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San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo (28) recorded a thunderous hit right from his first at-bat, achieving a four-game consecutive hit streak.
On the 19th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started as the sixth hitter and right fielder in the regular-season away game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, and recorded a hit right from his first at-bat in the second inning.
San Francisco started with Logan Webb on the mound. The batting order was composed of Will Adams (shortstop), Luis Arraez (second baseman), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Rafah El Devers (first baseman), Casey Schmidt (designated hitter), Lee Jung-hoo (right fielder), Elliott Ramos (left fielder), Daniel Susac (catcher), and Drew Gilberts (center fielder).
In response, Washington started with Jack Rittel on the mound. The starting lineup was arranged as follows: James Wood (right fielder), Brady House (third baseman), Luis Garcia (first baseman), CJ Abrams (shortstop), Joey Wimer (center fielder), Dylan Lyle (left fielder), Nasim Nunez (second baseman), Jose Tenas (designated hitter), and Keibert Ruiz (catcher).
San Francisco's offensive play in the bottom of the second inning. Leadoff hitter Casey Schmidt reached base with a hit to right-center field, and then Lee Jung-hoo stepped up to the plate.
Lee Jung-hoo immediately attacked the first pitch from opposing starter Jack Rittel, driving a hit to the gap between the first and second basemen. Although the Washington defense deployed a shift, positioning the second baseman closer to the first base side, Lee's hit pierced through it. This was the moment Lee recorded his fourth consecutive hit of the season. The batted ball was powerful, reaching a speed of 107.6 mph (173.2 km). During this play, Schmidt had reached third base. Later, Lee scored when Ramos, batting next, hit a three-run home run to center field, adding a run for the team.
In his second at-bat, Lee grounded out to first base. San Francisco held a 6-0 lead by the end of the bottom of the third inning.
Meanwhile, Lee Jung-hoo had a multi-hit game, including a two-run home run (his first of the season) on the 11th. He followed this with a 2-for-4 performance on the 12th, recording back-to-back multi-hit games. His season batting average rose to 0.200.
On the 13th, Lee went 0-for-4 in four at-bats and took a brief break. After resting on the 14th, he performed well on the 15th against Cincinnati with 2 hits in 4 at-bats. He then added a double on the 16th, achieving back-to-back extra-base hits, and on the 17th, he had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 RBI and 1 run scored, leading his team to a 3-0 victory. Lee collected 6 hits in just the three-game series against Cincinnati.
Thanks to his recent outstanding performance, Lee Jung-hoo's batting average rose to 0.246 (65 at-bats, 16 hits) after the 17th game. Most notably, his OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) also climbed from 0.561 to 0.686, showing signs of finding his form.
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