Lee Jung-hoo is better than Ohtani! Failed to add a hit, batting average of 0.170↓·5G consecutive on-base hits

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There was no hit, but Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants)'s "high-end baseball," which made a decisive contribution to the team's victory, contrasted sharply with Shohei Ohtani (32, LA Dodgers), who was silent the day before.

Lee Jung-hoo started the home game against the New York Mets in the "2026 MLB" at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on the 3rd (Korea time) and recorded no hits, one walk, one RBI and one run in two at-bats. Although there was no hit, he got on base with valuable RBIs and walks, continuing his on-base streak for five consecutive games. He added an RBI and a run to contribute to his team's 7-2 complete victory. Lee Jung-hoo's batting average for the season fell slightly from 0.190 to 0.174, but his contribution to the team's victory was encouraging.

The most outstanding scene of the day was at the end of the third inning. Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the batter's box with a 3-2 lead and no outs, gave up his greed. Above all, it was all the more because it needed an additional point. With one ball-1 strike, left-hander David Peterson hit three pitches and sent a deep hit to center field, which led to a valuable sacrifice fly RBI.

This is in contrast to Ohtani, who canceled the opportunity for first and second base with no outs against Cleveland on the previous day (2nd) and bowed his head with a three-pitch strikeout in the bottom of the eighth inning. While Ohtani fell into a slump that was not like the "God of Baseball" with a batting average of 0.167, Lee Jung-hoo showed "high-end baseball" that produced the best results as soon as the team needed, even if there was no hit.

Prior to this, Lee Jung-hoo helped the opponent score in the first inning by inducing the opponent's catcher's error from the first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, and in the fifth inning, he drew a walk with a sharp pioneering eye and scored. Although the batting average for the season has fallen due to no hits, it has continued its on-base streak for five consecutive games, serving as a link between the upper and lower batters in the sixth batting order.

After gaining momentum with Lee Jung-hoo's sacrifice fly, San Francisco overwhelmed the Mets by hitting 13 hits. It was a game in which Lee Jung-hoo's dedication to team batting, regardless of his personal performance, served as a vitality for the entire team. Attention is focusing on whether Lee Jung-hoo's "on-base instinct," which is persistent, will lead to a hit in the next game.

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