What's wrong with '158km fastball', 'homerun four → multi-hit' Lee Jung-hoo couldn't be stopped... The team lost 2-6 [SF Review]

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) got the hang of it completely. Following the previous day's home run, he made multi-hitters for two consecutive days, raising his sense of hitting.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the sixth batter and right fielder in the 2026 Major League (MLB) away game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore Orioles, Maryland, USA on the 12th (Korea time) and made 2 hits in 4 at-bats.

Lee Jung-hoo, who had multiple hits including a two-run home run in the previous game, hit hard in two games and raised his batting average for the season from 0.174 to 0.200 (10 hits in 50 at-bats). The on-base percentage and slugging percentage also increased from 0.245 and 0.326 to 0.263 and 0.340, respectively.

Lee Jung-hoo, who took his first at-bat with one out and a runner on second base in the top of the second inning, targeted Baltimore starter Chris Bassett's two-pitch curve, but swallowed the disappointment with a fly ball to center field.

Lee Jung-hoo, who came back to the batter's box with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the top of the fourth inning when his team was losing 1-2, hit Bessit's 90.2 mph (145.2 km) four-seam fastball with a ball count of 2-2, hitting a left-handed hit. The runner advanced one base at a time, and third baseman Rafael Devers scored an equalizer when Elliott Ramos grounded out to first base.

In the top of the sixth inning, he stepped down with a fly ball to left field on the changed pitcher Grant Wolfram's body slider, but completed a multi-hit in the last ninth inning.

Lee Jung-hoo, who took the lead in the top of the ninth inning with his team leading 6-2, faced Baltimore closer Ryan Helsley. Lee Jung-hoo, who picked out a high curve ball that left the zone, targeted a four-seam of 98.4 miles (158.4 kilometers) per hour heading toward the bottom of the second zone. He quickly split between the first and second bases.

It was encouraging that he made a hit against Bessit, who had a double-digit victory for five consecutive years, and dealt with the fastball of the opponent's finish without difficulty.

Lee Jung-hoo, who has played center field ever since entering the KBO League and MLB, faced the season amid a major change in moving to right field ahead of this season.

Is it because of this influence. He suffered a severe batting slump at the beginning of the season. He had no hits in as many as nine out of 15 games. In April, he was struggling with a batting average in the mid-10, but he is improving his senses by meeting Baltimore.

In the game on the 11th, he had two hits, including a two-run homer. He made a double by hitting fastball pitcher Shane Baz's 96.9 miles (155.9 kilometers) per hour, and in the seventh inning, he rolled up left-hander Nick Racket's sweeper to well over the right fence. On this day, it was even more meaningful as a multi-hit that was created by hitting the fast ball well once again.

San Francisco, which had won three games in a row, ended up losing 6-2 with only two runs on 10 hits. The upward trend has stopped with six wins and nine losses.

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