In the first round of the WBC (World Baseball Classic) of baseball, a match between Australia and China in the same group as Japan was held on the 11th, and Australia won 12 to 2 seven times.
Australia won two games in a row and will face Japan on the 12th.
China 000 200 0 | 2
Australia 302 501 1X | 12
(7 innings called)
*WBC special rule "Called game"
According to the rules of this tournament, when the following point difference is reached, the game is called and the match ends.
▽ 5th inning or later: 15 point difference
▽ 7th inning or later: 10 point difference
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The first round of the WBC will be divided into four groups, and Group B, the same as Japan, will include China, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and Australia, with the top two teams advancing to the quarterfinals.
On the 11th, before Japan's match at the Tokyo Dome, Australia, who beat Korea Republic in their first match on the 9th, played against China PR, who lost to the Czech Republic in the match on the 10th.
In the match, Australia scored three runs in the first inning, and Robbie Glendinning hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to extend their lead.
After this, Australia scored one point each in the sixth and seventh innings to beat China 12-2 in the seventh inning.
As a result, the overall record of the first round was 2 wins and 0 losses for Australia.
On the 12th, Japan will face Australia in the fourth and final match of the first round.
On the other hand, China PR was eliminated in the first round with 0 wins and 3 losses.
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