[Breaking News] Lee Jung-hoo explodes! Two hits in one inning, 'three times on base by the 4th'... All of his shocking slump of '13 hitless at-bats' is wiped away.

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) is finally seeing his bat heat up after a long time.

On the 16th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started as the cleanup hitter and right fielder in a regular-season home game against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, recording two hits and one walk across three plate appearances through the bottom of the 4th inning.

Lee Jung-hoo had been struggling recently. The previous day (15th), he started as the fifth hitter and right fielder against Colorado but went hitless in four at-bats. Along with that hitless performance, Lee Jung-hoo fell into a slump of 13 consecutive hitless at-bats over three games. His season batting average has now dropped to .290 (427 at-bats, 124 hits). His on-base percentage and slugging percentage also declined from .335 and .447 to .325 and .433, respectively.

It was Lee Jung-hoo's first time starting as the cleanup hitter this season. He showed excellent plate discipline by getting on base right from his first at-bat. The Colorado Rockies' starting pitcher for the day was right-handed Michael Lorenzen.

In the bottom of the 1st inning with two outs and a runner on first, Lee Jung-hoo stepped up to the plate for the first time. After a grueling battle lasting eight pitches, he displayed sharp plate discipline and drew a walk. However, no runs scored as subsequent batters failed to deliver.

Lee Jung-hoo recorded hits in both of his two at-bats in the 4th inning. In the bottom of the 4th, he led off the inning and engaged in another tough battle lasting seven pitches. He capitalized on a changeup that moved outside the zone on the seventh pitch, driving it past the shortstop near second base for a single to right-center field. Later, after infield hits and walks by subsequent batters placed him on third base, he scored on Turner Hill's sacrifice fly to center field in his debut game.

Later, with the team leading 7-1 and two outs with a runner on first after completing one full batting order, Lee Jung-hoo stepped up for his third at-bat. The opposing pitcher was Parker Mushinski, who had entered the game as the second reliever. With a 1-2 count, Lee Jung-hoo hit a sinker that came inside the zone on the fifth pitch, resulting in a single that dropped in left-center field. This marked the moment Lee Jung-hoo completed his multi-hit and three-times-on-base performance of the day. His real-time batting average rose to .294 thanks to this hit.

Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants exploded offensively, scoring six runs in the 4th inning alone. By the end of the bottom of the 4th, they held a 7-1 lead.

Additionally, Colorado started with Lorenzen on the mound and set their lineup as follows: Jake McCarthy (left field), Cole Carig (center field), Mickey Moniak (designated hitter), T.J. Rumfield (first base), Will Castro (third base), Jack Vining (right field), Connor Norby (second base), Brett Sullivan (catcher), and Ezekiel Tovar (shortstop).

In response, San Francisco started Logan Webb as the pitcher and arranged their lineup as follows: Drew Gilbert (center field), Rafah El Devers (designated hitter), Bryce Eldridge (first base), Lee Jung-hoo (right field), Osleivis Basabe (second base), Drew Cabano (catcher), Turner Hill (left field), Buddy Kennedy (third base), and Christian Yelich (shortstop).

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