The divisional defeat in the Korea-Japan match still targeted Japan's best pitcher "I will reflect on myself until the next game"

Nov 16, 2024

The Premier 12 baseball team played against Japan at Taipei Dome in Taiwan on the 15th. Takahashi, the Japanese starter who is on the verge of losing a point with two outs and runners on first and third bases in the second inning. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.15/

The Premier 12 baseball team played against Japan at Taipei Dome in Taiwan on the 15th. In the fourth inning, Park Dong-won hit a tiebreaking solo home run. Park Dong-won, who is sharing high fives with Ryu Joong-il. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.15/

It's such a disappointing loss. We lost the match between Korea and Japan again. However, Japan's best pitcher hit the target.

Ryu Joong-il's 'Premier 12' baseball team suffered a 3-6 comeback defeat against Japan in the group stage at Taipei Dome in Taiwan on the 15th.

After scoring the first run in the top of the second inning, South Korea was upset by allowing two runs in the bottom of the second inning, but succeeded in turning the tables with cohesion. Park Dong-won's tiebreaking solo home run hit in the top of the fourth inning, and pinch hitter Yoon Dong-hee's RBI-reversing timely double in the top of the fifth inning changed the mood by leading 3-2.

However, South Korea, whose mound collapsed afterwards, failed to win by allowing four additional runs in the fifth and seventh innings.

Still, there was enough hope for the future in that he shook Hiroto Takahashi, one of the best pitchers in Japanese professional baseball. Takahashi, who started as Japan's starting pitcher against Korea and Japan, is currently the Chunichi Dragons' 'Ace'.

Takahashi, who recorded 12 wins, 4 losses and an ERA of 1.38 in the regular season of the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) this year, is a pitcher with the lowest ERA in the Central League. He is a pitcher with a low run rate and extremely rare allowances for long balls, with the lowest ERA in NPB this year, when the pitching and hitter phenomenon were particularly severe.

The Premier 12 baseball team played against Japan at Taipei Dome in Taiwan on the 15th. Yoon Dong-hee hit an RBI double in the fifth inning with two outs and a runner on third base. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.15/

However, it is meaningful that the Korean national team succeeded in early withdrawal with seven hits (one homer) and eight strikeouts and two runs in four innings while scoring two runs, including the first run, against Takahashi. Japan's S-class pitchers, who were considered "impregnable", have gained confidence that they can attack in international competitions.

After the game, Takahashi also seemed to be disappointed to give two runs to Korean batters. Takahashi said in an interview with Japanese reporters after the game that `with a tie-breaking home run, I gave the flow to Korea. I want to reflect on that for sure until the next game"I looked back. Takahashi's maximum speed on the day was 157 kilometers. He was not in bad condition, and it was regrettable that Kim Do-young, who the Korean national team had hoped for, remained silent, but he saw hope that he would be able to do well with cohesion and concentration.

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The divisional defeat in the Korea-Japan match still targeted Japan's best pitcher "I will reflect on myself until the next game"

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