It was good until the top of the fifth inning, but it was good timing" Ryu Joong-il blamed himself for the divisional loss against Japan
Nov 15, 2024
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The baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Joong-il, lost 3-6 against Japan in the third Group B match of the 2024 WBSC Premier 12 at Taipei Dome in Taiwan on the 15th (Korea time). South Korea, which got the first run in the top of the second inning but allowed the turnaround immediately, regained the lead with Park Dong-won's tiebreaking solo shot in the top of the fourth inning and pinch hitter Yoon Dong-hee's timely hit in the top of the fifth inning, but after allowing a comeback in the bottom of the fifth inning, the gap widened when Jung Hae-young gave up a two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh inning, and dropped his head as he failed to make up for it. South Korea, which succeeded in rebounding by overpowering Cuba after losing the first game against Taiwan, lost 1-2 to Japan, moving back away from the ticket to the Super Round, which is given up to second place in the group.
Coach Ryu looked back after the game saying, `The atmosphere in the beginning came to us, but I'm very sorry that we couldn't overcome the crisis in the fifth inning.' Then "Yoo Young-chan threw so well." He faced 10 batters and threw 37 balls. I want to compliment you"It is most difficult for a manager to replace a pitcher. He added, "I lost the timing of whether Lee Young-ha was put in 4th (batter) or 6th (batter)."
Until the sixth inning, South Korea had a tight one-point game with Japan. With starter Choi Seung-yong leaving the mound and Yoo Young-chan pitching hard, the bullpen was mobilized. However, when he gave up a two-run shot in the seventh inning, the tide tilted, and in the end, he failed to regain the lead.
Manager Ryu said, `It is encouraging to attack the ball of Japan's best pitcher in the beginning,' but added, `The task to be solved in the future should increase the number of starting pitchers. The Japanese middle pitchers are so good. I'm very jealous that I have a ball that can strike out like the pitcher who came out in the eighth and last innings today.
South Korea, which lost to Japan after Taiwan, is far from the ticket to the Super Round, which is given up to the second place in the group. The focus should be on reviving hopes for a generational change in the remaining matches against the Dominican Republic and Australia. Director Ryu `is not in a state of giving up. Games can be bitten and bitten. I'll do my best to catch Dominica and Australia"I vowed.
ppark@sportschosun.com
