'Proven fully recovered,' Lee Jung-hoo explodes with 4 hits! Batting average surges to 0.283... SF suffers shocking comeback loss, 3:6→8:6

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The injury gap proved to be a false alarm. San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo (28) shed his back pain and announced a perfect return. Completing his second 4-hit game of the season, he raised his batting average to .283.

On the 30th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started as the sixth hitter and right fielder in an away game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA. He went 4-for-5 with 2 runs scored, swinging the bat with great power.

After hitting 4 hits in a home game against the Miami Marlins on April 26, Lee Jung-hoo completed his second 4-hit game of the season, with his batting average surging from 0.268 to 0.283.

Ahead of the game, Lee Jung-hoo, who finally returned from the 10th-day injured list (IL), faced veteran right-handed starter Michael Lorenzen in the bottom of the second inning with one out and no runners on base. He hit Lorenzen's sixth pitch, a curveball clocked at 85.1 mph, but was retired on an infield grounder to the first baseman, serving as a warm-up.

However, Lee Jung-hoo's bat began to swing fiercely from his second at-bat. With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning, one out, and a runner on first base, he hit Lorenzen's second pitch, an outside low slider clocked at 85.7 mph, for a hit to right field. Lee Jung-hoo reached base and scored his first run on a sacrifice fly by the following batter.

Lee Jung-hoo's hit streak continued in his third at-bat. Leading off the bottom of the sixth inning, he targeted a 94.1 mph fastball right down the middle from left-handed reliever Wellington Herrera's fifth pitch, driving it for a hit to left field and recording a multi-hit game.

In his fourth at-bat, he also recorded extra-base hits. Leading off the bottom of the eighth inning with the team ahead 3-1, Lee Jung-hoo hit an outside low fastball clocked at 92.9 mph from right-handed pitcher Keegan Thompson's fourth pitch, driving it for a two-run double to left field. He then scored his second run of the day, aided by a sacrifice bunt and a ground ball from the following batters.

Lee Jung-hoo's bat did not cool down. With the team leading 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, two outs, and a runner on first base, he pulled Juan Mejía's first pitch, a sweeper clocked at 82.2 mph right down the middle, for a hit to right field, adding to his 4-hit game. Unfortunately, this did not lead to another run.

However, despite Lee Jung-hoo's dazzling performance, San Francisco could not smile. Leading 6-3 through the bottom of the ninth inning and having seized the momentum, San Francisco faced a nightmare as closer Caleb Kilian collapsed in an instant in the top of the ninth.

Kilian surrendered two home runs in the top of the ninth alone, allowing five runs to the Colorado lineup, and ultimately, San Francisco suffered a shocking 6-8 walk-off comeback loss. Lee Jung-hoo's perfect return game debut was overshadowed by the team's defeat.

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