{
  "id": 10221737,
  "title": "[Asian Games] S. Korea beats Japan for 5th consecutive baseball gold medal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/asian-games-s-korea-beats-japan-for-5th-consecutive-baseball-gold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T13:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260927/asian-games-s-korea-beats-japan-for-5th-consecutive-baseball-gold-medal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea secured its fifth consecutive Asian Games baseball gold medal on Sunday, triumphing over Japan 3-1 at Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium. Starting pitcher Gwak Been pitched 6 1/3 innings of solid ball, allowing only one run. The dormant Korean offense finally came alive in the eighth inning, when Kim Do-yeong and Moon Bo-gyeong each drove in a run. Starting pitcher Gwak struck out nine batters and struck out four others in a dominant performance. Relievers Jo Byeong-hyeon and Park Yeong-hyun sealed the victory with crucial innings. The win avenged a 5-0 loss to Japan in Friday's Super Round, where South Korea struggled to find hits. In the rematch, Japan's Higuchi took the mound again, but only after a day's rest, only to face some pressure from the Korean team.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea wins 5th consecutive Asian Games baseball gold",
    "Gwak Been pitches 6 1/3 strong innings, strikes out 9",
    "Kim Do-yeong and Moon Bo-gyeong drive in crucial runs"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[Asian Games] S. Korea beats Japan for 5th consecutive baseball gold medal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/asian-games-s-korea-beats-japan-for-5th-consecutive-baseball-gold-10224951",
        "published": "2026-09-27T14:07:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}