Lee Jung-hoo, '18G consecutive hits new record → 7 at-bats, no hits' silence... yet maintains MLB batting average 2nd place '0.328' dignity [SF Review]

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With the long streak of consecutive hits coming to an end, did the momentum break? Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) went hitless in two consecutive games.

On the 14th (Korea time), Lee Jung-hoo started as the fifth hitter and right fielder in the home game against the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, recording four at-bats with no hits.

Although Lee Jung-hoo set a new record for the most consecutive games with a hit by a Korean player in MLB, going hitless in 18 consecutive games from the May 15 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers to the game against the Washington Nationals on the 11th, he left a sense of regret with another hitless performance in the Cubs game following the previous day.

His season batting average dropped from 0.333 to 0.328, while his on-base percentage and slugging percentage also fell from 0.368 and 0.451 to 0.362 and 0.444, respectively. His OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) became 0.806.

Nevertheless, he maintained his second-place position in batting average across all of MLB. The leader, Otto Lopez (Miami Marlins), also recorded two hits on this day, raising his batting average to 0.345.

Again failing to crack the Cubs' pitching lineup, Lee Jung-hoo remained hitless for two consecutive games, causing his season batting average to drop from 0.333 to 0.328 (241 at-bats, 79 hits). He maintained second place in the batting category. Brandon Marsh (Philadelphia Phillies, batting average 0.3276), who is chasing Lee Jung-hoo, recorded three hits and closed the gap to right behind him.

In the top of the second inning with no outs and a runner on second base, Lee Jung-hoo stepped up to the plate for his first at-bat. He hit a fast pitch from right-handed starter Ben Brown but was retired on a fly ball to right field.

Leading off the top of the fourth inning, Lee Jung-hoo again targeted a fastball but was retired on a fly ball to center field. In the top of the fifth inning with two outs and runners on first and second, he hit a 97.9 mph (approximately 157.6 km/h) pitch but was retired on a ground ball to the shortstop, hanging his head.

In the top of the eighth inning with one out, Lee Jung-hoo faced left-handed relief pitcher Caleb Tilba but left a sense of regret with a line drive to right field.

San Francisco lost 1-6. With a record of 28 wins and 43 losses, they remained in fourth place in the National League West Division.

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