"He Reached Base Five Times in One Day!" No. 4 Hitter Jung-hoo Lee Dominates Doubleheader With a Red-Hot Bat

[Financial News] Even a grueling two-game day could not cool off Jung-hoo Lee's scorching bat. The San Francisco Giants' star outfielder started both games of the doubleheader as the No. 4 hitter and powered the lineup with a torrid performance.
Lee started both games of the doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on the 30th (Korean time) and went 3-for-7 with two walks and three RBIs on the day.
His season batting average, which had stood at .289 through the previous day, rose to .291 (137 hits in 471 at-bats) after his big day, putting him back in range of the .300 mark.
Game 1 of the doubleheader drew attention as a matchup between Lee and a former KBO League ace. Merrill Kelly, who starred for the SK Wyverns from 2015 to 2018, took the mound for Arizona.
With the score tied 0-0 in the bottom of the fourth and one out with a runner on first, Lee turned on Kelly's high inside fastball and lined a sharp single to right. The hit came with the count at one ball and two strikes, showing his focus under pressure. He later drew a walk in the bottom of the sixth to reach base twice. It was Lee's first game with at least two hits in 10 days, since the Cleveland Guardians game on the 20th.
Although the team lost 7-1 after allowing a grand slam in the top of the seventh, Lee prevented a shutout by driving in a run with a clean RBI single to right off reliever Taylor Clarke in the bottom of the eighth. Kelly, meanwhile, earned his ninth win of the season with seven scoreless innings of perfect pitching.
Lee's bat stayed hot in Game 2, which followed without a break. He finished 1-for-4 with one walk and one RBI, reaching base multiple times in back-to-back games.


After drawing a walk in the fifth inning with San Francisco leading 4-1, Lee came through in a key spot in the seventh, with one out and runners on first and second and the Giants ahead 4-2. He lifted a low slider from right-handed reliever Derek Lowe and sent a clean RBI single up the middle. It was a valuable insurance run that helped shut down Arizona's comeback hopes. Backed by Lee's clutch hit, San Francisco won 7-2 and split the doubleheader.
Meanwhile, the game was played amid a chaotic atmosphere caused by a series of ejections from the San Francisco dugout. After manager Tony Vitello and veteran pitcher Logan Webb were ejected the previous day for arguing with umpires, Ron Waters, the president of baseball operations, was also ordered out before Game 1 of the doubleheader after angrily protesting to the umpiring crew while exchanging lineup cards.
Even with the dugout in turmoil and Vitello already ejected five times this season in his first year on the job, No. 4 hitter Jung-hoo Lee kept the team anchored with steady, explosive hitting.


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