{"id":437153,"date":"2026-08-19T09:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/437153\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:10:45","slug":"san-francisco-giants-announce-jung-hoo-lee-decision-before-guardians-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/437153\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Giants Announce Jung Hoo Lee Decision Before Guardians Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/detroit-tigers-v-san-francisco-giants-san-francisco-california-august-07-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Detroit Tigers v San Francisco Giants\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA &#8211; AUGUST 07: Jung Hoo Lee #51  of the San Francisco Giants stands in the dugout before their game against the Detroit Tigers at Oracle Park on August 07, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"San Francisco Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403461\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> concluded a three-game series against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/colorado-rockies\/\" title=\"Colorado Rockies\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403776\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>They lost two out of three games, including Sunday\u2019s embarrassing 13-7 defeat. The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/\" title=\"Giants\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403778\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants<\/a>\u2018 pitching staff allowed 10 walks. The Rockies scored 13 runs on 9 hits.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco lost the season series to Colorado for the first time since 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PavlovicNBCS\/status\/2089128770091598054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After an off-day on Monday, the Giants will start a three-game road series against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Cleveland Guardians\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/cleveland-guardians\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403462\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Giants Announce Jung Hoo Lee Lineup Decision Ahead of Guardians Series<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Giants revealed their starting lineup ahead of Tuesday\u2019s series opener against the Cleveland Guardians. Outfielder <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/jung-hoo-lee\/\" title=\"Jung Hoo Lee\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403771\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jung Hoo Lee<\/a> is not in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Giants 8\/18<\/p>\n<p>J. Cox CF<br \/>\nR. Devers DH<br \/>\nV. Bericoto RF<br \/>\nB. Eldridge 1B<br \/>\nO. Basabe 2B<br \/>\nB. Kennedy 3B<br \/>\nD. Gilbert LF<br \/>\nA. Knizner C<br \/>\nC. Koss SS<\/p>\n<p>C. Whisenhunt SP<\/p>\n<p>Lee has mainly played right field this season. The former KBO star is coming off a 3-for-12 series against the Rockies.<\/p>\n<p>But 24-year-old <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/victor-bericoto\/\" title=\"Victor Bericoto\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403777\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Bericoto<\/a> will get the start in the corner outfield spot.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup change also sees Jonah Cox playing center field and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/andrew-gilbert\/\" title=\"Drew Gilbert\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403775\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Gilbert<\/a> starting in left field.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Giants have only one player starting on Tuesday who was also a part of their Opening Day lineup. <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/rafael-devers\/\" title=\"Rafael Devers\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403772\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rafael Devers<\/a> will bat second and is the designated hitter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6206811\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-6206811\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/los-angeles-angels-v-san-francisco-giants-san-francisco-california-july-1.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Angels v San Francisco Giants\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6206811\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-6206811\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/los-angeles-angels-v-san-francisco-giants-san-francisco-california-july-1.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Angels v San Francisco Giants\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6206811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettySAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA \u2013 JULY 25: Jung Hoo Lee #51 of the San Francisco Giants hits a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Los Angeles Angels\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-angels\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403460\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Angels<\/a> at Oracle Park on July 25, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Jung Hoo Lee This Season<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has improved offensively in his third season with the Giants.<\/p>\n<p>Lee is currently posting career-highs in every major batting category. He is slashing .292\/.328\/.432 for a .760 OPS.<\/p>\n<p>The outfielder\u2019s current batting average is the 12th highest in all of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"MLB\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403463\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a>. However, his average was well above .300 before a slump in August.<\/p>\n<p>Lee also has a career-high 9 home runs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6228135\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-6228135\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2288959023.jpg\" alt=\"Jung Hoo Lee Giants\" width=\"782\" height=\"516\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6228135\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-6228135\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2288959023.jpg\" alt=\"Jung Hoo Lee Giants\" width=\"782\" height=\"516\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6228135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyOutfielder Jung Hoo Lee and first baseman\/designated hitter Rafael Devers of the San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s Next For the Giants<\/p>\n<p>The Giants\u2019 three probable starting pitchers in the upcoming Guardians series are left-hander Carson Whisenhunt, veteran right-hander <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/adrian-houser\/\" title=\"Adrian Houser\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403773\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Houser<\/a> and right-hander Landen Roupp.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco also promoted 23-year-old left-handed starter Matt \u201cTugboat\u201d Wilkinson from Triple-A Sacramento to the majors on Monday. Wilkinson was acquired when the Giants traded catcher <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/patrick-bailey\/\" title=\"Patrick Bailey\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403774\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Bailey<\/a> to Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see whether the 23-year-old will be used as a starter or in the bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants will stay on the road after the Guardians series. San Francisco will play a three-game series against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Boston Red Sox\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"403459\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> starting on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/kylehar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Har<\/a> is a sports reporter focused on the MLB and NFL, covering the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers for Heavy.com. He has four years of experience as a sports radio producer at KNBR in San Francisco and works as a co-host for their Warriors postgame show, &#8220;Dubs OT,&#8221; and weekly Warriors talk show &#8220;Just Dubs.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/kylehar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Kyle Har<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA &#8211; AUGUST 07: Jung Hoo Lee #51 of the San Francisco Giants stands in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-437153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}