Lee Jung-hoo Held Hitless for Second Straight Game; San Francisco Suffers Shutout Loss to Toronto

San Francisco Giants starting outfielder Lee Jung-hoo failed to record a hit for the second consecutive game, stifled by the dominant performance of the opposing starting pitcher, who carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning.
Lee started as the fifth hitter and right fielder in the Major League Baseball (MLB) home game against the Toronto Blue Jays held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, today (July 9), finishing 0-for-3.
His season batting average dropped from .311 to .308 (98 hits in 318 at-bats).
Lee and the rest of the San Francisco hitters were completely shut down by the stellar pitching of Toronto starter Dylan Cease.
The team failed to record a single hit until leadoff hitter Heliot Ramos singled to center field in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Lee flied out to the shortstop in his first at-bat in the second inning with the team trailing 0-5, and grounded out to first base in the fifth.
In the bottom of the seventh, with one out and a runner on first following a walk by Rafael Devers, Lee battled through a nine-pitch full count before hitting a low knuckle curve for a flyout to right field.
San Francisco fell behind 0-10 after allowing two runs in the eighth and three in the ninth, entering their final turn at bat in the bottom of the ninth facing the humiliation of a no-hitter.
Leading off the inning, Ramos connected on a sinking fastball from Cease on a 1-1 count to narrowly break up the no-hitter.
After the no-hit bid was broken, Toronto brought in relief pitcher Tyler Rogers to close out the 10-0 victory.
Cease earned his sixth win of the season (4 losses), pitching eight innings while allowing one hit, three walks, and striking out 11.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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