Choo Shin-soo and Kim Ha-seong surpassed: Lee Jung-hoo sets 'Korean new record' with 17-game hitting streak... Batting average during this period reaches an impressive .500 [SF Review]

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) surpassed MLB veterans 'Choo Choo Train' Choo Shin-soo and 'Awesome Kim' Kim Ha-seong (Atlanta). With 17 consecutive hits, he set a new milestone for Korean big leaguers.

On the 10th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started at fifth spot in the batting order and right fielder in the 2026 MLB home game against the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, going 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs in a powerful performance.

As a result, Lee Jung-hoo's season batting average rose slightly from .333 to .335. He firmly held the second spot in MLB batting average behind Otto Lopez (Miami, .341). His on-base percentage remained at .367, while his slugging percentage increased from .453 to .457. His OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) reached .824.

With his 23rd multi-hit game of the season, Lee Jung-hoo hit 17 consecutive hits, surpassing the Korean MLB record for most consecutive games with a hit held by Choo Shin-soo and Kim Ha-seong (16 games), becoming the new record holder. During this period, he recorded a .500 batting average (64 at-bats, 32 hits).

San Francisco started trailing 0-2 after James Wood's hit in the top of the first inning and Luis Garcia Jr.'s two-run home run (his 8th of the season). In the bottom of the first with two outs, Luis Araez hit a triple, but Willie Adames struck out, failing to score.

In his first at-bat of the bottom of the second, Lee Jung-hoo hit a slider from left-handed pitcher Andrew Alvarez but was retired on a grounder to the second baseman.

In the third inning, he came to the plate again with two outs and a runner on first base. He displayed sharp eye discipline. The first pitch, a high inside pitch, was called a strike, but he challenged the call, and it was confirmed that the pitch barely missed the zone, resulting in a ball. Lee Jung-hoo took a 3-0 count advantage. He watched the four-pitch four-seam fastball, then connected on the fifth pitch, a 89.8 mph (144.5 km/h) four-seam fastball outside, completing his 17th consecutive hit. Runner Adames advanced to third base, but Bryce Eldridge was retired on a grounder to the second baseman, and no run scored.

In the top of the fifth, San Francisco fell further behind after giving up a run on Jacob Young's triple and James Wood's sacrifice fly with one out.

An opportunity came for Lee Jung-hoo in the bottom of the fifth. Rafah El Debs drew a walk, and Araez hit a hit, loading the bases with no outs. After pitcher Brad Lord struck out Adames, Lee Jung-hoo stepped up to the plate. On a full count, a 94.6 mph (152.2 km/h) fastball inside and low cut sharply. Lee Jung-hoo opened his right leg and pulled it cleanly, sending the ball down the right-field line for a double. The ball speed was 95.4 mph (153.5 km/h). During that time, the runner from third base, as well as the runner from first, passed second and third base and crossed home plate. He added two RBIs and completed his multi-hit game.

However, Lee Jung-hoo's two RBIs were the only runs San Francisco scored that day. In the top of the seventh, they gave up consecutive hits to Young and Wood, and a walk to Andres Chaparro loaded the bases with no outs. A wild pitch allowed one run, and a bases-loaded walk by Dylan Lyle added another, extending the deficit to 2-5.

In the bottom of the seventh with one out and no runners on base, Lee Jung-hoo came to the plate for his fourth at-bat. He attacked an outside changeup on a full count, but the blooped grounder was fielded by the first baseman's glove. Later, Eldridge drew a walk, an error by the opponent, and a hit by Daniel Suesh created a bases-loaded opportunity, but Buddy Kennedy was retired on a fly ball to center field, and they failed to rally. In the top of the ninth with two outs, a defensive error followed by Lyle's triple further widened the score gap.

In the final offensive inning of the bottom of the ninth, after Adames was retired on a grounder to the second baseman, Lee Jung-hoo came to the plate against Orlando Ribalta. He attacked a hanbok-style slider, but a strong 98.9 mph (159.2 km/h) hit was caught by first baseman Chaparro, leaving him disappointed. Eldridge hit a solo home run to cut the deficit by one run, but Matt Chapman was retired on a pop fly to the second baseman, and San Francisco ultimately lost.

San Francisco, now in a two-game losing streak, recorded 27 wins and 41 losses, remaining in fourth place in the National League West Division. Meanwhile, Washington finished with 35 wins and 33 losses, holding third place in the National League East Division.

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