Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Provides early spark in loss
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Lee went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Padres.
Lee took Nick Pivetta's second pitch of the game out to right-center field, but that wound up being the Giants' lone run. Lee accounted for half of San Francisco's hits in the contest. He's been one of few bright spots for the Giants in August, batting .344 (22-for-64) with nine extra-base hits over 17 games this month. The outfielder is up to a .262/.325/.417 slash line with seven homers, 10 stolen bases, 47 RBI, 61 runs scored, 29 doubles and 10 triples across 120 contests. He's also been in the leadoff spot against the last two right-handers the Giants have faced, which appears to be something that will stick for a while.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Doubles in win
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Lee went 1-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Rays.
Lee lined a double to right field in the first inning, marking his sixth consecutive game with at least one hit. During that span, he's slashing .333/.364/.476 with two runs scored, two stolen bases, a triple and a double in 22 plate appearances. The 26-year-old outfielder has been productive in August, during which he has recorded a .339/.373/.518 slash line with 10 runs scored, six doubles, three RBI, three stolen bases, two triples and a 2:6 BB:K across 59 plate appearances in 15 games.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Records 10th steal in loss
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Lee went 2-for-4 with one stolen base in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Rays.
Lee has been steady in August, hitting safely in all but one of his 14 games this month. Saturday's performance was just his third multi-hit effort of August, but he's shown off some speed with two triples and three steals in that span. Lee is up to a .260/.324/.408 slash line with 10 steals, six home runs, 46 RBI, 60 runs scored, 27 doubles and 10 triples over 117 contests. He continues to hold down a starting role in center field.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs stolen base in loss
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Lee went 1-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Pirates.
Lee drew his first walk in the opening inning and subsequently stole second, marking his first stolen base since June 2. The 26-year-old outfielder later singled in the ninth, driving in a run and bringing the Giants within one. Since the All-Star break, Lee is slashing .286/.375/.371 with three RBI, three doubles, a run scored and a 5:2 BB:K across 40 plate appearances in nine outings.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Doubles in defeat
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Lee went 2-for-4 with a double in Friday's 8-1 loss to the Mets.
Lee doubled to left field in the sixth inning, marking his second two-bagger in his last four outings. The 26-year-old outfielder has delivered two multi-hit performances during that span, slashing .278/.316/.389 with an RBI, a run scored and a 1:1 BB:K across 19 plate appearances. Overall, he's now slashing .249/.314/.397 with 50 runs scored, 41 RBI, 35 extra-base hits -- including six home runs -- and a 10.9 percent strikeout rate over 411 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Day of rest Wednesday
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Lee is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.
Lee has gone 1-for-9 at the plate in the first two games of the series and will get a breather for Wednesday's finale. Luis Matos will cover center field and bat ninth for the Giants.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Multi-hit effort in defeat
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Lee went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-6 loss to the Blue Jays.
Lee knocked a leadoff double to left field before coming around to score San Francisco's first run. He later added an RBI single in the sixth inning, though he was thrown out at second on the play. The 26-year-old outfielder has been productive in July, slashing .306/.340/.440 with seven RBI, four runs scored, three doubles and two triples over 53 plate appearances this month.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Doubles in defeat
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Lee went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in Sunday's 5-2 extra-innings loss to the Dodgers.
Lee lined a double to right field in the seventh inning, marking his first two-bagger since July 2. The 26-year-old struggled in June but has been productive over 10 appearances in July. During that span, Lee has posted a .324/.368/.486 slash line with six RBI, three runs scored, two triples and two doubles across 41 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Drives in three in win
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Lee went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in Friday's 8-7 win over the Dodgers.
Lee regained the lead for the Giants with a two-run triple in the fourth inning, then added an RBI single to cap a five-run rally in the fifth. This was his first multi-RBI game since June 15, which also came against the Dodgers. Lee has hit well so far in July, going 11-for-31 (.355) across eight games this month. As long as the bat stays hot, the production should follow. Overall, Lee has a .251/.316/.404 slash line with six home runs, 40 RBI, 49 runs scored, six stolen bases, 18 doubles and eight triples through 90 contests.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Multi-hit effort in victory
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Lee went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Phillies.
Lee hit two singles in the victory, marking his second multi-hit effort this month. The 26-year-old outfielder has logged at least one hit in five of six appearances in July, slashing .320/.308/.440 with three RBI, three runs scored and two extra-base hits across 26 plate appearances. Overall, he owns a .246/.311/.396 slash line with 49 runs scored, 37 RBI, six homers, six stolen bases and an 11.1 percent strikeout rate across 370 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Resting Tuesday
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Lee isn't in the Giants' lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.
Lee had made eight consecutive starts, but he struggled in that span, going 2-for-26. The center fielder slashed .143/.277/.274 across 101 plate appearances in the month of June, which brought his average down from .277 entering June to .240 entering July. As Lee gets a reset on the bench Tuesday, Daniel Johnson is starting in center field and batting seventh.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Idle Saturday
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Lee isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee will get a breather Saturday after making 10 consecutive starts, during which he slashed just .128/.261/.282 across 46 plate appearances. Daniel Johnson will start in center field and bat seventh while Lee rests.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Triples in defeat
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Lee went 1-for-5 with a two-RBI triple in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Dodgers.
Lee knocked his fifth triple of the season down the right-field line in the fourth inning, driving in two runs and giving the Giants a 3-2 lead. The 26-year-old struggled in the club's three-game series against Los Angeles, going 1-for-13 with two RBI, a triple, a run scored and a 2:1 BB:K over 15 plate appearances. Lee is batting a lackluster .205 in June but has also posted an 11.1 percent strikeout rate, 10 runs scored, three RBI, three triples, three doubles and a stolen base across 54 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Scores twice in win
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Lee went 1-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Rockies.
Lee began the game with a leadoff triple to right-center field before coming around to score. The 26-year-old also reached on a fielder's choice in the ninth and scored the game-tying run. Lee has now recorded at least one hit in four of his last five games, slashing .357/.474/.714 with five runs scored, four extra-base hits, one RBI and a 4:2 BB:K across 19 plate appearances during that span.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Returns to lineup
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Lee (back) is starting in center field and batting leadoff Tuesday in Colorado.
Lee was held out of the starting lineup for both games over the weekend against Atlanta due to back tightness. However, he was able appear off the bench as a pinch hitter in Saturday's contest. Daniel Johnson, who was starting in Lee's place, heads back to the bench Tuesday.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Not in lineup Saturday
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Lee isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup versus Atlanta, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Lee will begin on the bench for the second time in San Francisco's past seven games. The rest day doesn't seem to be performance-related, as Lee has reached base safely eight times (on four hits and four walks) over his past three contests. With Lee out of the lineup Saturday, rookie Daniel Johnson is starting in center field and batting leadoff.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Heading to bench Sunday
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Lee is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee's absence from the lineup Sunday will end a run of 26 straight starts, during which he had a .234/.272/.346 slash line with three homers, two steals, 13 RBI and nine runs. Luis Matos will take over in center field and bat ninth in the series finale versus Miami.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Extends hitting streak in loss
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Lee went 2-for-4 in Monday's 3-1 loss to Detroit.
Lee extended his hitting streak to seven games with two singles Monday. During that span, the 26-year-old outfielder has recorded a .346/.414/.423 slash line with two runs scored, two RBI, two doubles and a 3:4 BB:K across 29 plate appearances. Lee has now tallied 14 multi-hit performances through 53 games this season, slashing .285/.330/.459 with 32 runs scored, 31 RBI, 22 extra-base hits -- including six homers -- three stolen bases and a 12.1 percent strikeout rate across 224 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Scores twice in win
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Lee went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk in Friday's 4-0 win over the Nationals.
Lee accounted for half of San Francisco's runs, recording at least one hit for the fourth straight game Friday. The 26-year-old outfielder also notched his third multi-hit performance over his last 10 games, during which he has slashed .268/.318/.488 with seven RBI, four runs scored, three doubles, two homers and a 3:6 BB:K across 44 plate appearances. While Lee struggled at the beginning of May, he now holds a .282/.330/.467 slash line with 32 runs scored, 31 RBI, 22 extra-base hits -- including six homers -- and three stolen bases across 212 plate appearances this season. Additionally, he has made consistent contact and owns a team-best 12.7 percent strikeout rate.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Drives in three runs Tuesday
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Lee went 3-for-6 with two runs scored, a two-run homer and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 14-5 extra-innings win over the Cubs.
Lee extended the Giants' lead to four runs in the third inning with a two-run home run off Colin Rea. Lee got in on a piece of the action during the Giants' nine-run 11th inning, smacking an RBI single before being brought home two batters later by Wilmer Flores. It was the fourth time Lee has logged three hits in a game this season, and he ranks fourth in the National League in both hits (43) and doubles (11).
