Baseball" strives to advance to the top 12! Germany's extravaganza encounter gives Spain its first win in qualifying

Spain beat Germany in playoff. (Taken from WBSC official Facebook)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] In the 2027 World Baseball Top 12 qualifying round, Spain, which entered the extra playoffs with Germany, relied on Noah Lindt's bye pitch in the second half of the 10th inning to win 3:2.

The top 12 main draw will be expanded to "16 teams" in 2027. In addition to the top 12 teams in the World Men's Baseball Rankings as of the end of 2025, the top 12 teams ranked 13th to 18th and 2 wild card teams will determine the other 4 teams entering the main draw through the qualifying round. From the 9th to 12th Taiwan time, Group A will be held first, with the hosts Spain, Italy, Germany and Colombia competing for the top two teams in the group to advance to the main draw.

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In the battle between Germany and Spain, Germany scored a lead in the first half of the inning with a home run by Yannic Walther, a former Milwaukee Brewers 1A player. Finn Bergmann also joined the fireworks show in the seventh to add points.

The Spanish line, which had been blocked for 6 innings, finally made an offensive in the second half of the 7th inning. Frank Hernandez walked two outs and loaded the bases. Luis Guillorme and Edison Valerio occupied the bases with hits and touch balls respectively. Then Omar Hernandez seized the opportunity and hit a hit with 2 RBIs, tying the score with one bat.

The two sides still maintained a deadlock at the end of the regular 9th inning, entering a deadlock-breaking overtime with runners on first and second base. Spain replaced Junior Bonilla. First, he was sacrificed to welcome runners on second and third base. Then, after removing Vaser, who had started the day, Billy Germaine hit a fly ball out, and finally Simon Bäumer struck out 3 balls, perfectly resolving the crisis of losing runs with the bases loaded.

In the second half of the inning, O. Hernandez also opened the game with a sacrifice bunt, and the next batter was still loaded with the bases loaded. However, Lint, who came on the field in the 9th inning and continued to pitch, made a fatal wild pitch, allowing the Spanish soldier to run back for another run without any blood, and won the first victory of this qualifying tournament.

Looking at Spain's entry list this time, several players are familiar faces who came to Taiwan for the World Baseball Classic Qualifying Tournament (WBCQ) early last year, including former Rakuten pitcher Elian Leyva who only allowed 2 runs in 6.1 innings of starting pitching today; Valerio, who hit a fly ball in a life-and-death battle with Taiwan but was caught by Song Shengrui's 6-star skills; and Encarnacion (Wander), who cried in frustration due to two mistakes. Encarnación) and other players have participated.