San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo (27) was silent with no hits for three consecutive games. From the season's first double play to an infield pop-up that wasted a bases-loaded opportunity, it was the worst day.

On the 30th (Korea time), Lee Jung-hoo started as a center fielder in an away game against the 2025 Major League Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, and reached base on a hit by pitch but remained silent with no hits in three at-bats.

After recording no hits in four at-bats and three at-bats against the White Sox on the 28th-29th, Lee Jung-hoo was significantly struggling, finishing the three-game series with no hits in ten at-bats. His batting average dropped from .246 to .243 (74 hits in 304 at-bats). His on-base plus slugging percentage also fell from .717 to .713.

Lee Jung-hoo began his first at-bat against White Sox right-handed starter Jonathan Cannon with a double play. With no outs and a runner on first, he pulled Cannon's fourth pitch, an 89.7 mph (144.4 km/h) cutter outside, into a ground ball directed at the second baseman, resulting in a 4-6-3 double play. It was his first double play of the season.

In the fourth inning, where he batted first, he struck out looking. He faced left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert and had a battle extending to eight pitches. With a 2-2 pitch count, he fought off three consecutive foul balls but froze on the eighth pitch, which was a high slider at 84.8 mph (136.5 km/h). He struck out looking.

The most regrettable moment came in the fifth inning when there was one out and the bases loaded. In the matchup against right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles, luck was not on his side from the first pitch. A 95.7 mph (154.0 km/h) four-seam fastball missed the high strike zone, but umpire Ryan Blakney called it a strike.

Feeling unfairly called a strike on the first pitch, Lee Jung-hoo lifted a low slider at 86.8 mph (139.7 km/h) on the second pitch, but it turned into an infield pop-up to the shortstop. An infield fly was called, causing him to waste the bases-loaded opportunity.

In the eighth inning, where he batted first, he walked to first base after being hit by a pitch. A slider from left-handed pitcher Tyler Gilbert at 79.5 mph (127.9 km/h) slipped out of his hand and hit Lee Jung-hoo on the hip. It was his fourth hit by pitch this season.

He made one impressive play in center field. In the second inning, he chased down a hit by Michael A. Taylor that flew to the fence and made a jumping catch. The ball was hit at 101.2 mph (162.9 km/h) with a distance of 399 feet (121.6 meters), with a hit probability of 63%.

On the day, San Francisco lost 4-2. Leading 2-1, the bullpen collapsed in the seventh inning, allowing four runs. Ryan Walker, who came up with two outs and runners on second and third, gave up a two-RBI double to Kyle Tilley after walking a batter and then allowed further runs on a balk. He also gave up a one-RBI timely hit to Lenin Sosa, quickly shifting the momentum. San Francisco, ranked third in the National League (NL) West, has now fallen to 45 wins and 39 losses (winning percentage .536) after suffering two consecutive losses. The fifth-place White Sox in the American League (AL) Central improved to 28 wins and 56 losses (winning percentage .333) after winning two in a row.

San Francisco's starting pitcher Justin Verlander pitched six innings, allowing five hits, two walks, one hit by pitch, striking out three while giving up one run, achieving a quality start but again missing a victory due to bullpen struggles. He has recorded five losses this season without a win in 13 games, with an earned run average of 4.26.

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