'ML Korean batter longest streak' Lee Jung-hoo's amazing hit parade ends at 18 games! Silence against Cubs → batting average 0.333 '2nd in MLB'

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants), whose hit parade showed no sign of stopping, finally put a period on his streak at '18 games'.

On the 13th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started as the cleanup hitter and right fielder in the home game against the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, going 0-for-3.

With this, Lee Jung-hoo ended his 18-game consecutive hit streak that had continued from the May 15 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers through the the 11th game against the Washington Nationals. However, Lee Jung-hoo's '18-game' streak will be recorded in history as the new record for the longest consecutive game hit streak by a Korean Major Leaguer.

With an hitless game today, Lee Jung-hoo's season batting average dropped from 0.338 to 0.333 (237 at-bats, 79 hits). Although the batting average fell slightly, his position among the top tier in Major League Baseball remains solid. Lee Jung-hoo maintained the 2nd place in overall MLB batting average behind Miami Marlins' Otto Lopez (0.342). Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz (0.329) follows behind Lee Jung-hoo.

While the San Francisco Giants played a 'hellish 13-game series' without a single day off from May 30, Lee Jung-hoo's bat swung without rest. In the 18th consecutive games with hits, Lee Jung-hoo posted an amazing record of a 0.500 batting average (72 at-bats, 36 hits), 1 home run, 10 RBIs, 3 stolen bases, 17 runs scored, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 1.159.

The San Francisco Giants took a sweet break on the 12th after completing the 13th-game series. Lee Jung-hoo also took a break, but he failed to produce a hit in today's game after returning from a day off. Lee Jung-hoo's hitless game came about a month after his last hitless game against the Dodgers on May 14.

Today, Lee Jung-hoo was retired on a ground ball after being thoroughly targeted by the opposing pitchers' body-side pitches. Lee Jung-hoo, who led off the bottom of the 2nd inning, aimed at Javier Assad's 6th pitch, a 93.5 mph (about 150.5 km/h) fastball to the body, but was retired on a first baseman's ground ball. In a scoring position opportunity in the bottom of the 4th inning with two outs and a runner on second base, trailing 0-2, he was retired on a second baseman's ground ball, swallowing his regret.

In the final at-bat, with two outs and no runners on base in the bottom of the 7th inning, he engaged in a tough battle against the left-handed reliever Hobie Milner, going to six pitches. Lee Jung-hoo hit a 87.1 mph (about 140.2 km/h) fastball to the body well, but the ball went straight toward the right fielder and was out on a fly ball. No further at-bat opportunities came after that.

Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants struggled to attack the Cubs' pitching mound and lost 1-5. The San Francisco Giants' lineup today suffered from severe hitless droughts, managing only one hit aside from second designated hitter Bryce Eldridge's three hits. They managed just four total hits to score one run. The San Francisco Giants, caught by the Cubs, remained in 4th place in the National League West with a season record of 28 wins and 42 losses (winning percentage 0.400).

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