Giants' Lee Jung-hoo pushes hitting streak to 7

San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo connects for a double to right field in the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Sunday. AP-Yonhap

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has stretched his hitting streak to seven games, continuing his strong form in August.

Lee batted 1-for-4 in the Giants' 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on Monday (local time).

Lee has had at least one hit in 15 of 16 games so far in August. He started the month with an eight-game hitting streak to match his season high. After going 0-for-3 against the Washington Nationals on Aug. 10, Lee has hit safely in the next seven games.

Lee is batting .260 for the season and .333 for August.

The Korean center fielder kept his streak going with a single to center in the top of the third inning.

He grounded out in the first inning and in the eighth inning, and hit a flyout to center in the fifth inning.

A second-year big leaguer, Lee batted .324 in April — the first full month of the season — but only hit .231 in May before dipping further with a .143 average in June. Lee showed some signs of life in July, with a .278 average and has been a steady presence in the Giants' lineup in August.