Lee Jung-hoo Enters as Pinch Hitter, Goes Hitless... Season Batting Average Slips to 0.279

Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants), who had been on a two-game hitting streak, entered as a pinch hitter and failed to record a hit.

Lee made a pinch-hit appearance in the bottom of the 7th inning during a home game of the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season against the St. Louis Cardinals held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on the 9th (Korean time), going 0-for-1.

His season batting average dropped from 0.280 to 0.279 (140 hits in 501 at-bats).

Left out of the starting lineup, Lee stepped up as a pinch hitter with two outs and bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th inning with his team leading 2-0.

Facing right-handed pitcher Gordon Graceffo, he swung at a 5th-pitch high four-seam fastball traveling at 153.7 km/h on a 2-ball, 2-strike count, but his line drive went straight to the center fielder.

He was then substituted for Nate Furman ahead of the top of the 8th inning.

San Francisco won 2-1 to secure a two-game winning streak.

With a record of 61 wins and 85 losses and a winning percentage of 0.418, they maintained 4th place in the National League (NL) West.

Song Sung-mun of the San Diego Padres, who had missed three consecutive games recently, stepped onto the field as a late-game defensive replacement.

Staying on the bench during the home game against the Washington Nationals held at Petco Park in San Diego, California, he entered as a defensive replacement at second baseman in the top of the 9th inning with his team leading 5-4.

He did not get an at-bat, keeping his season batting average at 0.190 (23 hits in 121 at-bats).

San Diego won 5-4.

They claimed 3rd place in the NL West with 77 wins, 68 losses, and a winning percentage of 0.531.

Kim Ha-seong (Atlanta Braves), who went hitless the previous day, did not play in the home game against the Tampa Bay Rays held at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta lost 1-7, keeping their place at the top of the NL East with 85 wins and 60 losses and a winning percentage of 0.586.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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