Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
March 03, 2006
Pounding China

The Koreans took up where the Japanese left off last night. They're pounding the team from mainland China 7-0 in the top of the seventh. The four starting Lees for Korea are a combined 8 for 12 with all seven RBI and four runs scored. There's a good shot at another game shortened due to the mercy rule.

Update: China goes down 1-2-3 in the top of the 7th. The Korean pitchers allowed just 1 hit so far while walking two and striking out 8.

Update: Korea scores two more in the 7th to make the score 9-0. They'll continue to play for at least one more inning.

Update: China gets on the board with a home run, only their second hit of the game. Shuo Yang ends the scoreless inning streak for the Korean pitchers with that long ball.

Update: That's all the Chinese get in the 8th. Korea can end the game with two runs in the bottom of the inning.

Update: Seung-Yeop Lee hits his second home run of the game to give Korea a 10-1 lead in the bottom of the 8th. He's four for four with five RBI in the game.

Update: No mercy rule tonight as Korea gets just the one run. China gets to bat in the top of the ninth.

The announcers just said that Korea goes on to the next round with the win, but I think Taipei has to lose to Japan later for that to be a certainty. If this score holds up, however, it's very likely they will advance to the next round.

Update: Korea wins 10-1, striking out 11 Chinese along the way. A win by Japan later tonight puts both teams into the next round of the tournament.

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Posted by David Pinto at 11:08 PM | World Cup | TrackBack (0)
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i noticed that almost all the chinese and korean players are the size of ordinary guys - somewhere between 5'9" and 5-11" and about 175 or so - like ballplayers used to be. even the ace korean pitcher is only 5'9"


Posted by: lisa gray at March 4, 2006 02:14 PM
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