U18-W-CUP: Japan has a big loss for the finals vs. Korea, 0-8

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U18-W-CUP: Japan has a big loss for the finals vs. Korea, 0-8

Japan lost the first game against Korea, 0-8, in the super round of the 30th WBSC Baseball World Cup on September 16, JST. Japan, with a win-loss record of 1-2, is facing a challenging situation to advance to the finals.

Japan had a hard time at the beginning of the game. In his first start, Haruto Yamada allowed three hits and two runs. In addition, Japan gave up two more runs because third-baseman Kai Watabe dropped an infield fly ball that the Korean sixth batter, KIM Younghoo, hit with two outs and runners on first and second base.

Yamada handed the mound over to Lefty Yusefu Yoshimura, allowing two runs and hits with two wild pitches. Yamada was not at his best, giving up six runs, five hits, three walks, and a hit-by-pitch over 1 2/3 innings.

Japan was combinedly shut out with four scattered hits by three Korean-capable pitchers, having trouble with them. Korean pitcher KIM Seohyeon, a player at the top of the whole draft of the Korean professional baseball league, got two strikeouts with a 101-mph fastball in the seventh.

Strong-hitting Korea made ten hits off four pitchers of Japan, having eight runs.

After the game, Japan's manager Shiro Mabuchi said, "Game result is my responsibility. There was an error. It was a tough situation four runs behind for Japan from the beginning of the game because Korean pitchers were excellent." On the other hand, Mabuchi showed enthusiasm, "I want to pursue the possibility of advancing to the finals if we win a game vs. the USA."

Japan is in a hard situation for the finals. There is a slite chance that Japan will be a finalist depending on the Total Quality Balance if it successively wins the games against the Netherlands and the USA with its win-loss record of 3-2. Japan can not lose anymore.
(KAISPO No.1,219)

Japan
to Give Up 10 and Be Shut out

Ayuta Seimori
Do Well in Relief
with a 92-mph Fastball

Ayuta Seimori to pitch two strong innings

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日本、決勝進出遠のく痛い完敗、韓国に0-8

第３０回WBSC U１８ベースボールワールドカップに参加している日本代表は、日本時間１６日、米国フロリダ州でスーパーラウンド初戦をグループA２位の韓国と戦い、０−８で敗れた。日本のスーパーラウンドの勝敗は１勝２敗ととなり決勝進出が厳しい状況に追い込まれた。

　日本は今大会初先発となった山田の不調に守りのミスが重なり、序盤からリズムが乱れた。初回に3安打を許し２失点した後、２死１、２塁から韓国６番のKIM Younghooの内野フライを三塁手の渡部が落球し、さらに２点を献上し４点を失った。

　2回にも山田は安打と暴投で2点許し、途中でマウンドを吉村に譲った。山田は１回２／３を投げ被安打５、四死球４、暴投２で６失点と本来の調子とは程遠い内容だった。

　日本の打線も実力のある韓国の３投手を打ちあぐね、散発４安打に抑えられ完封された。７回に登板したKIM Seohyeonは韓国プロ野球ドラフト全体で１位指名を受けた剛腕。右サイドハンドから１６３キロの速球を武器に日本打線を退けた。

　韓国の強力打線は日本の４投手に対し１０安打を浴びせ、大量８点を奪い大勝した。

　日本代表の馬淵史郎監督は試合後、「勝敗は監督の責任です。エラーでの２点もありましたし、韓国の投手力が良いだけになかなか４点のビハインドは重かったですね」と序盤の失点を嘆いた一方で、「アメリカ戦に勝ったらというところまで持っていきたい」と次戦を見据えた。

　今日の敗戦で日本の決勝進出はかなり厳しくなった。明日のオランダ戦と明後日のアメリカ戦に連勝し、３勝２敗とした場合に得失点差での決勝進出の可能性がわずかに残る。これ以上負けられない。
(KAISPO No.1,219)