Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants delivered a decisive performance against the Los Angeles Dodgers, collecting two RBIs and his 14th multi-hit game of the season on Thursday. Playing as the leadoff hitter and right fielder at Dodger Stadium, Lee went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs, and a strikeout. His season batting average improved to .272 (43 hits in 158 at-bats).
After struggling early against Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto—flying out in the first, grounding out in the third, and striking out in the fifth—Lee broke through in the seventh inning. With two outs and runners on first and second, he crushed a 152.8 km/h four-seam fastball from reliever Blake Treinen into right-center field for a two-run double, extending the Giants’ lead to 6-2. He celebrated with an emphatic uppercut toward the San Francisco dugout. In his final at-bat in the ninth, he added an infield single to complete his multi-hit effort.
In contrast, Dodgers second baseman Kim Hye-seong, batting ninth, struggled at the plate, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He has now gone 12 consecutive at-bats without a hit since May 9 against the Atlanta Braves, dropping his season average to .268 (22 hits in 82 at-bats). Kim struck out in the second, grounded out in the fifth, and in the seventh, he hit a sharp line drive to right field but was robbed by a fine catch from Lee Jung-hoo. He ended his night with a groundout to the pitcher in the ninth.
The Giants defeated the Dodgers 6-2, extending their winning streak to three games. San Francisco improved to 18–24, maintaining fourth place in the NL West, while the Dodgers fell to 24–18, dropping into a four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Kim Ha-seong of the Atlanta Braves made his long-awaited return to the majors after 226 days. He played shortstop and batted eighth in a home game against the Chicago Cubs at Truist Park, going 0-for-3 with a walk. Kim, who signed a one-year, $20 million contract with Atlanta in December 2024, had been sidelined since suffering a right middle finger tendon rupture during a slip on icy roads in South Korea during spring training. After rehabbing in the minor leagues over nine games starting April 29, he was activated.
Kim grounded out in his first at-bat in the third, flew out in the fifth, and drew a walk on a 149 km/h inside fastball from Cubs reliever Ryan Rollison in the sixth. In his final plate appearance in the eighth, he grounded out to second base. However, he shone defensively: in the fourth inning with the game tied 1-1 and the bases loaded and one out, he fielded a sharp grounder up the middle from Moises Ballesteros, quickly throwing to second for a force out, limiting the damage to just one run.
The Braves won 5-2, extending their win streak to three games. Atlanta improved to 29–13, holding first place in the NL East.
In other action, Song Sung-moon of the San Diego Padres remained on the bench during their 6-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.