anthony's double and Story's single, creating a no outs situation with runners on first and third. Abreu hit a single to bring in one run. Rafaela was caught out on a fly ball to the second baseman, but Abreu successfully advanced when the catcher Bailey made a throwing error on a stolen base attempt. Mayer hit a ground ball to first base, advancing the runner to third with two outs. Romy Gonzalez grounded out to the shortstop to end the game.
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