San Francisco Giants player Lee Jung-hoo (27) remained silent with another hitless game. His batting average plummeted to .171 in June after a prolonged slump, resulting in the collapse of his season average to .250.

On the 28th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo was named the starting center fielder and sixth hitter in the away game against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, recording four at-bats with no hits.

Lee Jung-hoo, who hit his sixth triple of the season against the Miami Marlins the day before (27th), saw his season batting average drop from .252 to .248 (74 hits in 298 at-bats) due to his silence that day. This was his ninth hitless start in June alone. His monthly batting average is just .171 (12 hits in 70 at-bats).

It is the first time since the second game of the season on March 30 (.167) that Lee Jung-hoo's batting average has fallen below .250. His OPS also dropped from .734 to .724.

Against White Sox right-handed starter Aaron Civale, Lee Jung-hoo grounded out to first base in his first at-bat in the second inning. After watching the first two pitches for strikes, Lee worked the count to full by selecting three balls, and on the sixth pitch, he pulled an outside cutter at 90.8 mph (146.1 km/h), but it was caught for a groundout.

In his first at-bat of the fourth inning, he also hit a ground ball. After the count reached 1-1, he swung at a high cutter that came in outside the strike zone at 88 mph (141.6 km/h) on Civale's third pitch but ended up with a half-hearted check swing. The ground ball rolled to third baseman Josh Rojas, who was playing in, and Lee returned to the dugout after failing to make a proper swing.

In the sixth inning with no outs and a runner on first base, he was out on a fly ball to the outfield. Facing left-handed reliever Tyler Alexander with a count of 2-2, he swung at a high four-seam fastball that came in at 90.5 mph (145.6 km/h), but it was a weaker hit.

In his final at-bat in the eighth inning, he was also lackluster. Against left-handed reliever Tyler Gilbert, with a count of 1-1, he lifted a high sweeper at 81.2 mph (130.7 km/h) over the center of the plate, but it was caught by center fielder Michael A. Taylor.

Despite Lee Jung-hoo's silence, the game ended with the San Francisco Giants winning 3-1. Starting pitcher Landon Lupe recorded his sixth win of the season (5 losses) with 5⅓ innings, allowing 7 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 1 earned run (unearned). In the sixth inning, Patrick Bailey hit a two-RBI triple that proved to be the winning hit.

Breaking the recent three-game losing streak, San Francisco maintained its second place in the National League (NL) West with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses (winning percentage .549). The fourth place team in the American League (AL) Central, the Kansas City Royals, dropped to 38 wins and 44 losses (winning percentage .463).

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