Lee Jung-hoo delivered two hits from the cleanup spot, providing one of the few bright spots for the San Francisco Giants in a 7-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.
Starting in right field at Oracle Park, Lee finished 2-for-3 with a walk and was credited with two RBIs. The performance marked his first multihit game since facing the Cleveland Guardians on Aug. 20, ending a nine-game stretch without one. His batting average improved from .289 to .291.
Lee made solid contact in the first inning against Merrill Kelly, driving a 161.4 kph. liner directly at the center fielder. He then made his presence felt defensively in the second.
When Tim Tawa's hit dropped among Lee, the center fielder and the second baseman, Lee briefly gave the impression that he might catch it. That caused Nolan Arenado to hesitate at first, and Lee charged in, collected the ball and threw to second in time to retire the runner.
Lee secured his first hit in the fourth, turning on a high inside four-seam fastball from Kelly and sending it into right field with one out and a runner aboard. He drew a walk in his next matchup with Kelly in the sixth.
Facing reliever Taylor Clarke with two outs and two runners on in the eighth, Lee capped his day with a run-scoring single to right.
The rest of San Francisco's lineup generated little offense. Kelly held the Giants scoreless on two hits over seven innings to improve to 9-12.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)