Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants, who had been on a five-game hitting streak, fell silent at the plate.
Lee went 0-for-3 in a road game against the Washington Nationals in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Thursday (Korea time). The result ended his hitting streak at five games. His season batting average dropped from .253 to .244, with 19 hits in 78 at-bats.
Batting sixth and playing right field, Lee led off the top of the second inning in his first at-bat and grounded out to third base. He led off again in the top of the fourth but grounded out to second base. In the top of the sixth, with a runner on second and no outs, he struck out on three pitches. Lee was then replaced by pinch-hitter Gerard Encarnacion with two outs and a runner on third in the top of the eighth, ending his day.
San Francisco gave up three runs in the fifth inning alone and lost 3-0. The defeat denied the Giants a fourth straight win.
