In the first round of the WBC (World Baseball Classic) of baseball, Korea won the match between Korea and the Czech Republic in Group B, which is the same as Japan, with a score of 7 to 3.
As a result, both teams finished with a record of 1 win and 2 losses, and Japan, who had already won 3 wins, secured 2nd place in the group and advanced to the quarterfinals.
《Tokyo Dome 12:00 Game Start》
---｜123｜456｜789｜Total HE
Czech｜000｜000｜210｜361
Korea｜510｜000｜10x｜790
《Winning Pitcher》Park Sewoon
《Losing Pitcher 》
》 Erzsori
《Home run》
Kim Ha-sun No. 1 (solo, 2 innings) No. 2 (solo, 7 innings)
The first round of the WBC is divided into four groups, with China, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and Australia in Group B, the same group as Japan, with the top two teams advancing to the quarterfinals.
On the 12th, ahead of Japan's match at the Tokyo Dome, Korea Rep., who had been 0-2 until now, played against the Czech Republic, who lost to Japan on the 11th and have a 1-1 record.
In the match, Korea scored five runs in the first inning, and Kim Ha-sun hit solo home runs in both the second and seventh innings to widen the lead.
Korea Republic won 7-3 after evading the Czech Republic's counterattack in defense and pitcher relay, and both teams recorded 1 win and 2 losses.
As a result, Japan, who have already won 3 times, secured 2nd place or higher in Group B and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Japan has advanced to the first round for five consecutive tournaments since the first tournament in 2006.