Lee Hao-Yu Gets Hit for 2nd Straight Day, Turns Double Play, but Tigers Lose 5th Straight

(CNA, Taipei, May 21, by reporter Su Chih-she) Detroit Tigers (MLB) Taiwanese fielder Lee Hao-Yu got a hit for the second consecutive day in his appearance. Today, he went 1-for-4 and also initiated a double play, but the team ultimately lost to the Cleveland Guardians 2-3 in the 10th inning of an extra-inning game, suffering their fifth straight loss.

Lee Hao-Yu started at second base and batted eighth today. His first at-bat in the bottom of the 3rd inning resulted in a groundout. In his second at-bat in the bottom of the 6th, he hit a fly ball to left field that landed in a difficult spot for the outfielder and shortstop. Lee rounded first and tried for second but was thrown out on the return throw, being credited with a single.

In the bottom of the 8th, Zach McKinstry led off with a single. Lee Hao-Yu then hit an infield grounder. An error by the second baseman allowed McKinstry to advance to second, and Lee reached first on a fielder's choice, but the Tigers failed to score in the inning.

The Tigers scored a run in the bottom of the 7th, but the Guardians tied the game in the top of the 9th, sending it into extra innings. In the top of the 10th, the Guardians scored two runs on a triple by Angel Martinez and a double by Jose Ramirez. In the bottom of the 10th, McKinstry hit a single to drive in a run, but Lee Hao-Yu struck out, and the Tigers failed to score again, losing by one run.

Lee Hao-Yu finished the day 1-for-4 with one strikeout. His batting average after the game is .207. He moved to third base in the 10th inning and, in the top of the 7th, fielded a ground ball hit by Patrick Bailey, throwing to shortstop Kevin McGonigle to complete a double play.