[Breaking News] Lee Jung-hoo does it again! Shatters Korean big leaguer record with 18-game consecutive hit streak, "160km/h bullet hit"

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) has once again managed to hit a hit. This marks his 18th consecutive game with a hit.

On the 11th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started at fifth spot in the batting order and right fielder in the home game against the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, and recorded a hit to the right field with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Facing left-handed pitcher Foster Griffin, Lee Jung-hoo remained hitless in his first two at-bats. As the leadoff batter in the bottom of the second inning, he struck out on a swing-and-miss after eight pitches. With one out in the bottom of the fourth, he fouled a outside sweeper and was thrown out on a ground ball to second base.

However, he finally recorded a hit before Griffin was pulled from the game. Lee Jung-hoo connected with a 78.6 mph (approximately 126.5 km/h) curveball that Griffin threw low, lifting it just over the second baseman's head for a hit. He then advanced to second base on a wild pitch by Griffin but failed to score as the following batter failed to drive him in.

This 18-game consecutive hit streak was achieved with a 99.4 mph (approximately 159.9 km/h) bullet hit. Lee Jung-hoo, who has been on a hot hitting streak with a .552 batting average (32 hits in 58 at-bats) over his last 15 games, has continued his consecutive hit streak since the May 15 road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The day before (on the 10th), Lee Jung-hoo went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, breaking the record for the most consecutive games with a hit by a Korean big leaguer (16 games), previously held by Choo Shin-soo and Kim Ha-seong. He added another hit just one day later, setting a new record.

This was his 78th hit of the season, moving him to fifth place overall in Major League Baseball. He trails first-place Otto Lopez of the Miami Marlins by 11 hits, who has 89.

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