'With' Lee Jung-hoo '3 hits → 2 hits → 4 hits explosive performance' 3-game batting average 0.750, a huge hit → Today (29th), he will start again as leadoff!

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San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo (28), who has been on a recent hot streak, will start again as leadoff.

Lee Jung-hoo will start as the leadoff hitter and right fielder in the 2026 MLB regular season away game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, at 7:40 a.m. on the 29th (Korean time). This is the first game of a three-game midweek series between San Francisco and Philadelphia.

San Francisco will start right-handed pitcher Tyler Malley. Malley has a record of 1 win and 3 losses with an ERA of 5.26 this season before this game.

The batting order is Lee Jung-hoo (right fielder), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Luis Arraez (second baseman), Kyle Schmidt (designated hitter), Rafahel Devers (first baseman), Willy Adames (shortstop), Elliot Ramos (left fielder), Drew Gilburs (center fielder), and Patrick Bailey (catcher).

In response, Philadelphia has started left-handed pitcher Jesus Luzardo. Luzardo has a record of 1 win and 3 losses with an ERA of 6.91.

The starting lineup consists of Tray Turner (shortstop), Kyle Schwarber (designated hitter), Bryce Harper (first baseman), Adolis Garcia (right fielder), Brandon Marsh (left fielder), Bryson Stott (second baseman), Alec Bohm (third baseman), Justin Crawford (center fielder), and Rafahel Marchen (catcher).

Attention is focused on how far Lee Jung-hoo's hot streak will continue. Lee Jung-hoo has appeared in 28 games this season, recording a batting average of 0.313 (99 at-bats, 31 hits), 2 home runs, 10 RBIs, 13 runs scored, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 8 walks, 14 strikeouts, an on-base percentage of 0.358, a slugging percentage of 0.475, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.833.

Most importantly, he has been on an incredible hot streak recently. In the last three games, he hit an impressive 9 hits in 12 at-bats (0.750). On the 25th against the Miami Marlins, he went 3-for-4 with 1 home run, and on the 26th against Miami, he went 2-for-3, achieving multi-hit games in two consecutive games. Then on the 27th, he went 4-for-5 in 5 at-bats, displaying historic performance and an amazing momentum. His batting average, which once dropped to 0.148 early in the season, is now in the .300s.

Indeed, what kind of performance will Lee Jung-hoo show in the three-game series against Philadelphia?

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