Lee Jung-hoo in action. (AFP-Yonhap)
Lee Jung-hoo in action. (AFP-Yonhap)

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants broke out of a recent slump after receiving a game off.

Lee started in right field and batted fifth against the New York Mets at Citi Field on Sunday, going 1-for-4 with two RBIs. His season batting average remained at .280 with 139 hits in 496 at-bats.

Lee had batted just .063, going 1-for-21 over five games from Sept. 1 against the Atlanta Braves through Sept. 4 against the Mets. He did not play against New York on Saturday.

After flying out in the second inning, Lee came to the plate with two outs and runners on second and third in a scoreless fourth.

He swung at the first pitch from Mets starter Christian Scott and dropped a two-run single into shallow right field to give the Giants the lead.

The two RBIs raised Lee's season total to 53, two short of the 55 he recorded last year.

Lee hit a line drive toward right-center field in the sixth, but Mets right fielder Carson Benge took away a potential hit with a diving catch. Lee lined out to third base in his final at-bat in the ninth.

He also made a sliding catch on Francisco Lindor's potential hit with one out and a runner on second in the eighth, preserving San Francisco's 2-1 lead.

The Giants, however, surrendered a go-ahead three-run homer to Bo Bichette with two outs and runners on the corners and lost 4-2.

Kim Ha-seong of the Atlanta Braves, who had gone hitless in his previous two games, did not play in a road game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Mauricio Dubon started at shortstop in Kim's place and went 2-for-4 as the Braves won 5-4.

(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)