[breaking news] 'Good news for the Korean baseball Korea!' Taiwan, 2-7 Dulmi to 'lowest' Kiwoom → Heroes' 13 hits hard.

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The Taiwanese national team, which is set to face the South Korean national team at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March, struggled against the Kiwoom Heroes for two days. They tied the game on the 21st and lost the game on the 22nd. The news of losing pride to Kiwoom, who was at the bottom of the KBO league last season, is a clear boon.

According to multiple media such as Taiwan Yahoo Sports, Taiwan's national team lost 2-7 in the second practice game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Taipei Dome on the 22nd due to the difficulty of pitching and harmony. Taiwan, which saved face by drawing 2-2 in the first round of the practice game the previous day (21st), collapsed without enduring Kiwoom's firepower in its second showdown.

The highlight of the game was the explosive power shown by Kiwoom's batters. Kiwoom pushed Taiwan's mound relentlessly from the beginning of the game. Kiwoom, who started nervously by allowing two runs in the first inning alone, started chasing Taiwanese starting pitcher Li Tung-ming with three hits in the bottom of the first inning. Then, when Wei Hong-liang took the mound in the fourth inning, he showed a scary concentration. He combined two four outs and two hits and scored three runs in an instant to turn the game around 5-2. In the sixth inning, he also scored an additional point by combining Taiwan's defensive errors and walks, solidifying his victory.

However, these pitchers are not players from the national team. Li Tung-ming and Wei Hong-ryang are members of the Fubang Guardians and the Taigang Hawks, respectively, but they are not listed in the final entry of the WBC announced on the 6th. It seems that he took the mound as a standing army or supporting player.

Since then, Taiwan has mobilized all of its fastball pitchers, including "Yeonggun" Jang Joon-way, who shot up to 155 kilometers, and Lin Kai-way (up to 151 kilometers), to check their sense of play. However, Kiwoom hitters were not pushed by Taiwan's fastball at all. Kiwoom destroyed the Taiwanese mound with a total of 13 hits on the day.

Taiwan's batters were also disappointed. In the top of the first inning, Jang Wi-cheong's hit and Jiri Rao's timely hit seemed to boost the momentum by scoring two runs first, but he was later completely blocked by Kiwoom's pitching staff. On this day, Kiwoom lost two runs in the first inning and then took the timing of Taiwan's batters well. In the end, Taiwan gave up the game helplessly without scoring an additional point.

Taiwan manager Tseng Hao-ju said after the game, "Some of the pitchers were in good condition, but there were still pitchers with ups and downs. For some players, this was their first appearance and there is still something to adapt to Pitchcomb. I hope to find a rhythm in the next game. The batting lineup was also good in the first inning, but we still have to increase our hitting sense," he said.

The match was also held behind closed doors. As in the previous day's game, the starting lineup and records were not provided to the media, and only the number of hits by each team and the simple pitching of pitchers were specified. Kiwoom also said, "According to the agreement, we decided not to disclose the results of the game and detailed records of each player."

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