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Japan in the
same group as us in the WBC defeated Australia to advance to the round of 4 with four straight wins. Shortstop star Ohtani led Japan to victory with four RBIs, including a three-run home run.
Yoo Byung-min is a reporter.
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Japan pushed Australia from the start.
On a no-out first and second base opportunity in the first inning made up of walks and hits, Ohtani hit a three-run home run over the right-field fence of the Tokyo Dome off a slow curve from Australian starter Sherif.
With a distance of 8 meters and a terrifying 3 km/h, he hit his first home run of the tournament as the final shot.
After running away with a 4-1 lead on back-to-back timely hits by Numba and Kondo in the second inning, Japan split the game early on Ohtani's walk-off walk in the fourth inning and Nakamura's timely hit in the fifth.
Japanese starter Yamamoto led the way with one hit, eight strikeouts and a scoreless inning in four innings.
Japan beat Australia 1-2 to snap a four-game winning streak to become the first team in Group B to advance to the last eight.
In Group A, there was an upset.
Italy beat the Netherlands 3-120 on the back of big leaguer starter Matt Harvey's two-run homer, giving all five nations in Group A a 182-2.
Cuba and Italy, who conceded the fewest goals, made it to the top eight, while the Netherlands finished third and were eliminated.
(Video editing by So Ji-hye)
'Ohtani final 3-pointer'... Japan wins 4 games in a row and advances to the round of 8
2023-03-12T23:14:39.303Z
In the WBC, Japan beat Australia to reach the round of 4 with four straight wins. Shortstop star Ohtani led Japan to victory with four RBIs, including a three-run home run. Japan in the same group as us in the WBC defeated Australia to advance to the round of 4 with four straight wins. Shortstop star Ohtani led Japan to victory with four RBIs, including a three-run home run. Yoo Byung-min is a reporter. Japan pushed Australia from the start. On a no-out first and second base opportunity in the first inning made up of walks and hits, Ohtani hit
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