'Finally back,' Lee Jung-hoo returns to the starting lineup after overcoming an elbow injury, making his first start in three games; assigned as the fifth hitter and right fielder against Arizona

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants), who had been excluded from the starting lineup recently after being hit by a pitch on his elbow, will start again.

On the 28th at 11:15 a.m. (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo will start as the fifth hitter and right fielder in the regular-season home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA.

This marks Lee Jung-hoo's first start since his appearance on the 26th against the Cincinnati Reds, a span of three games.

On the 26th, Lee Jung-hoo started as the third hitter and designated hitter, recording one hit in three at-bats, one hit-by-pitch, and one stolen base. However, with no outs and runners on first and second bases in the first inning, he was hit by a pitch from Cincinnati's starting pitcher Brady Singer on his elbow and reached base via hit-by-pitch. Nevertheless, Lee Jung-hoo played through the end of the game.

However, due to the aftermath of the hit-by-pitch, Lee Jung-hoo sat out the game against Cincinnati on the 27th. In the following game against Arizona on the 28th, he was excluded from the starting lineup and entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning, recording one walk and one run scored.

And today, he returned to the starting lineup for the first time in three games.

San Francisco constructed its starting lineup with Jon Cox (center fielder), Rafah El Devers (first baseman), Bryce Eldridge (designated hitter), Andrew Kizner (catcher), Lee Jung-hoo (right fielder), Shay Whitcomb (third baseman), Turner Hill (left fielder), Christian Coz (shortstop), and Osleivis Basabe (second baseman) in that order. The starting pitcher is Blade Tidwell. The right-handed pitcher Tidwell has no wins or losses this season with an ERA of 3.58.

In response, Arizona set its starting lineup as Las Nutba (left fielder), Corbin Carroll (right fielder), Gabriel Moreno (designated hitter), Geraldo Perdomo (shortstop), Tim Tawa (first baseman), Jose Fernandez (third baseman), James McCann (catcher), Ildevaro Vargas (second baseman), and Jordan Roller (center fielder) in that order. The starting pitcher is left-handed pitcher Cole Drake. Drake has recorded one loss with an ERA of 5.40 this season.

Meanwhile, Lee Jung-hoo has appeared in 122 games this season, posting a batting average of 0.289 (133 hits in 461 at-bats), nine home runs, 27 doubles, four triples, 47 RBIs, 59 runs scored, 21 walks, 49 strikeouts, 10 stolen bases (one failed attempt), an on-base percentage of 0.327, a slugging percentage of 0.423, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.750.

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