Japan, which has won three consecutive victories in the first round of the WBC (World Baseball Classic) of baseball, will face Australia in the final match on the night of the 12th.
If Japan wins, they will advance to the quarterfinals by passing the top spot.
Orix's Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who won the Sawamura Award for the second consecutive year in professional baseball last season, will be on the starting mound.
Japan beat the Czech Republic 10-2 in the third match of the first round held on the night of the 11th to extend their third consecutive win.
Australia, who will be facing off in the final match of the first round on the night of the 12th, beat China PR 12-2 on the 11th, making it their second straight win so far.
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Australia has Aaron Whitefield, who played in five games last season for the Angels, which Shohei Otani belongs to, and Warwick, who played for the Tigers in the major leagues for three years from 2016 and pitched in 82 games as a middleman. We are aiming to break through the first round for the first time, centering on pitchers such as Thorpold.
Japan's starting pitcher for the match against Australia was Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who won four starting pitcher titles in the Pacific League for the second year in a row and won the Sawamura Award for the second year in a row. He's a pitcher with that much experience, so I think he'll show his strength in this important game."
If Japan beats Australia in the final match of the first round on the 12th, they will advance to the quarter-finals.
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