'Son of the Wind' Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) hit a triple that washed away his regret from being caught stealing the previous day.
Lee Jung-hoo started as the fifth center fielder in the home game against the Miami Marlins held on the 27th (Korea time) at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California.
Lee Jung-hoo is recording a batting average of .252 this season (73 hits in 290 at-bats), 6 home runs, 34 RBIs, 45 runs, 6 stolen bases, and an OPS of .730. He displayed a sharp batting sense in April with a batting average of .324 (33 hits in 102 at-bats), 3 home runs, 16 RBIs, and 17 runs in 26 games; however, in May he struggled with a batting average of .231 (25 hits in 108 at-bats), 3 home runs, 13 RBIs, and 9 runs in 27 games, and in June, he faced further difficulty with a .167 batting average (11 hits in 66 at-bats), 3 RBIs, and 13 runs in 20 games. In particular, he has been suffering from extreme struggles lately, with a batting average of .091 (2 hits in 22 at-bats) over the last 7 games.
San Francisco, led by starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong (3 wins, 1 loss, ERA of 3.25 in 17 games), constructed its starting lineup with right fielder Mike Yastrzemski, designated hitter Rafael Devers, left fielder Elliott Ramos, first baseman Wilmer Flores, center fielder Lee Jung-hoo, shortstop Willy Adames, third baseman Cristian Kost, second baseman Brett Wisely, and catcher Andrew Kisner.
In response, Miami presented Janson Junk as the starting pitcher. He has a total of 3 wins and 3 losses with an ERA of 5.05 in the major leagues. His performance this season is 2 wins, no losses, and an ERA of 2.60 in 6 games. The batting order included second baseman Xavier Edwards, right fielder Jesús Sánchez, shortstop Otto López, designated hitter Agustin Ramirez, left fielder Kyle Stowers, first baseman Eric Wagerman, third baseman Connor Norby, center fielder Dane Myers, and catcher Nick Fortero.
On the 26th, after regretting a caught stealing, Lee Jung-hoo retired with a ground ball to first base in his first at-bat in the second inning. Trailing 2-5 in the fourth inning, he led off with a triple to center field and scored on Adames's left-field single. San Francisco successfully tied the game with Kost's right-field double followed by Wisely's two-run double.
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