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| Korean pitcher Go Woo-suk reacts after allowing a three-run double to Japan in the bottom of the eighth in a semifinal match of the Tokyo Olympics in Yokohama, Wednesday. Yonhap |
Defending champion Korea lost to its bitter rival Japan 5-2 in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament, Wednesday.
The loss, however, doesn’t mean the end of Korea’s run. In the complicated double elimination tournament, Korea has dropped into the losers’ bracket and will play the U.S. Thursday at 7 p.m. for the right to reach the gold medal game.
The U.S. defeated the Dominican Republic earlier Wednesday in a repechage game to stay alive in the tournament.
A loss in the Thursday game will send Korea to the bronze medal game against the Dominican Republic.
In a tense and taut game that lived up to its hype, Japan broke the 2-2 tie in the bottom eighth courtesy of a three-run double by Tetsuto Yamada. (Yonhap)
Korea loses to Japan 5-2 in baseball semifinals
Source: Buhay Kapa PH
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