Lee Jung-hoo aims for breakout performance as fifth center fielder against Miami

'The son of the wind' Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants outfielder) seeks to create a turning point.

Lee Jung-hoo will start as the fifth center fielder in the home game against the Miami Marlins on the 27th (Korea time) at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California.

Lee Jung-hoo has a batting average of .252 (73 hits in 290 at-bats), 6 home runs, 34 RBIs, 45 runs, 6 stolen bases, and an OPS of .730 this season.

In 26 games in April, he displayed a fierce batting performance with a batting average of .324 (33 hits in 102 at-bats), 3 home runs, 16 RBIs, and 17 runs, but struggled in May with a batting average of .231 (25 hits in 108 at-bats), 3 home runs, 13 RBIs, and 9 runs, and in June, he had a batting average of .167 (11 hits in 66 at-bats), 3 RBIs, and 13 runs.

Particularly, his batting average in the last 7 games is a mere .091 (2 hits in 22 at-bats), with no RBIs and only 3 runs scored.

In the game on the 26th, he had no hits but reached base with 3 walks and scored 1 run. After being hit by a pitch in his first at-bat in the 2nd inning, Lee Jung-hoo reached first base as a leadoff hitter with a walk in the 5th inning and advanced to third on Willy Adames' left single and Patrick Bailey's sacrifice bunt. He scored on Christian Koss' sacrifice fly to center field. In a two-out, two-on, three-base chance in the 6th inning, he struck out swinging. In the 9th inning, he completed the game with 3 times on base, but did not return home.

The San Francisco Giants, starting Hayden Birdsong (3 wins, 1 loss, 3.25 ERA), arranged their lineup with right fielder Mike Yastrzemski, designated hitter Rafael Devers, left fielder Eliott Ramos, first baseman Wilmer Flores, center fielder Lee Jung-hoo, shortstop Willy Adames, third baseman Christian Koss, second baseman Brett Wisely, and catcher Andrew Kisner.

In response, Miami started Jansen Junk as the starting pitcher. He has only a career record of 3 wins and 3 losses with an ERA of 5.05. This season, his record is 2 wins and no losses over 6 games with an ERA of 2.60. The batting order included second baseman Xavier Edwards, right fielder Jesus Sanchez, shortstop Otto Lopez, designated hitter Agustin Ramirez, left fielder Kyle Stowers, first baseman Eric Wagrman, third baseman Connor Norby, center fielder Dane Myers, and catcher Nick Fortero.

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