▲ Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants
The hitting streak of Lee Jung-hoo (27, San Francisco Giants) has come to an end.
Lee went hitless in three at-bats during a home game against the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball (MLB) held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, today.
With this result, Lee’s hitting streak, which began against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 15, stopped at 18 games.
His season batting average also dipped slightly from .338 to .333 (79 hits in 237 at-bats).
Starting as the fifth hitter and right fielder, Lee faced Cubs starting pitcher Javier Assad as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the second inning with the score tied at 0-0, but grounded out to first base.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, with San Francisco trailing 0-2 and two outs with a runner on third, Lee hit a sharp grounder but was caught by the second baseman for an out.
In his third at-bat in the bottom of the seventh with one out, facing Cubs left-handed sidearm pitcher Hoby Milner, Lee flied out to right field.
San Francisco, limited to just four hits on the day, attempted a comeback in the bottom of the ninth when Bryce Eldridge hit a solo home run. However, Rafael Devers, who batted right before Lee, struck out looking, and the team ultimately lost 1-5.
Lee had played in 13 consecutive games without a break since May 30.
However, after taking a rare day off yesterday, his hitting rhythm appeared to have cooled, unfortunately bringing his streak to a halt.
Kim Ha-seong (30) of the Atlanta Braves returned to the lineup after six days but failed to record a hit.
Starting as the eighth hitter and shortstop in an away game against the New York Mets, Kim went 0-for-2 with one walk.
His season batting average dropped further to .093 (5 hits in 54 at-bats).
Song Sung-mun (29, San Diego Padres) did not play in the away game against the Baltimore Orioles and remained on the bench.
San Diego lost the game 3-7.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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