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baseball team lost to Japan in the semi-final as you can see from the broadcast. Still, there is a chance. If they defeat the United States on the evening of the 5th, they will face Japan once again for a gold medal in the final.
This is reporter Bae Jung-hoon.
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Kim Kyung-Moon-ho, who went to the decisive battle by hanging the Taegeukgi with the autograph of the world's strongest archery team in the dugout, took the opportunity first.
Japan's ace Yamamoto took advantage of the rest of the body, and Park Hae-min's walk and Lee Jung-hoo's doubles created great opportunities for 1 out, 2, and 3, but both Eui-ji Yang and Hyeon-su Kim retreated with strikeouts and hit the ground.
Korea's starter Koh Young-pyo had a good start, but in the 3rd inning, he was a bit shaky.
Following the lead batsman's hit, he was hit right even after inducing bunt mistakes twice in a row to the 9th batter Guy.
He conceded one more point to Yoshida in the 5th with a heavy hit, but he continued his hope by striking out Suzuki in the 4th and Asamura in the 5th.
The silent battalion counterattacked in the sixth inning.
Park Hae-min, who hit in the left, ran to second base due to a left fielder's error, and sprinted to the home when Kang Baek-ho's left-handed hit.
Jung-hoo Lee created a chance at 1-3 with a hit in the right wing, and Hyun-soo Kim drew a tie-breaking hit with exquisite bat control from Iwazaki, a changed pitcher.
After that, the game, which had a tight balance, turned to Japan in the 8th inning.
After one-out, Ko Woo-seok was hit left by Yanagita, and Kondo led Kondo to a ground ball in front of first base, but failed to finish the inning because he could not step on the first base. Yamada allowed a double in the middle of the left-center triple.
The national team, which lost 5-2, will again challenge to advance to the finals in the semi-final against the USA tomorrow.
(Video coverage: Ho-Jun Choi, video editing: Young-Taek Oh)