'The Son of the Wind' Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants outfielder) hit a game-changing, sweeping triple.
Lee Jung-hoo started as the No. 6 center fielder in the home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers held on the 12th (Korea time) at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California.
The Dodgers sent Dustin May as the starting pitcher. The lineup included designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, shortstop Mookie Betts, first baseman Freddie Freeman, catcher Will Smith, right fielder Teoscar Hernández, left fielder Michael Conforto, center fielder Andy Phaes, second baseman Kim Hyeseong, and third baseman Tommy Edman.
San Francisco set its starting lineup with right fielder Mike Yastrzemski, left fielder Heliot Ramos, designated hitter Rafael Devers, third baseman Matt Chapman, shortstop Willy Adames, center fielder Lee Jung-hoo, second baseman Case Schmidt, first baseman Dominic Smith, and catcher Patrick Bailey. Ace Logan Webb took the mound.
In the top of the third inning with the Dodgers trailing 0-1, lead-off hitter Kim Hyeseong hit a single to center against San Francisco ace Webb. He successfully stole second base during Edman's at-bat, marking his 10th stolen base of the season. Soon after, he reached third on Edman's ground ball to first. At the plate was Ohtani, who connected on the first pitch from Webb and sent it over the right field wall. 2-1.
Lee Jung-hoo struck out swinging in his first at-bat in the second inning, but in the fourth inning with one out and runners on first and second trails 1-2, he hit a triple that sailed over the right fielder's head. All runners scored.
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