World Baseball Classic Roundup: Ohtani’s 448-foot HR powers Japan to group win
TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a 448-foot, three-run residence run within the first inning that landed slightly below his picture on a video promoting board and had 4 RBIs to steer Japan over Australia 7-1 Sunday night time on the World Baseball Classic.
Japan, already assured of development, gained its group with a 4-0 document and can play a quarterfinal on Wednesday in opposition to Italy, which superior together with Cuba from Group A on tiebreakers. Matt Harvey acquired the win as Italy defeated the Netherlands 7-1, inflicting all 5 groups to complete 2-2.
South Korea beat the Czech Republic 7-3 within the day’s different Group B recreation and Cuba defeated Taiwan 7-1 in Group A.
Ohtani turned on a dangling curveball from loser Will Sherriff, who didn’t even watch the flight of the ball into the Tokyo Dome’s right-field seats, bending and placing fingers on his knees. It was the primary residence run of the event for Ohtani, who’s 6 for 12 with eight RBIs and 7 walks. He walked with the bases loaded within the sixth, the third straight stroll after reliever Blake Townsend entered.
Winner Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight in 4 scoreless innings, permitting one hit and no walks. He threw 42 of 60 pitches for strikes, averaging 95.2 mph together with his fastball and topping out at 96.9 mph. The 24-year-old right-hander was the Pacific League’s MVP for the Orix Buffaloes in 2021 and 2022, and pitched a no-hitter final June 22 in opposition to the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Robbie Perkins was the one Australia batter to succeed in in opposition to Yamamato, on a one-out single within the third. Alex Hall homered within the ninth off Hiroto Takahashi, who completed a five-pitcher, five-hitter.
Australia (2-1) is second in Group B, forward of the Czechs and South Korea (each 1-2) and eradicated China (0-3). Australia would advance with a win over the Czechs on Monday, when South Korea performs China.
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ITALY 7, NETHERLANDS 1
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Italian gamers needed to wait a couple of minutes after the ultimate out to search out out they superior with Cuba whereas the Netherlands, Taiwan and Panama had been eradicated. The group was determined by runs allowed divided by outs, and Cuba (15/108, .139) completed first, adopted by Italy (17/108, .157), Netherlands (19/102, .186), Panama (21/105, .200) and Taiwan (31/105, .295).
Chadwick Tromp homered within the third, however Italy burst forward with a six-run fourth capped by Nicky Lopez’s two-run triple. Brett Sullivan, Ben DeLuzio and Sal Frelick had RBI singles, and loser Mike Bolsenbroek threw a run-scoring wild pitch. Frelick added a run-scoring single within the eighth.
Harvey allowed one run and two hits in 4 innings with three strikeouts for the Italians, managed by Mike Piazza.
The Netherlands, needing three runs to advance, put two on with no outs within the ninth in opposition to Mitchell Stumpo. Juremi Profar struck out, Tromp popped out to the pitcher in foul territory close to the plate and Ray-Patrick Didder struck out.
Dutch left fielder Jurickson Profar made a sprawling backhand catch on Dominic Fletcher’s two-out fly within the eighth, saving two runs.
Xander Boagerts went 4 for 15 (.267) with one RBI within the event, Jurickson Profar was 3 for 13 (.231) with one RBI, Didi Gregorius was 3 for 12 with three RBIs and Jonathan Schoop 1 for 13 (.077) with no RBIs
SOUTH KOREA 7, CZECH REPUBLIC 3
TOKYO (AP) — Ha-Seong Kim of the San Diego Padres hit two solo homers for South Korea.
Winning pitcher Se Woong Park struck out eight in 4 2/3 innings. South Korea improved to 1-2 in Group B and can play winless China in its ultimate group recreation. The Czechs are additionally 1-2.
St. Louis Cardinals infielder Tommy Edman had a two-run single for South Korea. Kim’s homer within the sixth made it 6-0.
Matej Mensik put the Czech Republic on the board with a two-run double within the seventh. Kim hit his second homer of the sport within the backside half.
Loser Lukas Ercoli allowed six runs in 1 1/3 innings.
CUBA 7, TAIWAN 1
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Cuba acquired residence runs from Yoan Moncada of the Chicago White Sox and Erisbel Arruebarrena.
Cuba broke out to a 4-0 lead within the first inning on a double by Alfredo Despaigne that scored Moncada and White Sox teammate Luis Robert. Arruebarrena’s two-run homer later within the inning made it 4-0.
Cuba starter Elian Leyva pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the win, placing out 4. Loser Shih-Peng Chen allowed 5 runs — 4 earned — and 5 hits in 1 1/3 innings.
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