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Giants devastate Dodgers with inside-the-park home run

Nypost · · 630 words · By Evan Webeck
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What happened

It’s one of the most exciting plays in baseball.

Why it matters

What looked like a bloop hit that landed on the warning track down the left-field line morphed into an inside-the-park home run that left Teoscar Hernandez giving chase as the ball off Jung Hoo Lee’s bat careened away from him in the left-field corner.

Common ground

The Giants outfielder dove across home plate as the throw from cutoff man Miguel Rojas sailed over catcher Dalton Rushing’s head, completing his 360-foot sprint around the base paths that tied the score at 2 in the fifth inning of the finale of the arch…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/sports/giants-devastate-dodgers-with-inside-the-pa…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It was the first inside-the-park home run of Lee’s MLB career — his third of any variety this season”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Lee's career inside-the-park home run count or his total home runs for the season.
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Claim 2: “There hadn’t been an inside-the-parker from anyone at Dodger Stadium... since Nick Ahmed did it on May 9, 2018”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Nick Ahmed hitting an inside-the-park home run at Dodger Stadium on May 9, 2018.
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Claim 3: “The third-year outfielder from Korea... [hit] a two-RBI double in the Giants’ win Tuesday night”
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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, and a general highlights summary) confirm that Jung Hoo Lee hit a two-RBI double in a Giants win against the Dodgers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jung Hoo Lee later hit a two-RBI double over the head of Kyle Tucker in right field to give San Francisco a commanding 6-2 lead late in the game.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2026/05/12/san-fra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lee hit a two-run double to right field in the seventh inning, driving in San Francisco's final pair of runs. He also added a single in the ninth, marking his third multi-hit performance over the last…
https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/giants-jung-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jung Hoo Lee's RBI doubleJung Hoo Lee hits an RBI double to right field, scoring Sam Huff in the bottom of the 8th inning.
https://sports.yahoo.com/video/jung-hoo-lees-rbi-single-0350…
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Claim 4: “the first by a San Francisco player since Patrick Bailey’s walk-off variety last July against the Phillies”
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The search results for 'Patrick Bailey' returned general information about the name 'Patrick' rather than baseball statistics or specific game events involving a walk-off inside-the-park home run against the Phillies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Patrick (given name) ... Patrick is a male given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius (meaning patrician, i.e. 'father', 'nobleman'). [1]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_(given_name)
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 13, 2025 · Learn about the name Patrick including the meaning, gender, origin, popularity, and more.
https://momlovesbest.com/patrick-name-meaning
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Patrick is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "noble, patrician". Patrick is the 235 ranked male name by popularity.
https://nameberry.com/b/boy-baby-name-patrick
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Claim 5: “Lee fought off a tough 0-2 fastball at the top of the zone from Emmett Sheehan with an inside-out swing that resulted in an exit velocity of only 73.2 mph”
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No evidence found regarding a specific 0-2 fastball from Emmett Sheehan with an exit velocity of 73.2 mph resulting in a home run for Lee.
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web search NEUTRAL — - Jung Hoo Lee is known more for his contact than his power, but the 25-year-old center fielder flashed some impressive pop in the Giants’ 2-1 loss to the D-backs on Thursday afternoon at Salt River F…
https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/news/jung-hoo-lee…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lee Jung-hoo returned to the leadoff spot for the first time in two games since the San Diego Padres match on the 6th, recording 2 hits in 4 at-bats. His season batting average rose from 0.263 to 0.27…
https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/05/09/TJ2NV6YR…
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web search NEUTRAL — Players like Lee Jung-hoo embody this “slap-hit” efficiency. While a batting average might dip slightly during a slump—as seen in recent stretches where averages fluctuate around the .260-.270 mark—th…
https://www.newsy-today.com/jung-hoo-lee-records-hit-against…
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Claim 6: “The three doubles by Hernandez matched a career-high, last done in 2018”
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Claim 7: “Hernandez came around to score on two-run double to right from Hyeseong Kim”
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Claim 8: “Jung Hoo Lee hit an inside-the-park home run against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night.”
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Web search results mention Jung Hoo Lee playing against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium and hitting doubles, but there is no mention of an inside-the-park home run occurring on a Thursday night.
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web search NEUTRAL — Only the backup utility player Tyler Fitzgerald has more steals than Lee on the Giants with three. Also on Sunday, Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres drew a career-high four walks in a 6-3 win over …
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240415004500315
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web search NEUTRAL — Lee Jung-hoo started as the leadoff right fielder in the away game against the LA Dodgers held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, United States on the 13th (Korean time).
https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/05/13/Y4ROT7C6…
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the Los Angeles Dodgers with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats.
https://www.mlb.com/dodgers
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Claim 9: “the throw from cutoff man Miguel Rojas sailed over catcher Dalton Rushing’s head”
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While Dalton Rushing and Miguel Rojas are mentioned in separate contexts (Rushing's controversies), there is no evidence of a specific play where Rojas threw the ball over Rushing's head during an inside-the-park home run.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dalton Rushing is in his first full season as a major leaguer, but he has already caused trouble for multiple teams. The rookie catcher has become an enemy to a few teams of late, including some of th…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dalton-rushing-timeline-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dalton Rushing caused a controversy while catching during a game for the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 28, 2026.Dalton reportedly called for a time-out during the game's fifth inning, but he claims tha…
https://www.distractify.com/p/dalton-rushing-controversy
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web search NEUTRAL — Miguel Amaya warned Dalton Rushing the Chicago Cubs would seek to take action if the second-year Los Angeles Dodgers catcher instigated.Miguel Amaya warns Dalton Rushing. In response to the incidents …
https://dodgerblue.com/miguel-amaya-sends-warning-dalton-rus…
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Claim 10: “resulting in an official inside-the-park home run — the first-ever by a Giant inside Dodger Stadium”
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No evidence was found to support the claim that Jung Hoo Lee hit the first-ever inside-the-park home run by a Giant at Dodger Stadium.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest San Francisco Giants news, highlights, analysis and more with NBC Sports Bay Area and California.Drew Gilbert pushed a run across with a pinch-hit squeeze and Jung Hoo Lee made it a fo…
https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/er…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dodgers scored first in the first inning with a sacrifice fly by Smith after Ohtani and Freeman's hits and a hit-by-pitch to Tucker, creating a bases-loaded opportunity. San Francisco then tied th…
https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/05/13/Y4ROT7C6…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jung Hoo Lee races back and makes a fantastic running catch near the wall in the 1st inning.Hit Distance: 352 ft. BOTTOM 1.
https://www.mlb.com/giants/video/adrian-houser-in-play-run-s…
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Claim 11: “The Dodgers’ slugger [Hernandez] had already doubled twice when he came up for a third time and proceeded to lace a third two-bagger that... knocked San Francisco starter Landen Roupp out of the game”
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Claim 12: “The last Giants player to do it against the Dodgers came at Candlestick Park, all the way back in 1981, by Larry Herndon off Fernando Valenzuela”
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Claim 13: “tied the score at 2 in the fifth inning of the finale of the arch rivals’ four-game series at Dodger Stadium”
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Evidence mentions a tie game and Jung Hoo Lee hitting doubles, but does not confirm a home run tying the score at 2 in the fifth inning of a series finale.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tie game — although, not for long. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani led off the bottom half of the third inning. And he snapped an 11-game (not counting the days he pitched but didn’t hit) homer-less s…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/13/shohei-ohtani-ends-home-run-dro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dodgers vs. Giants Recap: Shohei Ohtani Homers, but Frustration Mounts as Dodgers Drop Fourth Straight.The Dodgers got one run in the first on a bases-loaded flyball from Will Smith that Jung Hoo Lee …
https://dodgersbeat.com/dodgers-vs-giants-recap-shohei-ohtan…
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web search NEUTRAL — The first scored one on a squeeze bunt Freddie Freeman couldn’t bare-hand while crashing from first base. Two more came around on a double from Jung Hoo Lee. Shohei Ohtani belts a solo home run in the…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/sports/shohei-ohtanis-home-run…
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Claim 14: “The Little League-style home run was only the Giants’ second hit off Sheehan... Their other knock came on... another bloop hit, this one off the bat of Rafael Devers”
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Claim 15: “Sheehan also hit a batter and walked two”
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Claim 16: “Catcher Eric Haase, who started the play on first base, scored easily”
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While Eric Haase is mentioned hitting home runs against the Dodgers, there is no evidence that he scored as a runner on an inside-the-park home run hit by Jung Hoo Lee.
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web search NEUTRAL — Inside-the-park home runs typically occur when a fast baserunner either hits the ball to the portion of the field farthest from where the opposing team's fielders are positioned or when a sharply hit …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside-the-park_home_run
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web search NEUTRAL — Haase's inside-the-park home run was the first by a Tiger since JaCoby Jones' on Aug.Haase crushed his second home run in the seventh (this one over the fence in right field). It marked his fourth mul…
https://sports.yahoo.com/tigers-eric-haase-hits-three-225448…
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web search NEUTRAL — Backup catcher and No. 9 hitter Eric Haase launched his first two home runs of the season -- the second of which was a go-ahead shot off Yamamoto in the top of the fifth -- to power a 6-2 win over the…
https://www.mlb.com/news/eric-haase-two-home-runs-carry-gian…
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