SF's Lee Jung-hoo Records 37th Multi-hit Game of Season... Batting Average Rises to .294

After a two-day recharge, Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants returned to action and immediately notched his 37th multi-hit game of the season, sparking his push back to a .300 batting average.

Playing as the 6th-batter and right fielder in an away game against the Cleveland Guardians in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at Progressive Field in Ohio on the 20th (Korean time), Lee recorded 2 hits and 1 strikeout in 4 at-bats.

Following a travel day on the 18th and a rest day on the 19th, Lee returned to the diamond to complete his 37th multi-hit game of the season.

His season batting average rose from .292 to .294 (129 hits in 439 at-bats).

After flying out to left field in the top of the 2nd inning, Lee found his groove in the top of the 4th with two outs and a runner on first, holding a 1-0 lead.

He pushed a high 152.6 km/h four-seam fastball from opposing starting pitcher Parker Messick down the left-field line for his 27th double of the season.

Leading off the top of the 7th, Lee faced Messick again and hit a 138.4 km/h low slider on a 1-ball, 2-strike count past the second baseman for a single to right field.

In his final at-bat in the top of the 9th with one out, he struck out.

With a 1-0 victory, San Francisco improved to 52 wins and 74 losses with a .413 winning percentage, placing 4th in the National League (NL) West.

Song Seong-mun of the San Diego Padres, making his first start in 8 games, left lingering disappointment by committing his first career major league error.

Playing as the 9th-batter and third baseman in an away game against the New York Mets at Citi Field, Song went hitless with 1 strikeout in 3 at-bats.

Silenced for the 6th consecutive game, Song's season batting average dropped from .207 to .202 (23 hits in 114 at-bats).

Song flew out to right field in his first at-bat with one out and runners on first and second in the top of the 2nd inning, failing to capitalize on an early-scoring opportunity.

Trailing 0-2 in the top of the 5th with no outs, he popped out to the shortstop, and in the top of the 7th with one out, he went down swinging.

Notably, in the bottom of the 8th inning while trailing 1-2, he committed his first-ever major league error on defense.

Having shifted to shortstop prior to the bottom of the 7th inning, Song fielded a grounder from Bo Bichette with one out and runners on first and third in the bottom of the 8th, but threw wildly to second base.

The run scored from third on the play, making it 1-3.

Song was replaced by pinch hitter Austin Hays before his fourth at-bat with one out and runners on first and third in the top of the 9th, and San Diego lost 2-4.

San Diego maintained 2nd place in the NL West with 68 wins and 60 losses (.531 winning percentage).

Kim Ha-seong of the Atlanta Braves, who has been experiencing a batting slump, remained on the bench during the game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, missing his 4th straight game.

Atlanta lost 4-6 and was swept in the three-game series against Minnesota, but maintained the lead in the NL East with 74 wins and 53 losses (.583 winning percentage).

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