'Korean New Record' Lee Jung-hoo Hits Another Hit! A Streak of 9 Consecutive Hits 'Including Runs'... But SF Suffers Shocking '14-Point Gap' Humiliating Defeat (Comprehensive)

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The day before (the 1st), Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants), who became the first Korean in Major League history to hit five hits in a single game, produced another hit. However, his team unfortunately suffered a heavy defeat.

On the 1st (Korean time), San Francisco played an away game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Wisconsin, USA, and lost heavily 2-16 in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season.

Lee Jung-hoo started the game today as the fifth hitter and right fielder, recording 1 hit in 4 at-bats. Lee Jung-hoo succeeded in a 9-game consecutive hit streak since the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 15th.

After this game, Lee Jung-hoo's performance for the season stands at 52 games played, with a batting average of 0.303 (198 at-bats, 60 hits), 3 home runs, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 19 RBIs, 25 runs scored, 10 walks, 22 strikeouts, an on-base percentage of 0.340, a slugging percentage of 0.429, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.769.

Today, San Francisco started Landon Lupe, with the starting lineup against Milwaukee arranged as follows: Kyle Schmidt (left fielder), Rafah El Devers (designated hitter), Luis Araez (second baseman), Willy Adames (shortstop), Lee Jung-hoo (right fielder), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Bryce Eldridge (first baseman), Eric Hosmer (catcher), and Jon Cox (center fielder).

Milwaukee started Shane Dragan as the starting pitcher. Their starting lineup was arranged as follows: Christian Yelich (designated hitter), Jackson Chourio (center fielder), Bryce Turang (second baseman), William Contreras (catcher), Jake Bauers (left fielder), Andrew Vaughn (first baseman), Sal Frelick (right fielder), Luis Rengifo (third baseman), and David Hamilton (shortstop).

Before this series, Lee Jung-hoo played a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. He swung a "4 hits → 2 hits → 5 hits" bat. Over the three games, his batting average was 0.733 (15 at-bats, 11 hits).

In particular, Lee Jung-hoo started the previous day's game as the fifth hitter and right fielder, recording 5 hits in 6 at-bats, 2 RBIs, and 1 run scored, dominating the field. This was not only a record for Lee Jung-hoo but also a new Major League record for the most hits in a single game by a Korean who has stepped onto the Major League stage.

Lee Jung-hoo's good batting form continued today as well. Lee Jung-hoo hit a hit from his first at-bat. In the bottom of the 2nd inning with one out and no runners on base, Lee Jung-hoo stepped up to the plate. Lee Jung-hoo carefully selected the first pitch as a ball. After watching the second pitch as a strike, he swung and missed at the third pitch. Then, Lee Jung-hoo amazingly selected the fourth pitch, a low outside ball (slider).

Then came the fifth pitch from Dragan. Similar to the fourth pitch, a slider came in perfectly low and outside, which Lee Jung-hoo attacked with his unique artistic and soft batting form. The ball soared over the second baseman's head in a parabola, resulting in a hit to right-center field. It was a similar location to the fourth pitch, but since the ball came slightly into the strike zone instead of being a ball, swinging the bat proved successful. It was a scene that confirmed Lee Jung-hoo's fully matured batting form.

This was not the end. Lee Jung-hoo crossed home plate when Chapman followed with a two-run home run to the center field, giving his team the lead.

However, Lee Jung-hoo's hit ended there today. In the 4th inning, he appeared as the leadoff hitter, but after a 1-2 count, he hit the fourth pitch as a ground ball to the second baseman and was out. Then, in the 6th inning with one out and a runner on first, he hit the third pitch after a 1-1 count, but was out on a fly ball to the left fielder. In the 8th inning, Lee Jung-hoo faced his fourth at-bat with one out and no runners on base. He pulled the third pitch after a 1-1 count, but was caught by the opposing first baseman and hung his head.

Meanwhile, San Francisco could not exert any significant force today. In the bottom of the 2nd inning with one out and a runner on first, Frelick hit a two-run double to center field, Rengifo hit a two-run hit to left-center field, and then with the bases loaded, Chourio and Turang hit consecutive two-run doubles and triples respectively, followed by Contreras' sacrifice fly, successfully scoring a whopping 7 runs. Milwaukee added one run in the bottom of the 4th inning, scored two runs each in the bottom of the 6th and 7th innings, and allowed four runs in the bottom of the 8th inning when they put a position player on the mound, ultimately losing heavily 2-16.

San Francisco failed to maintain the momentum from their 19-6 victory over Colorado the previous day and missed the chance for a winning streak. They remain in 4th place in the National League West with 23 wins and 37 losses. On the other hand, Milwaukee is on a two-game winning streak with a record of 36 wins and 21 losses, holding sole first place in the National League Central.

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