The first 38 games Bob Melvin filled out his lineup card, it featured two players in the leadoff spot. Jung Hoo Lee batted first 30 times, and Austin Slater filled the role in the other eight games.
If there is one duty above all else asked of the top of the batting order, it is to put themselves in position to be driven in by the big bats in the middle of the lineup, and the Giants' leadoff men in Lee's absence have been worse at that than all but one team in the majors.
Since Lee's last game May 12, the top spot in the Giants' batting order has gotten on base at a .253 clip, ahead of only the Nationals (.228).
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