"Korea-Japan ago, Korea-Japan match Ohtani sank Taiwan with five RBIs!" 13-0 'Ruthless' Scandal Win Cold Game in the 7th inning [Tokyo Field Review]

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The Japanese baseball team showed off its powerful firepower and won a hot cold game against Taiwan. He properly took revenge for the 0-4 complete defeat in the Premier 12 final in 2024.

The Japanese national team, led by coach Hirokazu Ibata (51), won a cold game in the seventh inning of the first Group C match against Taiwan in the first round of the 2026 WBC at Tokyo Dome, Japan on the 6th. He scored 10 points in the second inning alone, taking the lead early.

With this victory, Japan proved once again that they are the leading contenders with a pleasant catch in the first game. He aims to win two consecutive games in against South Korea / vs. Korea on the 7th. On the other hand, Taiwan lost 0-3 to Australia the day before (5th) and lost scoreless for two consecutive games.

Japan set up the starting lineup in the order of Shohei Ohtani (designated hitter), Kensuke Kondo (right fielder), Seiya Suzuki (center fielder), Masataka Yoshida (left fielder), Kazuma Okamoto (third baseman), Munetaka Murakami (first baseman), Shugo Maki (second baseman), Sosuke Kenda (striker) and Kenya Wakatsuki (catcher). The starting pitcher was Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Against this, Taiwan's batting order was formed in the order of Jung Zong Zi (second baseman), Stuart Fairchild (middle fielder), Lin Anker (right fielder), Zhang Yu-cheng (third baseman), Gili Gilau Gongkuan (designated hitter), Wu Yeng-ting (first baseman), Kang Kun-yu (striker), Lin Jajeong (catcher), and Chen Wei (left fielder). Right-hander Jung Ha-jun (Jinshin Brothers) came forward as the starting pitcher.

On this day, Japan launched a ruthless attack against Taiwan from the second inning. In the top of the second inning, Murakami, the leadoff hitter, walked, and the next hit by Maki Shugo and a pitch hit by Genda loaded the bases with no outs. Here, Ohtani hit a 76.8-mile flat curve ball thrown by Jung Ha-jun with a 2 ball-1 strike and crossed the right fence. Ohtani's bases-loaded single gave him a four-run lead.

Japan, which had blood in the frustrating lineup, added six points. Starting with Yoshida's timely double, Murakami, Genda and Wakatsuki's timely hits made it 9-0 and Ohtani's timely hit was added to run 10-0.

Even in the top of the third inning, Japan's bat did not stop. Suzuki and Yoshida's consecutive hits gave them the right to score again, and Okamoto and Genda's timely hits came out again. 13-0 Japan's lead. Taiwan added its first hit in the sixth inning, but failed to score.

Japanese starter Yamamoto showed good pitching with three walks, two strikeouts and no runs in two ⅔ innings without hitting a hit. Subsequently, bullpen pitchers Shoma Fujihara, Hiroya Miyagi, Meat Kitayama, and Ryuhei Sotani all did not lose points.

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