Japan is champion of World Baseball Classic for the third time within the five editions that have been held up to the time of the event. Not only that, now the “Samurais” can be called champions tournament undefeated, after finishing with a mark of seven victories without defeats, joining the Dominican Republic (2013) as the only ones to achieve the feat.
The Asians remained in control for virtually the entire brokendespite USA repeatedly threatened japanese pitching completely dominated the Americans, almost immediately shutting down any threat they they will start to carburete
Los pitchers The Japanese forced American hitters to leave eight runners on base and held them hitless in seven at-bats with men on. position to score.
The interesting game culminated in a spectacular way with a confrontation between who are considered the two best players in MLB today.
The United States opened the highlighter during the high part of the second episode. A huge home run to the entire left field of Trea Turner He put the board one return to zero in favor of the “Stars and Stripes” team and although they threatened to place men in first and second after two outs, they could not do more damage.
Japan would tie the action immediately in the bottom of the inning, with a beastly homer from Munetaka Murakami before the releases of Merrill Kelly.
Japan he would return to the attack in the bottom of the fourth inning with a quadrangular loner of Kazuma Okamotowhich extended the Japanese advantage to three laps over one.
USA would make up a lap in the top of the eighth episodewith a beastly home run of Kyle Schwarber after one out, against the pitches of Yu Darvishwho entered a relief role.
Source: ESPN Sports