Jung-hoo Lee of the San Francisco Giants has gone silent again. He has not gotten a hit in 3 of the last 4 games.
On the 14th, Jung-hoo Lee started as the center fielder in a game against the Texas Rangers at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, recording 0 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 strikeout. His spring training batting average is .300 (9 hits in 30 at-bats).
The starting pitcher for Texas was Patrick Murphy. It was his last record in Major League Baseball after appearing in 6 games in 2022. He faced his first at-bat with no runners and two outs in the first inning and recorded a ground ball to the first baseman.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Jung-hoo Lee faced the new pitcher Gerson Garabito but went down on a strikeout. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Jung-hoo Lee appeared again as the lead-off hitter but only managed a ground ball to the first baseman. He was replaced beginning in the top of the seventh inning.
Jung-hoo Lee's performance has somewhat stalled. Since hitting a home run against the Chicago White Sox on the 7th, he has not gotten a hit in 3 of the last 4 games. On the 12th, he recorded 1 hit in 3 at-bats with a double in a game against the Oakland Athletics but failed to get another hit afterward.
Meanwhile, the game ended with San Francisco losing 3-7. Starter RAY recorded 4⅓ innings, allowing 3 hits (1 home run), striking out 8, and giving up 2 runs.
David Buchanan, a former KBO League player for Texas, pitched in the bottom of the seventh inning when Texas was leading 4-3, recording 3 innings with 3 hits allowed, 1 strikeout, and 1 earned run, achieving a 3-inning save. His spring camp earned run average is 5.06. There was no matchup against Jung-hoo Lee.
[OSEN = Reporter Jo Hyung-rae]