Jeong-hoo Lee (San Francisco Giants) extended his hitting streak to 18 games.
Jeong-hoo Lee started as the 5th hitter and right fielder in the home game against the Washington Nationals of the Major League Baseball (MLB) held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on the 11th (Korean time) and recorded 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 walk, 2 runs, and 1 stolen base.
Lee Jeong-hoo, who set a new record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak by a Korean big leaguer the previous day, surpassing Choo Shin-soo (current SSG Landers owner's assistant) and Kim Ha-seong (Atlanta Braves), broke his own record by one more game.
Lee Jeong-hoo, who recorded multiple hits (two or more hits in a game) for the 23rd time in the season and in the last three consecutive games, raised his season batting average from 0.335 to 0.338 (79 hits in 234 at-bats).
Lee Jung-hoo maintained second place overall in MLB batting average, and the ranking may change depending on the performance of his competitors that day.
Lee Jeong-hoo, who had been on a hit streak since the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 15th of last month, struck out in his first at-bat in the bottom of the second inning.
As the leadoff hitter, he struck out a swing against left-handed pitcher Foster Griffin.
He had a fierce ball-count battle, including kicking 4 consecutive fouls in a 1-ball, 1-strike match, but withdrew after swinging at a low sinking fastball toward his body in a 2-ball, 2-strike match.
In the bottom of the 4th inning, trailing 0-2, he hit a hit in his second at-bat.
With one out and no runners, he hit a low-course sweeper outside of Griffin and was out with a ground ball to second base.
San Francisco's batting line was tied up by Griffin's good pitching and was pulled to 0-6 in the top of the 6th inning, and in the bottom of the 6th inning, they barely trailed by 1-6 thanks to Matt Chapman's solo home run.
Lee Jeong-hoo produced a hit in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and no runners on base.
He raised a low curveball on the first pitch, hit a hit to right, and advanced to first base.
It was a 'show-off' ball that was outside the strike zone, but Lee Jeong-hoo created a hit with his amazing bat skills.
Afterwards, Lee Jeong-hoo advanced to second base when Griffin threw a wild pitch, and the follow-up batter, Bryce Eldridge, struck out and failed to score.
Lee Jeong-hoo got a walk in the bottom of the 8th inning when the score was down 3-9.
With consecutive home runs by Chapman and Rafael Devers, Washington right-hander Paxton Schultz's control of the ball began to falter, and Lee Jung-hoo recorded a walk after a full-count game.
Afterwards, Lee Jeong-hoo succeeded in stealing second base and hit home when Daniel Susaek hit a timely hit to left.
Lee Jeong-hoo hit his second hit in the bottom of the 9th inning, trailing 7-10, with the last strike on first and second base.
Washington gave up bullpen Gus Varland, who had been shaking, and brought in left-handed bullpen Mitchell Parker to target Lee Jeong-hoo.
Lee Jeong-hoo pushed the outside fastball on the fifth pitch with one ball and two strikes and hit a left-field hit.
Lee Jung-hoo's hit became the stepping stone for a great comeback drama.
The follow-up batter, Eldridge, hit a home run with the bases loaded, ending the game at 11-10.
