U18-W-CUP: Japan Walks off over Panama, 5-4

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U18-W-CUP: Japan Walks off over Panama, 5-4

Japan walked off over Panama, 5-4, at Ed Smith Stadium in group B of the opening round of the 30th WBSC Baseball World Cup on September 11, JST in Florida, the U.S. Japan had three consecutive victories and became the solo leader in group B.

In the third, Japan made a chance with runners on the first and second bases and out after the first batter Shogo Asano, got an infield single to the third baseman, and the second batter Junpei Yasuda drew a base on balls. Japan broke on top with Panama's throwing error to deal with a sac bunt of the third batter Shion Matsuo. In addition, the fourth batter Yuta Utsumi hit an RBI single to the left field, and the fifth batter Yudai Ebine had a sacrifice fly to the center field to score a run. Japan got four runs in the inning.

Japanese starting pitcher lefty Tessei Morimoto made the game with five hits and two runs in five frames. Japanese shortstop Hotaka Mitsuhiro, second-baseman Hayato Akahori, and third-baseman Kai Watabe had excellent fielding, which helped Morimoto.

Righty Kaito Noda retired the three batters in order. Righty Haruto Yamada, who took the mound for the first time, gave up two hits and two runs to tie the score, 4-4, in the top of the seventh.

But, at the bottom of the seventh, Yuta Utsumi finally hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to the center field in a bases-loaded situation made by an error of Panama's shortstop for a ground ball Akahari hit, Asano's walk, and Kuroda's hit-by-pitch.

Japan will meet Australia at 8 am on September 13, JST / at 4 pm on September 12 local time.

Game results:
Group A: Netherlands 3-2 Canada, Brazil 2-11 Korea
Group B: Australia 2-13 Chinese Taipei, Italy 7-12 Mexico
Japan 5x-4 Panama

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日本、パナマにサヨナラ勝ち

　U１８日本代表は、日本時間９月１２日８時（現地時間１１日１９時）から、フロリダで開催のベースボールワールドカップオープニングランドBグループ・パナマ戦（エド・スミススタジアム）を戦いを５−４でサヨナラ勝ちし、３連勝を決めた。

　両チーム無得点で迎えた３回、先頭の浅野が三塁内野安打、２番の安田が四球を選び無死１、２塁として３番松尾の犠打が相手の失策となる間に１点を先制した。続く４番の内海の左前適時打や６番海老根の犠飛などで合計４点を奪った。

　日本の先発投手・左腕の森本は５回に３安打を許し２点を失ったものの、５回を投げて５安打２失点とゲームを作った。６回は野田が三者凡退に抑え、７回に２点差で今大会初めて山田が登板した。山田は先頭打者を三振に切ったが、次打者に四球を与え、その後、左翼線二塁打を打たれ一死２、３塁に。続くエクスデーロの左前適時打とレフト浅野からの本塁への送球が逸れる間に２者の生還を許し、土壇場で４−４の同点とされた。

　しかし日本はその裏、先頭の９番赤堀が遊ゴロ失策で出塁。１番浅野の四球、代打・黒田の死球で無死満塁の好機を作る。３番松尾が三振で倒れ一死後、４番内海がライナー性の中犠飛を放ちサヨナラ勝ちした。この試合は、遊撃手の光弘、二塁手の赤堀、三塁手の渡部らの好守が先発の森本を盛り立てた。

　日本は３連勝となりグループB単独首位に躍り出た。明日（日本時間１３日８時／現地時間１２日１６時）は、レコンパークでオーストラリアと対戦する。

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