Rookie Lee Jung-hoo's first seven games were strong against left-handed pitching, and the speed of his exit was top!
Lee Jung-hoo (26), who has been running nonstop since his Major League debut in San Francisco on April 29 (Korea time), will take his first rest on May 5. Today is the day when there is no game in San Francisco.
Since his debut in the big league, Lee has played in a total of seven consecutive games, including the game against the Dodgers on the 4th. He hit 0.250 (7 hits in 28 times at bat) with one homer and four RBIs during this period. It is not bad considering the length of time he has adjusted to the new league. He struck out four but also walked three.
However, not a single stolen base has been recorded yet. His on-base plus slugging percentage is 0.660, which is somewhat disappointing. It can be said that the result of just seven games does not significantly affect the outcome of the long-term race in the Major League, which took 162 games this season. Given high expectations for Lee, however, opponents are likely to actively utilize this data in future games.
First of all, out of the recent seven games, Lee played three daytime games and four nighttime games. The result was that daytime games were better. He had a batting average of 0.222 (two hits in nine times at bat) with one homer and three RBIs in daytime games, and an RBI of 0.263 (five hits in 19 times at bat) in nighttime games, with an RBI of 0.526.
In general, there is a statistic that left-handed hitters are weak against left-handed pitchers in baseball. However, Lee was different.
In the last seven games, Lee performed well against left-handed pitchers with a batting average of 0.429, one home run, and two RBIs. His OPS was a whopping 1.232. He didn't get a walk, but he didn't get a strikeout.
He had a batting average of 0.190 and two RBIs against right-handed pitchers. His OPS was also poor at 0.470. He had three walks but struck out four. Although there are fewer samples, it remains to be seen that left-handed batter Lee Jung-hoo has shown weakness against right-handed pitchers.
One more thing to note is that Lee Jung-hoo has not yet shown good performance in scoring situations.
In the last seven games, Lee failed to get on base with a batting average of 0.263, one home run, one RBI, and an OPS of 0.754. He walked two and struck out three. On the other hand, when he was in the scoring position, he was sluggish with a batting average of 0.200. He also had an OPS of only 0.343.