Hitting streak ends at 11 games for Giants' rookie Lee Jung-hoo

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants hits into a groundout against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the clubs' Major League Baseball regular-season game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, April 21. AP-Yonhap

The San Francisco Giants' Korean rookie Lee Jung-hoo has seen his hitting streak snapped at 11 games.

Lee went 0-for-2 with a walk as the Giants lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sunday (local time). Lee was also hit by a pitch and was caught stealing.

Lee had hit safely in each of his past 11 games, the longest such streak ever by a Korean rookie in Major League Baseball (MLB).

During that span, Lee batted 17-for-48 (.354) to raise his batting average for the season from .200 to .289.

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants, left, is called out by umpire Dan Merzel after trying to steal second base against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the clubs' Major League Baseball regular-season game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, April 21. AP-Yonhap

Lee led off the bottom of the first inning against starter Slade Cecconi with a groundout to third baseman Eugenio Suarez.

He was then hit by a 0-2 slider from Cecconi in the bottom fourth — the first time he'd been struck by a pitch in MLB — and flied out to right fielder Jake McCarthy in the bottom sixth.

In his last trip to the plate in the bottom eighth, Lee drew a walk from reliever Ryan Thompson. Lee was later caught stealing second base — the third time he's been thrown out on a steal attempt.

Lee's batting average fell slightly to .282 after his hitless Sunday. (Yonhap)