▲ This photo provided by Yonhap News shows Tampa Bay Rays' Choi Ji-man cooling off. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Tampa Bay Rays’ South Korean infielder Choi Ji-man was silent with no hits in the U.S. 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB).

 

On the 1st (KST), Choi Ji-man started as the fifth batter and first baseman against the Washington Nationals in the 2021 MLB at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.

 

Choi’s batting average fell from 0.273 to 0.261, due to failing to extend his hit streak of three consecutive games.

 

He struck out three pitches from the Nationals’ lefty starter Jon Lester in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning. The bat missed the cut fastball outside the third ball.

 

Choi Ji-man, satisfied with a grounder to first base in the top of the third inning, retired with a fly ball to center field in the top of the fifth inning.

 

In the top of the eighth inning, he was grounded out to second base against the Nationals’ third pitcher, Ryne Harper.

 

The Rays, the ranked at No. 2 in the American League East, lost to the Nationals 6-15, extending its defeats to a three-game losing streak.

 

Meanwhile, Nationals’ infielder Trea Turner led his team to victory by achieving his third cycling hit of his entire career.

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