Lee Jung-hoo (27, San Francisco Giants) failed to carry over his previous day's hitting momentum and went silent again at the plate.
Lee went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the Giants' home game against the New York Mets at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on Monday. Unable to sustain the batting touch from the previous day, he struck out three times. His season batting average fell to .152 (5-for-33).
Lee started as the sixth batter in right field. In his first at-bat in the bottom of the second inning with the score tied 0-0, he struck out looking. On a 2-2 count, he watched a 96.8 mph (approximately 155.8 km/h) fastball on the outside corner for a called third strike.
In the bottom of the fifth, he struck out swinging on an inside fastball clocked at 157.4 km/h on a 1-2 count. In the bottom of the seventh, with San Francisco leading 2-1 after a comeback, he hit a line drive that was caught by a defensive play from the opposition.
In the bottom of the ninth, with San Francisco trailing 2-5 after being re-overtaken, Lee stepped up for his final at-bat but his bat came up empty again. On a full 3-2 count, he swung and missed at a high fastball clocked at 149.9 km/h on the seventh pitch.
San Francisco lost 2-5 as Lee's out ended the game. Starter Logan Webb pitched well through seven innings, allowing just one run on seven hits, but the bullpen collapsed with four runs in the top of the eighth. The Giants have now lost three straight and fallen to last place in the National League West.