San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo (27) continued to rebound with hits and RBIs in two consecutive games.
Lee Jung-hoo started as the fifth batter and center fielder in a road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2025 Major League Baseball season at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on the 4th (Korea time), recording 1 hit and 1 RBI in 3 at-bats.
On the previous day (3rd), Lee Jung-hoo broke a four-game hitless streak with a strong performance, hitting a triple and a double off Merril Kelly from the KBO League, achieving a total of 3 hits and 1 RBI in 5 at-bats.
His season batting average improved from .246 to .247 (78 hits in 316 at-bats). OPS slightly decreased from .721 to .719.
Facing Arizona right-handed starter Brandon Pfaadt, Lee Jung-hoo registered an RBI with a sacrifice fly in his first at-bat of the bottom of the first inning with one out and runners on second and third. He connected on Pfaadt's third pitch, a 93.5 mph (150.5 km/h) sinker, and lifted a fly ball to center field. This was his fourth sacrifice fly of the season, bringing home the runner on third base, Eliott Ramos, giving San Francisco a 2-0 lead and marking his 36th RBI of the season.
In the top of the third inning with one out and a runner on first, he was out on a line drive to center field. Engaging in a full count battle with Pfaadt, he made good contact on the sixth pitch, a 93.6 mph (150.6 km/h) four-seam fastball, but unfortunately, it went directly to center fielder Alec Thomas.
In the top of the sixth inning, he reached base with an infield single. With one out and no runners on base, he swung at Pfaadt's fifth pitch, a changeup on the outside, hitting a slow ground ball at 64.5 mph (103.8 km/h) toward the shortstop. Arizona's shortstop Geraldo Perdomo didn't dash forward but waited to field the ball, allowing Lee Jung-hoo to use his speed to reach first base safely.
Leading off in the top of the eighth inning, he struck out looking against left-hander Jalen Beeks. With a 1-2 count, he was frozen on the fourth pitch, a 95.7 mph (154.0 km/h) fastball that grazed the lower outside corner.
In this game, San Francisco won 6-1.
Starting pitcher Robbie Ray threw a complete game, allowing just 3 hits (2 home runs), 1 walk, and striking out 6 while giving up 2 runs. Other than the two solo home runs allowed to Eugenio Suárez in the fifth inning and Ketel Marte in the ninth inning, he did not allow any more runs. This was his second complete game in 8 years since a shutout victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 31, 2017, during his time with Arizona. Ray improved to 9 wins (3 losses) and lowered his earned run average from 2.75 to 2.68.
The lineup produced a total of 12 hits and scored 7 runs. Willy Adames went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 walk, Mike Yastrzemski had 3 hits in 5 at-bats, Ramos recorded 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats, while Andrew Knizner also recorded 2 hits in 4 at-bats.
With two consecutive victories, San Francisco finished the four-game road series against Arizona with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, maintaining a record of 47 wins and 41 losses (winning percentage .534) in third place in the National League (NL) West. Arizona fell to 43 wins and 44 losses (winning percentage .494).
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