Lee Jung-hoo said, "Can I keep hitting three times?" SF's new leadoff came out as a pinch hitter, and solo shot "Bang"... He reported his first hit and first base in his 19th at-bat of the season
Lee Jung-hoo said, "Can I keep hitting three times?" SF's new leadoff came out as a pinch hitter, and solo shot "Bang"... He reported his first hit and first base in his 19th at-bat of the season
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While Lee Jung-hoo (27, San Francisco Giants), who continued his long-distance streak for three consecutive games, had a day off, Lamont Wade Jr. (31), who was selected as the team's leadoff this year, reported his first on-base of the season.
San Francisco won 6-3 against the Houston Astros in the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time).
On the day, San Francisco Giants players Heliot Ramos (left fielder), Willie Adames (striker), Wilmer Flores (designated hitter), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Cathy Schmidt (first baseman), Louis Matos (center fielder), Sam Huff (catcher), Mike Yastremski (right fielder), and Tyler Fitzgerald (second baseman) took the batter's box. Starting pitcher Landon Loop. Lee Jung-hoo had a break against left-hander Bramber Valdez on the day.
San Francisco scored the first run with Flores' two-run homer following Adames' walk in the top of the first inning. The homerun was launched in the second inning as well. Matos, the leadoff hitter, pulled Valdez's sinker, which came in towards his body, to make a big hit to the left. The hit directly hit slightly higher than the fence line, and the video determined that it was a homerun.
Houston also immediately launched a counterattack. Christian Walker and Yiner Diaz struck out and threw a fly ball, but Jeremy Peña and Brendan Rodgers walked to create a chance. Later, Jack DeGenezo succeeded in bringing in a runner with a hit. Houston also narrowed the score to 5-3 with Jordan Alvarez's two-run timely hit in the bottom of the fifth inning with the bases loaded. 온라인카지노
But that was Houston's last score. San Francisco lost another point in the top of the eighth inning with a solo shot by pinch hitter Wade Jr. at one out, and won the game 6-3. San Francisco won the game three times in a row against Houston.
Above all, San Francisco is welcoming the revival of Wade Jr. As Lee Jung-hoo moved to the third batter's box this season, Wade Jr. was named the team's leadoff. He recorded the highest on-base percentage in the team in the 2023 season (0.373) and boasted a whopping 0.470 on-base percentage before leaving the team in the 2024 season. He finished the season with a 0.380 on-base percentage despite his poor pace after returning from injury last year.
Coach Bob Melvin's batting strategy seemed to return to success, as Lee Jung-hoo showed good adaptation to the third batting order in the regular season following the exhibition game. However, Wade Jr. fell into a severe batting slump, making it an unexpected surprise.
Wade Jr. failed to garner a single walk in 18 at-bats, let alone a single hit, during five games through Saturday. He posted one RBI and five strikeouts as a sacrifice hit, and his batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage were all set this season. However, he garnered his first hit of the year with a home run this game, providing an opportunity for a rebound.