Lee Jung-hoo hits another multi-hit game, extending his hitting streak to 7 games… team falls into 5-game losing streak

Lee Jung-hoo celebrates towards the dugout at first base after hitting a single. [Getty Images/AFP=Yonhap News]

Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) recorded a hit in his seventh consecutive game.

Lee Jung-hoo, playing as the fifth batter and right fielder against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on the 31st (Korean time), went 2-for-4 in the Major League Baseball (MLB) game.

Lee Jung-hoo's season batting average rose to 0.287.

Lee Jung-hoo began his hitting streak in the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 15th. Since returning from the injured list due to a back muscle strain, he has recorded multi-hit games in two consecutive appearances.

After grounding out to shortstop in the second inning, Lee Jung-hoo reached base with a clean single to left field in the fifth but was thrown out at second on a subsequent double play. He grounded out to first base in the seventh.

In the ninth inning, with the score a lopsided 2-8, Lee Jung-hoo hit a triple to right-center field with two outs.

Lee Jung-hoo, who hit his second triple of the season, scored on a Matt Chapman single to left field.

San Francisco suffered a crushing 3-8 defeat, allowing a staggering 14 hits, and extended their losing streak to five games.

Kim Ha-seong, an infielder for the Atlanta Braves, remained on the bench for the third consecutive game.

Atlanta defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, extending their winning streak to three games and reaching 40 wins for the season (19 losses), solidifying their lead in the National League East division.

Song Sung-moon, an infielder for the San Diego Padres, also did not play in the game against the Washington Nationals. San Diego lost 4-9. (Yonhap News)