Pittsburgh: Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has extended his extra-base hit streak to five games. Lee went 1-for-4 with his 26th double of the season in the Giants' 8-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee hit a ground-rule double down the left field line in the top of the sixth inning, marking an extra-base hit in his career-best five straight games. He started the streak with doubles in each of the first three games before hitting a triple in Monday's game.
With 26 doubles, Lee ranks eighth in the National League and first on the Giants. His nine triples place him second in the National League, trailing Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks by five. Lee has been batting .450 (9-for-20) so far in August, continuing a strong performance with hits in all five games this month.
For the season, Lee is batting .258/.326/.410 with six home runs and 46 RBIs over 108 games. Meanwhile, Kim Ha-seong of the Tampa Bay Rays was not in the starting lineup against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Kim, affected by injuries, has a batting average of .222/.314/.311 in 14 games, with one home run and three RBIs.