Beijing time:2023-03-16 11:06
[NTD Times, Beijing time, March 16, 2023]US captain Mike Trout scored 3 safes in a single game today, scoring all the RBIs, helping the US narrowly beat Colombia 3-2 and clinching the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic (WBC). The last seat in the semi-finals.
The top 8 of the Classic Tournament are all released, with Cuba and Italy in Group A, Japan and Australia in Group B, Mexico, the United States in Group C, Venezuela and Puerto Rico in Group D. The first round of the top 8 has been played in Tokyo, Japan. On the 15th local time, Cuba defeated Australia 4-3 and advanced to the top 4.
The Group C preliminaries in Phoenix, Arizona produced 2 advanced teams today. Mexico and Canada, who had the same record of 2 wins and 1 loss earlier, had a head-to-head confrontation. Randy Arozarena (Randy Arozarena) scored 5 RBIs and helped the team win 10-3.
In the evening battle between the U.S. and Colombia, the two sides entered into a low-score pitching battle. Although the defending champion U.S. had a star lineup, the scores on both sides were tight. Relying on the captain Chu Laut, he hit two hits at critical moments in the 3rd and 5th innings. Narrowly won by 1 point.
Chu Laut showed his superstar strength at the beginning of the game. He hit a triple in the first inning, but his teammates hit a double play and failed to score at the beginning.
In the first 2 innings, neither side scored. In the 3rd inning, after the first American batter Mookie Betts hit base, he took advantage of the opponent’s wild throw to attack the second base. Churout hit a flat hit in the direction of center right field, hit back to Baez, and the United States lit the score.
Colombia counterattacked in 3 innings. Zhang Yucheng’s former teammate Oscar Mercado took the lead in double base and scored the first point with a high-flying sacrifice; Jorge Alfaro, Rodriguez (Reynaldo) Rodriguez hit in a row to give the United States a 2-1 lead.
Not long after the U.S. fell behind by 1 point, it relied on walks, hits and wild pitches to attack the second and third bases in the 5th inning, and it was Chu Laut’s turn to hit. Trout showed the value of a three-time AL MVP with a left-field hit and the game-winning run. The United States won 3-2.
The semi-finals of the top 8 in the United States will be held in Miami. The United States will face Venezuela on the 17th, and Puerto Rico will face Mexico on the 18th.
(Reposted from Central News Agency/Responsible editor: Ye Ping)
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