'Not even the Dodgers' — AZ sweeps Lee Jung-hoo in eight straight losses; 4-for-4 with no hits, batting average drops to 0.317, falling to 5th in batting title race [SF Review]

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) remained silent, and the team left fans disappointed. This season, the Giants have consistently struggled against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

On the 1st (Korea time), Lee Jung-hoo started at fifth spot and right fielder against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., but went 0-for-4.

Lee Jung-hoo, who was in a fierce battle for the batting title, recorded a hit against the Atlanta Braves on the 29th, but on the 30th against Arizona, he began on the bench and entered as a pinch-hitter late in the game, going 0-for-1 in silence. On this day as well, he remained hitless, and his batting average fell from 0.321 to 0.316 (291 at-bats, 92 hits). His on-base percentage and slugging percentage also dropped from 0.353 and 0.460 to 0.350 and 0.455, respectively. His OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) stands at 0.805.

Lee Jung-hoo, who was second in MLB batting average, has struggled to a 0.160 average (25 at-bats, 4 hits) over his last seven games, widening the gap with Yandy Diaz of Tampa Bay (0.334), who has taken the top spot, to 0.018, dropping him to fifth place. The gap with National League leader Otto Lopez of Miami (0.333) is now 0.017.

The Giants trailed from the early innings. Starting pitcher Landon Lupe issued two walks before surrendering a three-run home run to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Gurriel Jr. swung powerfully at a pitch located in the middle of the plate, and the ball cleared the left-center field wall at Chase Field.

Lee Jung-hoo led off the bottom of the second inning but watched the first two pitches from Brandon Pfaadt go for strikes. After falling behind 0-2, he took two balls on the third and fourth pitches, but was retired on a groundout to the shortstop on a 93 mph four-seam fastball up in the zone on the fifth pitch.

The momentum completely shifted in the bottom of the third. Lupe, who started by issuing a walk, allowed consecutive hits to Max Kepler and Nolan Arenado, putting the Giants in a bases-loaded, one-out crisis. He retired Favin Smith on a looking strikeout but then walked Jorge Barosa on a bases-loaded walk. Ketel Marte followed with a two-run RBI single, and Lupe was pulled from the game. Adrian Houser came in and retired Perdomo to barely finish the inning.

In the top of the fourth, with Rafah Devers walking to start the inning and one out with a runner on first, Lee Jung-hoo returned to the plate. He immediately went for a swing on the first pitch, but the 86.2 mph (138.7 km/h) changeup dropped outside, and he failed to make solid contact, resulting in a double play: first baseman to shortstop to first baseman.

In the top of the sixth, the Giants cut the deficit to one run on a solo home run by Luis Arraez, but in the bottom of the sixth, Marte hit another home run, and the margin remained at six runs.

In the top of the seventh, after Devers hit a solo home run to lead off, Lee Jung-hoo came to the plate. He watched the first pitch from Taylor Clarke go for a strike, then grounded out to the third baseman on another changeup that moved away from the plate.

The gap widened further in the bottom of the eighth. After a hit by Barosa and a walk by Corbin Carroll with two outs, Moreno delivered a go-ahead RBI single, extending the lead to six runs.

In the top of the ninth, Devers walked to lead off, giving Lee Jung-hoo another chance at the plate. However, with a 1-2 count, he flew out to left field on a 97 mph (156.1 km/h) low fastball on the fifth pitch.

The San Francisco Giants, who have lost all eight games against Arizona this season, suffered their 50th loss (35 wins) with a two-game losing streak. The gap with the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers has widened to 20.5 games, and they are now eight games behind the third-place Arizona Diamondbacks.

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