Beating the sea breeze, beating an undefeated pitcher Lee Jeong-hoo’s 2nd gun ‘bang’
A home run by a left-handed hitter explodes in a difficult stadium. The loud sound of a boat horn amidst the cheers of home fans. In the bottom of the 8th inning, a double hit that solidifies the victory. Hitting in 11 consecutive games, a new record for Koreans.
Jeong-hoo Lee (San Francisco) hits a solo home run over the right wall during his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning of an American professional baseball Major League home game against Arizona on the 21st. It was Lee Jung-hoo’s first home run at Oracle Park, his home stadium, and his second home run of the season.
Lee Jeong-hoo (San Francisco) hit the first home run at Oracle Park through the sea breeze blowing from Macobie Bay. Lee Jung-hoo, who hit in 11 consecutive games, set a new record for the most consecutive games in the debut season of a Korean player in Major League Baseball (MLB) history.
Lee Jeong-hoo played as the number one hitter and center fielder in the MLB home game against Arizona held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on the 21st, and recorded 2 hits in 5 at-bats, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs, including a home run. In the bottom of the first inning when the team was down 0-1, Lee Jeong-hoo hit opposing starting pitcher Jack Gallon’s high fastball (150 km/h) and went over the right fence. His exit speed was 158 km/h and the distance was 111 m.
Gallen is a right-handed ace representing Arizona. Last year, he recorded 17 wins, 9 losses, and an ERA of 3.47, leading the team to the World Series. This year, he had 3 wins, no losses, and an average ERA of 1.64 in 4 games before this game. Lee Jeong-hoo hit a home run on the second pitch against Galen, whom he met for the first time. It has been 21 days since he hit his MLB debut home run against San Diego on the 31st of last month. 파워볼사이트
Oracle Park, considered one of the most beautiful baseball stadiums in MLB, is a stadium where it is difficult for left-handed batters to hit a home run. The distance from home plate to the right foul line fence in the outfield is 94m, which is shorter than the left fence (103m), but the fence is 8m high. The height of the left fence is only 2.4m. Additionally, due to the sea breeze blowing from Macobey Bay towards the baseball field, the batted ball does not travel far. It is inevitably disadvantageous for left-handed batters who hit a lot of pulled balls. Left-handed hitter Lee Jeong-hoo said during spring camp in February ahead of the season opening, “I know it’s hard to hit a home run at Oracle Park. It is for this reason that he said, “I will focus on making long hits such as doubles with accurate hitting.” However, Lee Jung-hoo overcame these unfavorable conditions and hit his first home run in front of his home fans. While Lee Jeong-hoo was circling the bases, the loud sound of the boat horn that sounds when a San Francisco batter hits a home run spread throughout the stadium.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, with the score leading 5-3, with one out and runners on second base, Jeong-hoo Lee pushed the opposing team’s relief pitcher Miguel Castro’s outside change-up, creating a one-run double that passed by the third baseman. Jeong-hoo Lee, who stepped on third base when Matt Chapman hit, came home when Michael Conforto hit to right and scored the second run of the day. Lee Jeong-hoo continued his hitting streak for 11 games starting against San Diego on the 8th. This is the record for a Korean player’s major league debut season, surpassing the 10-game hitting streak of Pittsburgh’s Kang Jeong-ho (retired) in 2015 and Baltimore’s Kim Hyun-soo (currently LG) in 2016. Lee Jeong-hoo, whose batting average dropped to 0.200 at the beginning of this month, recently raised his season batting average to 0.289 (24 hits in 83 at-bats) with multiple hits in three consecutive games (two or more hits in one game).
San Francisco won 7-3 that day with 16 hits. Catcher Patrick Bailey, the 6th hitter, went 4-for-4 with 3 RBIs, including a ‘splash hit’ (a home run that passed through the stands behind right field and into McCovey).
Kim Ha-seong (San Diego) started as a shortstop and hitter number 6 in the home game against Toronto on this day, recording 1 hit and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats, continuing his hitting streak for 5 consecutive games. 19가이드03
