'LEE's Batting Average Slumps to 3rd!' Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Ha-seong Go Silent for 2nd Consecutive Game → SF Defeats ATL in Complete Victory

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Close senior-junior colleagues from the Kiwoom Heroes, 'Korean Major Leaguers' Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) and Kim Ha-seong (31, Atlanta Braves) faced off as starting pitchers for two consecutive games, but both players remained silent without recording a hit. In the game, San Francisco defeated Atlanta with a decisive victory.

On the 28th (Korea time), San Francisco secured a 5-0 complete victory at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, in a home game against Atlanta in the '2026 Major League Baseball (MLB)'. The win was powered by Rafael Devers' consecutive home runs.

Lee Jung-hoo, who started as the third hitter and right fielder for San Francisco that day, failed to attack opposing starting pitcher Bryce Elder and the opposing bullpen pitchers, finishing with 4 at-bats and no hits.

In the bottom of the first inning, Lee Jung-hoo was retired with a looking strikeout in his first at-bat. Even when the team led 2-0 in the bottom of the third with runners on first and second, he only managed a swinging strikeout. Later, he led off the bottom of the sixth inning but was retired on a second baseman's grounder, and in his final at-bat in the bottom of the eighth, he was retired on a left fielder's fly ball, failing to reach base.

Lee Jung-hoo's season batting average dropped slightly from 0.327 to 0.323 due to his silence that day. With a gap of 1 point 3 li (0.013) from Miami Marlins' Otto Lopez (0.336), who leads the entire MLB in batting average, Lee Jung-hoo's batting average ranking also fell to third, overtaken by Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz.

Kim Ha-seong, who started as the ninth hitter and shortstop for Atlanta, also struggled with his bat. Kim Ha-seong finished with 2 at-bats, no hits, 1 walk, and 2 strikeouts, continuing his hitless silence for 11 consecutive games. His last hit was recorded in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on the 4th.

In the top of the second inning with two outs and runners on first and second, Kim Ha-seong was retired with a looking strikeout on a high pitch. He was also retired with a foul tip strikeout in the top of the fifth. The only consolation was reaching base with a straight walk in his final at-bat in the top of the eighth.

Meanwhile, the game ended with a complete victory for San Francisco, who scored five runs with Devers' solo home run, Drew Gilbert's sacrifice fly, and Devers' consecutive three-run home runs, while shutting down Atlanta's lineup scoreless.

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