[Asian Games] S. Korea beats Japan for 5th consecutive baseball gold medal
TOYOHASHI, Japan — South Korea grabbed its fifth consecutive Asian Games gold medal in baseball on Sunday, with a 3-1 victory over the host country Japan. Starter Gwak Been tossed 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball, and the dormant offense woke up just in time on this rainy night at Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium in Toyohashi, some 85 kilometers southeast of Nagoya. With the score tied at 1-1 in…
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South Korea claimed its fifth consecutive Asian Games baseball gold medal on Sunday, defeating Japan 3-1 in a hard-fought match at Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium. Pitcher Gwak Been dominated the game, pitching 6 1/3 innings of shutout-ball and striking out nine batters. With the score tied at 1-1 in the eighth inning, Kim Do-yeong delivered the decisive blow with an RBI single, and Moon Bo-gyeong added an insurance run.
Relievers Jo Byeong-hyeon and Park Yeong-hyun sealed the victory. This win avenged South Korea's 5-0 loss to Japan in the previous round, where the team managed only four hits across seven innings. Despite facing Japanese ace Shin Higuchi, who started the game after just one day's rest, South Korea put pressure on him early with a walk and a single, putting two key runners in scoring position. The game took place on a rainy night, adding to the intensity of the competition.
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