Korean major leaguers were left out of their teams' starting lineups Tuesday.
San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo was not in the lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
Lee had a hit and drew an intentional walk Monday, extending his hitting streak to two games. He returned to the bench after starting the previous two games.
Lee batted above .330 in mid-June and entered the race for the National League batting title after a strong May and June, but he has cooled considerably since July. He is batting .120 in September and .280 overall.
Lee has a .280/.323/.406 slash line with nine home runs, 53 RBIs and 12 stolen bases this season.
San Francisco's lineup consisted of Jonah Cox, Rafael Devers, Bryce Eldridge, Osleivis Basabe, Turner Hill, Andrew Knizner, Shay Whitcomb, Grant McCray and Christian Koss. Right-hander Landen Roupp was scheduled to start.
St. Louis countered with left-hander Quinn Mathews. Its lineup featured Brian Torres, Ivan Herrera, Alec Burleson, Jordan Walker, Leonardo Bernal, Nolan Gorman, Thomas Saggese, Masyn Winn and Nathan Church.
Atlanta Braves infielder Kim Ha-seong was also left out of the starting lineup for a home game against his former team, the Tampa Bay Rays.
Kim briefly showed improvement after delivering a pinch-hit, walk-off single against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. 27, but he is hitless in his past three games. He is batting .110 with a .198 on-base percentage and .120 slugging percentage, six RBIs and two stolen bases in 40 games.
Atlanta's lineup featured Michael Harris II, Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson, Drake Baldwin, Mauricio Dubon, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Mike Yastrzemski and Sean Murphy. AJ Smith-Shawver was scheduled to start.
Tampa Bay started Freddy Peralta and fielded a lineup of Yandy Díaz, Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero, Liam Hicks, Chandler Simpson, Jonny DeLuca, Victor Mesa Jr., Richie Palacios and Jorge Mateo.
San Diego Padres infielder Song Sung-mun, who has not started since Sept. 1, also began the game on the bench. The Padres used a lineup of Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth, Manny Machado, Ty France, Jackson Merrill, Luis Campusano, Dustin Harris, Xander Bogaerts and Freddy Fermin against the Washington Nationals.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
