Lee Jung-hoo (aged 27, San Francisco Giants) who was excluded from the starting lineup for two consecutive games has returned to the starting lineup. He will start as the top hitter for the first time this season.스포츠토토
San Francisco will have an away game against the Colorado Rockies during the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. San Francisco has a 3-1 advantage over the latter.
On the same day, San Francisco was in the lineup of Lee Jung-hoo (center fielder), Willie Adames (striker), Eliot Ramos (left fielder), Wilmer Flores (designated hitter), Gerard Encarnacion (right fielder), Dominic Smith (first baseman), Casey Schmidt (third baseman), Patrick Bailey (catcher), and Tyler Fitzgerald (second baseman).
What should be noted is Lee Jung-hoo's batting order. Earlier, Lee was excluded from the starting lineup for both the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Braves games held at home on the 8th and 9th. He came out as a pinch hitter on the 8th and struck out, and failed to play at all on the 9th. He returned to the starting lineup after four days.
Lee Jung-hoo will play as the first hitter on the day. It is the first time that Lee Jung-hoo is a top hitter this season. Previously, Lee was the third hitter who played in 50 games, the most, followed by two (six games) and four (four games). Still, he is not unfamiliar with the situation. Last year, in the first season since his debut in the big league, Lee was listed as a leadoff in 31 games out of a total of 36 starts. He is thus going in a familiar batting order for the first time in a year.
Lee Jung-hoo played in 64 games before the game on the day, posting a batting average of 0.276 (67 hits in 243 times at bat), six homers, 32 RBIs and 35 runs, six steals, and an on-base percentage of 0.330 with a slugging percentage of 0.436 and an OPS of 0.766. After a fiery April, he is now in a slump. He is posting an average of 0.263 (five hits in 19 times at bat) in seven games in June as well.
Still, he has been steadily producing hits. At games against San Diego on Thursday and Atlanta on Thursday, he garnered one hit and two walks, completing games on the third base. His performance is sufficient to serve as a table setter.
Meanwhile, San Francisco faced a negative development. Matt Chapman, the main third baseman, was put on the injured list on Wednesday. According to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area, Chapman was excluded due to a right-handed injury. Chapman had a batting average of 0.243, 12 homers and 30 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.812, adding to his slugging capacity this season.