Grandson of the Wind’ Lee Jeong-hoo (25, San Francisco Giants) hit a hit in six consecutive games in the Major League Baseball (MLB) of the American professional baseball league.
Lee Jeong-hoo started as the number one hitter and center fielder in the visiting game against the Tampa Bay Rays held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on the 15th (Korean time), going 1 hit in 5 at-bats, 1 stolen base, and 1 run.
Lee Jeong-hoo showed his presence from his first at-bat.
He targeted right-handed starter Sean Armstrong's first pitch fastball in the first inning and produced a clean hit to right.
Lee Jung-hoo quickly stole second base in the ensuing attack, earning his second stolen base of the season. At the same time, the Tampa Bay catcher's throw was not accurate, so it was comfortably ruled safe.
He even scored the first run when third batter La Monte Wade Jr. hit to left.
Lee Jeong-hoo avoided the batted ball flying toward him and went around third base to home. It was his seventh point of the season, his streak of three straight games.
Lee Jeong-hoo showed stability not only in attack but also in defense.
In particular, the batted ball that fell toward the front in the bottom of the 7th inning was caught through a diving catch. In the 8th inning, he tracked a ball passing to left field and landed it in Hay's glove.
However, Lee Jung-hoo only hit a hit in front of left-hander Tyler Alexander, who appeared in relief in the top of the third inning.
He was caught with a line drive out to center field on an outside cut fastball in the 3rd inning, and with no outs on second base in the 6th inning, he had to turn to a high fastball and a fly ball to left field.
In the 7th inning with 2 outs and runners on first base, he hit a fly ball to center field on an outside sweeper. In the 9th inning against closer Kevin Kelly, with 2 outs and 3rd base, he was retired by a fly ball to shortstop.
Lee Jeong-hoo's season batting average fell slightly to 0.242 (15 hits in 62 at-bats).
On this day, San Francisco lost 4-9 to Tampa Bay, which hit only 4 home runs.
Meanwhile, local media outlets are also paying attention to the presence of Lee Jung-hoo, who continues his hit streak. On the 14th, the San Francisco Chronicle, a local San Francisco media outlet, was the first to cover Lee Jeong-hoo's activities by highlighting 'The Three Keys of San Francisco'.
At the time, the media focused on Lee Jung-hoo's low swing rate and low strikeout rate and said, "There was a lot of talk about how Lee Jung-hoo would adapt to the pitching of MLB pitchers," and "But (MLB pitchers') new pitch shape and fast speed were Lee Jung-hoo's sense of humor." “It was found to have little effect on blows.”
The media said, “Lee Jung-hoo omitted the trial and error process of dealing with pitchers and pitches he had never seen before.”
San Francisco manager Bob Melvin also said of Jeong-hoo Lee, "He's hitting a lot of ground balls right now, and there are a few things that need to be adjusted, but I don't think it'll be a big problem." “There is a plan every time,” he said.
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