Ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2021.08.02 16:09
South Korea defeated Israel and decided to advance to the semi-finals.
The Korean national baseball team, led by Kim Kyung-moon, beat Israel 7 times 11-1 in the second round of the Tokyo Olympics baseball knockout stage held at Yokohama Stadium on the afternoon of the 2nd. South Korea defeated the Dominican Republic in the first round of the knockout stage the day before and then defeated Israel to advance to the semi-finals. We will face the winner of the US-Japan match that will be held this evening to advance to the final.
South Korea is moving forward step by step toward winning the tournament for the second time in a row. The Korean national baseball team is the “defending champion” who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Baseball lost its official Olympic status at the end of the Beijing Games, but has revived for the first time in 13 years.
South Korea has overcome a tight schedule. South Korea finished the first round of the knockout stage against the Dominican Republic at 10:30 pm on the 1st. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Kim Hyun-soo won with a dramatic goodbye, but it was a fierce battle of 3 hours and 30 minutes. Since the match against Israel started at 12:00 noon, it means that he will play the match again 13 hours later.
South Korea’s batting line exploded from the beginning in the match against Israel on that day. One point was scored at one time and two points were scored twice.
The biggest crisis was in the top of the fifth inning. In South Korea, starting pitcher Kim Min-woo was replaced by Choi Won-joon after giving walks to Glaser after his death. Choi Won-joon scored one goal due to the sudden rain or the push-out by three four-dead balls. However, Cho Sang-woo, who pitched on the scene of two dead bases, struck out Lavarnway.
The Korean national team, who overcame the crisis, succeeded in scoring a large number of points in the bottom of the fifth inning. Park Hae-min doubled with two RBIs, Kang Baek-ho with two RBIs, and Kim Hyun-soo with two home runs. Korea Rep. Scored one goal in the bottom of the seventh inning, widening the gap to 11-1. At the Tokyo Olympics, if the difference is 15 points or more in the 5th inning and 10 points or more in the 7th inning, the cold game victory is declared and the match ends.
South Korea marked 18 hits that day. The first hitter, Park Kaiho, had 2 RBIs, 2 hits, 3 walks, 3 RBIs, the 2nd Kang Hakutora had 4 RBIs, and the 5th Kim Kenshiro had 3 RBIs (1 home run).
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