Ah! Lee Jung-hoo, a missed opportunity as he was shut down by strong opposing defense with no hits in three at-bats... SD's Song Sung-mun sits out, SF suffers a 0-7 rout after managing only two hits and numerous empty outs

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Lee Jung-hoo (28), who had been active with three hits on the previous day (the 31st), was silenced with no hits in three at-bats. San Diego's Song Sung-mun (30) sat out.

On the 1st (Korean time), San Francisco played an away game against San Diego at Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, as part of the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season, and lost 0-7.

Lee Jung-hoo started that day as the fifth hitter and right fielder but hung his head after going hitless in three at-bats. Song Sung-mun began the game on the bench and did not play at all, sitting out.

After this game, Lee Jung-hoo's season stats stand at 100 games played with a .300 batting average (377 at-bats, 113 hits), 6 home runs, 24 doubles, 4 triples, 40 RBIs, 52 runs scored, 17 walks, 40 strikeouts, 6 stolen bases (0 failed), a .336 on-base percentage, a .432 slugging percentage, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.768. Lee Jung-hoo had been active with one hit and two walks in three at-bats against San Diego the previous day but was silenced today. His consecutive-hit streak ended at four games.

Song Sung-mun has played in 50 games this season, posting a .212 batting average (99 at-bats, 21 hits), 1 home run, 4 doubles, 15 RBIs, 21 runs scored, 15 walks, 21 strikeouts, 11 stolen bases (2 failed), a .316 on-base percentage, a .283 slugging percentage, and an OPS of 0.559. He sat out again after the previous game against San Francisco. After recording three hits in three at-bats against the Kansas City Royals on the 20th of last month, Song Sung-mun failed to get a hit in his next six games (11 at-bats with no hits).

For this game, San Francisco started left-handed pitcher Carson Wezner. The batting order was Luis Arraez (second baseman), Elliott Ramos (left fielder), Bryce Eldridge (designated hitter), Rafah Devers (first baseman), Lee Jung-hoo (right fielder), Willie Adames (shortstop), Grant McCray (center fielder), Drew Cabano (catcher), and Christian Coes (third baseman).

In response, San Diego started right-handed pitcher Bradgley Rodriguez. San Diego's starting lineup was Fernando Tatis Jr. (right fielder), Luis Rengifo (second baseman), Manny Machado (third baseman), Ty France (first baseman), Jackson Merrill (center fielder), Luis Campuzano (designated hitter), Xander Bogaerts (shortstop), Freddy Fermin (catcher), and Jayce Bowen (left fielder).

Lee Jung-hoo entered his first at-bat in the second inning with one out and no runners on base. He took a ball on the first pitch but swung at the second and popped up to the shortstop. Later, in the fifth inning, he appeared as the leadoff hitter; after falling behind 0-1 in the count, he hit the second pitch but was grounded out to second base by strong opposing defense. The opposing second baseman, Rengifo, made a perfect play with a sliding catch while bending his knees and immediately threw him out.

In the seventh inning, Lee Jung-hoo came up to bat for the third time with two outs and a runner on first base. Again, after falling behind 0-1 in the count, he hit the second pitch but was grounded out to the shortstop.

Meanwhile, San Francisco struggled with only two hits and numerous empty outs today. San Diego piled up 12 total hits and secured a decisive 7-0 victory. Campuzano recorded three hits for San Diego, while France and Bowen both had multi-hit performances. San Francisco maintained fourth place in the National League West with 47 wins and 63 losses. San Diego ranked third in the same division with 56 wins and 54 losses.

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