Lee Jung-hoo, unable to sustain the momentum of his inside-the-park home run, goes 1-for-5, with batting average dipping slightly to 0.265... San Francisco Giants fall into a three-game losing streak

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San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo (28), who had built momentum by hitting an inside-the-park home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers the previous day (15th), managed only one hit. The team also showed a lack of focus on both offense and defense, falling into a three-game losing streak.

On the 16th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started as the leadoff right fielder in the away game against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, recording 1 hit in 5 at-bats in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season.

Lee Jung-hoo's season batting average, unable to continue the previous day's offensive surge, dipped slightly from 0.267 to 0.265.

In the early stages of the game, Lee Jung-hoo struggled to handle Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Aaron Civale's breaking balls. In his first at-bat in the top of the 1st inning, after falling behind 1-2 in the count, he hit a 77.7 mph curveball for a straight shot to center field and was retired. In his second at-bat in the top of the 3rd inning, he hit a 91.5 mph high sinker while trailing 1-2, but it resulted in a groundout to second base.

He recorded a hit in his third at-bat. With the score tied 2-1 in the top of the 5th inning, one out, and no runners on base, he hit Civale's third pitch, an 83.1 mph splitter, for a hit to right field. However, with no follow-up hits, he narrowly failed to score.

He had no further success in subsequent at-bats. In his fourth at-bat in the top of the 7th inning with no outs and a runner on first, he flew out to center field. In his final at-bat in the top of the 9th inning, trailing 2-5 with one out, he was retired on a groundout to second base, ending his game.

The game highlighted the San Francisco Giants' lack of late-game resilience. After giving up the first run on a sacrifice fly by Jeff McNeil in the bottom of the 5th, the Giants mounted a comeback with home runs. In the top of the 4th inning, leadoff hitter Luis Arraez hit a solo home run to tie the game, and in the top of the 5th, Harrison Bader launched a go-ahead solo home run to take a 2-1 lead.

The Giants' lead did not last long. In the bottom of the 5th inning, with one out and runners on first and third, Nick Kurtz hit a go-ahead three-run home run, instantly shifting the game momentum to a 4-2 lead. Following this, with two outs and runners on first and third, Henry Bote added a two-out RBI single, extending the lead to 5-2.

The game was decided from there. The San Francisco Giants' lineup was completely shut down by the Athletics' bullpen from the 6th inning onward, failing to prevent the three-game losing streak.

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