Nagoya Asian Games Baseball Team Taiwan lost to Japan 3:7 tonight. It ranked third with a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the Super Cycle and missed the chance to advance to the gold medal match. Japan has won all three games and ranked first. Tomorrow, it will compete with South Korea for the gold medal, while the Taiwan team will play the bronze medal match with China.
The game was originally scheduled to start at 5:30 pm Taiwan time, but was delayed by half an hour due to rain. The two teams fought hard in the rain. The Taiwanese team took the lead in the first inning, with leadoff man Chen Chenwei hitting an infield grounder. Japanese second baseman Soeda Manami threw a ball to first base. Replacement catcher Ryo Arima caught the ball and then passed to second base. Chen Chenwei relied on two fielding errors by the opponent and ran to third base. Chen Xiaoyun hit the leadoff point at the right time.
Japan counterattacked in the third inning. Arima Ryo and Kumada Renhiro hit consecutive doubles to tie the score. Soeda Manami scored the lead and Japan took a 2:1 lead.
Taiwan's starting pitcher Xu Xiangsheng retired in the 4th inning and allowed 6 hits, 3K, and 2 dead balls. He lost 2 points and was responsible for the loss. In the 5th inning, Lin Qiwei took over as a reliever. The Japanese offensive resumed in the inning. Kumada Renyang relied on hits and left fielder Chen Chenwei took care of the ball defect and occupied second base. Xiangshan Jisheng hit a double to score another victory.
Japan's starting pitcher Issara Kondo allowed 6 hits in 6 innings, soared 7K and allowed 1 non-earned run to win the game. In last year's Asian Championship championship game, Israi Kondo allowed 6 hits in the first 6 games against the Taiwanese team. He pitched 9K scoreless shots to win the game. He became a major contributor to Japan's championship and was awarded the MVP of the conference. In two consecutive international competitions, he made high-quality starting pitches against the Taiwanese team.
After Kondo Israi retired, left-hander Kato Sanno took over. In the 7th inning, Yang Zhenyu and Yang Baixiang hit two outs on first and second base. Chen Chenwei hit an infield grounder, causing Japanese second baseman Soda Manami to make a ball error, and the Taiwan team recovered 1 point.
In the seventh inning, Japan attacked, with two outs and the bases loaded, reliever Shibasaki Sage hit a left field fly ball. Left fielder Chen Chenwei seemed to be affected by the stadium lights and failed to grasp the ball. As a result, the ball hit his glove and landed. The official record was a double. This fielding flaw allowed Japan to run back 2 runs. Taiwan team head coach Tang Dengkai saw this scene in the lounge, and his expression was very helpless.
In the 8th inning, Soshi Maruyama hit a two-point shot to seal the victory. The main sufferer was Taiwan team's relief pitcher Wang Yujie. In the 9th inning, the Taiwan team finally counterattacked. With two outs, Huang Weisheng hit a hit on first and second base to recover 1 run, but it was unable to reverse the situation.
