'And' Lee Jung-hoo hits another 4 hits! 'Batting average 0.333' enters MLB 2nd place → 'Moon Hyun-bin and Oh Seung-hwan furious' That umpire nearly stole a hit with a bad call

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) completed his 21st multi-hit game of this season while continuing his hit streak for 16 consecutive games. Overcoming a bizarre umpire error, he finished with four hits and surged to a tie for second place in MLB batting. He also tied the record for the most consecutive games with a hit by a Korean MLB player (16 games), showcasing explosive hitting form.

On the 9th (Korea time), Lee Jung-hoo started as the fifth hitter and right fielder in the home game against the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, recording 4 hits in 5 at-bats and 2 runs scored, fully playing the role of the team's offensive spearhead.

On this day, Lee Jung-hoo completed a historic milestone in his second at-bat. After being retired on a line drive to left field in his first at-bat in the first inning, he took down relief pitcher Miles Nicholas in the bottom of the fourth with one out. He crushed the first pitch, an 89 mph slider, and drove a sharp line drive between the first baseman and second baseman for a hit to right field.

With this hit, Lee Jung-hoo broke his own MLB career record for consecutive games with a hit and completed the streak of '16 consecutive games with a hit,' a record previously held by Choo Shin-soo and Kim Ha-seong as the most consecutive games with a hit by a Korean MLB player.

Lee Jung-hoo's hot hitting continued into the sixth inning. Trailing 0-1, he gently pushed a 91.2 mph four-seam fastball from Washington's third pitcher, left-handed Mitchell Parker, in the bottom of the sixth, driving a clean hit to center field that skipped over the second baseman's head. Lee Jung-hoo scored on consecutive hits by subsequent batters Eldridge and Matt Chapman, tying the game at 1-1.

With the game tied 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth, Lee Jung-hoo led off and hit a ground ball against Clayton Bitter, then sprinted toward first base. It was a perfect infield hit timing, but first base umpire Jen Powell called him out. It was the same umpire who had caused outrage among Moon Hyun-bin and Oh Seung-hwan with a bizarre bad call during a national team evaluation match against Japan last November.

Although Lee Jung-hoo's hit was nearly stolen away in a futile crisis, the San Francisco bench immediately requested a video review (challenge). Slow-motion analysis clearly confirmed that Lee Jung-hoo's foot touched the first base bag first, and the call was overturned to a safe. He dramatically secured his third hit by overturning the umpire's error. Later, Lee Jung-hoo scored on Bryse Eldridge's double, giving the team a 2-1 go-ahead run. With additional runs, the team pulled ahead 3-1.

In the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and a runner on first, Lee Jung-hoo added his fourth hit with another hit to right field. This was the moment he completed a four-hit game for the first time in four days since the game against the Milwaukee Brewers on the 5th. With this hit, Lee Jung-hoo raised his season batting average to 0.333, placing him in the remarkable position of tying for second place in MLB batting. He matched the batting average of Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh. At the same time, he closely trailed the MLB batting leader, Otto Lopez of the Miami Marlins, who holds a 0.336 average.

However, San Francisco could not hold the lead and allowed a comeback, losing 3-4. San Francisco starting pitcher Logan Webb pitched brilliantly for 8 innings, allowing 5 hits, striking out 7, and giving up only 1 run, but closer Keaton Winn, who entered in the ninth inning save situation, gave up 3 runs and collapsed.

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