[APBC] Kim Do-young's explosive power once again! He smashed a deep drive over the wall at Tokyo Dome, hitting a solo home run to give Korea a precious 4-3 lead

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KIA Tigers superstar Kim Do-young hit a solo home run that reclaimed the lead in the 2026 Asia Pro Baseball Championship (APBC) match against Taiwan.

The Korean national baseball team, led by manager Choi Won-ho, is playing its third preliminary round game of the 2026 APBC tournament against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Japan at 7 p.m. on the 14th.

In the top of the sixth inning, with both teams tied at 3-3 in a tense battle.

Kim Do-young stepped up to the plate as the leadoff hitter. The Taiwanese pitcher was Chen Wu-heng. With a count of 1-1, Kim Do-young pushed the third pitch over the right-field wall at Tokyo Dome for a solo home run.

With this home run, the Korean national team was able to take a 4-3 lead.

Meanwhile, Korea suffered a shocking 7-8 loss in its first game against Australia on the 12th. Following that, it lost 5-9 in the match against Japan held the previous day (the 13th), leaving the team with two losses.

However, hope for advancing to the final has not been extinguished. It can be considered a favorable factor that Japan secured a 7-inning forfeit win over Australia by a score of 16-1 earlier on the same day.

Japan has already clinched first place in its group with three consecutive wins. Australia stands at one win and two losses. If Korea defeats Taiwan, Korea, Taiwan, and Australia will all record identical records of one win and two losses.

In the event of a tie in wins and losses, Korea leads in TQB (Team Quality Balance), which is calculated as (runs scored/attack innings) minus (runs allowed/defense innings), allowing it to advance to the final as the second-place team. If they advance to the final, another match against Japan will be held.

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