Everyone waited!' Lee Jung-hoo Explodes His First Home Run of the Season! Left-hander sweeper crossed at 164km batting speed... SF beat BAL and won 3 times in a row [SF Review]

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The news that everyone had been waiting for came in. San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo (28) led his team to three consecutive wins as he reported his first home run of the season.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the sixth batter and right fielder in an away game against the Baltimore Orioles in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland on the 11th (Korea time) and scored two hits (one home run) and two RBIs and one run in four at-bats.

It is his second multi-hit game of the season since April 1 against the San Diego Padres. At the same time, the season's batting average rose from 0.143 to 0.174, and the on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) rose from 0.438 to 0.571.

The batting quality that came out on the day was all good. The opposing starting pitcher is fastball right-hander Shane Baz. In his first at-bat with two outs in the top of the second inning, Lee Jung-hoo pushed Baz's first pitch of 96.9 miles per hour (about 155.9 kilometers) to make a double on the left-field line.

In the top of the fourth inning, he hit a knuckle curve that came to a similar position and grounded out to second base. In the top of the fifth inning, he struck out swinging after a full count match. It was encouraging to keep up with him as he cleared changeups and knuckle curves across the strike zone.

The persistence finally blossomed with a matriarch's home run. Lee Jung-hoo faced left-hander Nick Racket with two outs and a runner on second in the top of the seventh inning. He kicked up a sweeper coming into his body from the 0B2S unfavorable ball count, and the ball crossed the right fence at a speed of 102.1 miles (about 164.3 kilometers) per hour.

With a wedge-shaped two-run shot and a driving distance of 361 feet (about 110 meters), it was a large arch that became home runs at 28 stadiums in the Major League except Wrigley Field and Coors Field.

In addition, Lee Jung-hoo also showed several defenses in right field. The most representative was Gunjar Henderson's pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning, which flew fast at 89.3 miles per hour (about 143.7 kilometers), but he easily caught it and helped starting pitcher Landon Loop.

Lee Jung-hoo's performance on this day was very nice because he was suffering from continued sluggishness. San Francisco also won three consecutive games thanks to starter Roofe's stable performance of five hits, two walks, four strikeouts, and one run in six innings and the batting lineup that drove in 12 hits.

Willy Adames also played two hits in five at-bats (one homer) with two RBIs and one run scored. Casey Schmidt was 3 for 5 with an RBI and two runs scored, and Matt Chapman was 2 for 4 with a walk. On the other hand, Baltimore's starting pitcher Baz became a losing pitcher with nine hits (one homer) and two walks, four strikeouts and three runs in five innings.

The first goal was for the away team San Francisco. With two outs in the top of the third inning, Adames hit a home run against Baz on a full count. In the top of the fourth inning, leadoff hitter Schmidt got on base with a double to left field, and Lee Jung-hoo moved him to third base with a ground ball. Eliot Ramos hit a timely RBI single to right, giving San Francisco a 2-0 lead. San Francisco's chances continued. Patrick Bailey made a hit to the right and Adames widened the gap with an RBI double on the left field line.

Baltimore also recovered one point in the bottom of the fourth inning with Leody Tavares' double to the right. However, Lee Jung-hoo's shot completely dampened the momentum. In the top of the seventh inning, Schmidt hit an RBI double to left field with two outs and a runner on first base, and Lee Jung-hoo immediately sealed it with a superior two-run. Baltimore chased Henderson's superior two-run shot with two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth inning, but it was not enough to turn the game around.

As a result, San Francisco, ranked fifth in the National League West with three consecutive wins with a 6-3 victory, closed its gap with the Los Angeles Dodgers (9-3), ranked first in the district, by four games. Baltimore fell to third place in the American League East with six wins and seven losses, breaking its .500 winning rate.

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