Lee Jung-hoo finally meets the '15-win' super ace again! Can he hit a 5-game consecutive hit streak: '2 hits → 1 hit → 2 hits → 1 hit'?

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) is set to challenge for five consecutive games with a hit.

On the 22nd (Korean time), at 8:10 a.m., San Francisco will play an away game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, as part of the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season.

For this game, San Francisco has set its starting lineup as follows: Drew Gilbert (center fielder), Rafah Devers (designated hitter), Will Adamses (shortstop), Bryce Eldridge (first baseman), Lee Jung-hoo (right fielder), Osleivis Vasabe (second baseman), Turner Hill (left fielder), Drew Caveno (catcher), and Christian Coze (third baseman). The starting pitcher is Logan Webb.

In response, Boston has arranged its starting lineup as follows: Nick Sogard (second baseman), Sedan Rafahella (center fielder), William Abreu (right fielder), Wilson Contreras (first baseman), Adley Rutschman (catcher), Caleb Durbin (third baseman), Jaron Duran (left fielder), Andrew Monasterio (shortstop), and Mickey Gasper (designated hitter).

The starting pitcher for Boston that Lee Jung-hoo will face is 'right-handed 37-year-old veteran' Sonny Gray. Gray has recorded 15 wins, 3 losses, and an ERA of 2.65 this season. He ranks first in the American League in wins and second overall in MLB in total wins. In his career matchups against Lee Jung-hoo at the major league level, Lee has gone 1-for-5 with a double and no strikeouts. All of these results are from last season. This will be their first meeting this season.

This season, Lee Jung-hoo has appeared in 116 games, posting a batting average of .293 (443 at-bats, 130 hits), with 9 home runs, 27 doubles, 4 triples, 46 RBIs, 58 runs scored, 19 walks, 48 strikeouts, and 8 stolen bases (1 failed). His on-base percentage is .328, slugging percentage is .433, and OPS (on-base plus slugging) stands at .761.

Lee Jung-hoo has recorded consecutive hits in four games since the the 16th game against the Colorado Rockies. On the 16th against Colorado, he went 2-for-something; on the 17th against Colorado, he went 1-for-something. After a two-day break, he performed well with 2 hits in the the 20th game against the Cleveland Guardians. The previous day (the 21st) against Cleveland, he started as the fifth hitter and right fielder, going 1-for-4 with 1 strikeout.

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