'Batting average 0.324' Lee Jung-hoo is crazy, surpassing the 'hitting machine' to claim the team's top batting average... another multi-hit game against the Cubs, 14-game consecutive hit streak [SF Review]

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) is on a tremendous upward trend. He recorded another multi-hit game (two or more hits in a single game), extending his consecutive hit streak to 14 games.

On the 7th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started at fifth spot and right fielder in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) road game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run scored.

Starting from the Los Angeles Dodgers game on the 15th of last month, he continued his 14-game consecutive hit streak, extending his longest consecutive hit record since joining the big leagues by one more game.

Additionally, his season batting average rose from 0.321 to 0.324 (216 at-bats, 70 hits), narrowly surpassing his teammate Luis Arraez, who has won the batting title three times in his career (0.3237), to take the top spot in the team's batting average. His on-base percentage and slugging percentage also rose slightly from 0.357 and 0.448 to 0.359 and 0.449, respectively. His OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) reached 0.808.

In the bottom of the 2nd inning, with both teams tied 0-0, Lee Jung-hoo, leading off, grounded out to left field against the Cubs' right-handed starting pitcher Ben Brown.

Lee Jung-hoo also grounded out to left field in the bottom of the 4th inning. When the score was tied 1-1 in the bottom of the 7th, he recorded his first hit of the game. Leading off again, Lee Jung-hoo singled to right field against reliever Jacob Webb.

He also successfully stole second base, his first stolen base of the season. However, it did not result in a run due to subsequent batters failing to deliver.

In the bottom of the 9th inning, with the score still tied 1-1, Lee Jung-hoo sparked the lineup again. With one out and no runners on base, he hit a ball to left field against Daniel Palencia. Although it was a 97.8 mph (157.4 km/h) four-seam fastball, Lee Jung-hoo delivered a hard hit with a ball exit velocity of 98.2 mph (158 km/h), completing his multi-hit game.

This time, it resulted in a run. Lee Jung-hoo reached third base on a hit by Bryce Eldridge and scored on Matt Chapman's sacrifice fly to center field.

San Francisco ultimately could not smile. Although they took a 2-1 lead on Lee Jung-hoo's run, they allowed a solo home run by Pete Crow-Armstrong in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game. In the bottom of the 10th, with no outs and a runner on second, they faced a tiebreaker situation and were hit by a walk-off hit from Michael Busch, losing 2-3.

The San Francisco Giants, failing to extend their winning streak to four games, remained in fourth place in the National League West with 26 wins and 39 losses, while the Cubs finished in a three-way tie for third place in the National League Central with 34 wins and 31 losses.

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