The national team of the 30th Asian Baseball Championship, led by head coach Chung In-myung, defeated the Philippines 8-2 in the first Super Round match at Taipei Dome.
In the bottom of the first inning with a walk by Jung Joon-young kt Wiz and a hit by Park Joo-chan NC Dinos, Korea got two runs through grounders by Na Seung-yeop Lotte Giants and Euro Gyeol Hanwha Eagles. 0-2
However, starting pitcher Jang Ji-soo Hanwha Eagles, who pitched perfectly until the top of the third inning against the Philippine batters, allowed a tie by giving up two consecutive hits after giving up a first-pitch double to a leadoff hitter in the top of the fourth inning. 2-2 스포츠토토
Immediately after Kim Bum-seok LG Twins and Lee Min-joon Hanwha Eagles got on base with walks and four outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, both scored and led by two runs. When leadoff hitter Park Joo-chan got on base with a double to the right-center field in the bottom of the fifth inning, Na Seung-yeop scored another run, bringing in the second base runner with an infield hit to teach the first baseman. 2-5
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Kim Bum-seok hit a timely double on the left-field line in the opportunity of Na Seung-yeop's walk and wild pitch, followed by Kim Sung-woo LG Twins' timely hit to bring in second base runners, adding two more runs, and adding one more run in the bottom of the eighth inning to widen the gap. 2-8
The pitchers Shin Heon-min SSG Landers, Chung Hyeon-soo Songwon University, Kim Dong-hyuk Kium Heroes, Kang Min-gu Yonsei University, and Cho Byung-hyun SSG Landers, who came out after starting pitcher Jang Ji-soo, did not allow any more runs against the Philippines.
South Korea, which has one win and one loss in the Super Round, is scheduled to play its final Super Round match against Japan at 13:30 p.m. on the 9th at Taipei Dome.
