The United States , which defeated the WBC England 6-2 and
built a powerful corps with a total annual salary of the first winning team approaching 500 billion won, won the first leg of the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) stage. The United States, the champion of the previous tournament, defeated the weak England 6-2 in the first match of Group C held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA on the 12th.
As you can see from the score, the aftertaste was not refreshing. He gave up the first run in the first inning and picked up 9 hits, not much different from England (8). However, it overwhelms England in the weight of the bat. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, where the U.S. trailed by 0-1, Nolan Arenado (32, St. Louis Cardinals) hit a double to catch up with Nolan Arenado (32, St. Louis Cardinals) in the bottom of the 3rd inning. 30, Philadelphia Phillies) hit a 3-run homer with a distance of 130m from Woo Joong-wol to seize the win. Veteran pitcher Adam Wainwright (42, St. Louis Cardinals), who started on his first WBC stage, allowed a solo home run to Trace Thompson (32, LA Dodgers), who represented Great Britain in the first inning, but gave 5 hits in 4 innings (1 home run). He blocked it with one run and became the winning pitcher. In the other Group C match, Colombia produced an upset by beating Mexico 5-4.
Venezuela defeated the Dominican Republic 5-1 in the Group D match held at Rondipo Park in Miami, Florida, USA. David Peralta (36, LA Dodgers), the 2019 Gold Glove (outfielder) winner, swung a hard hit with 2 hits and 3 RBIs in 3 at-bats. Venezuela’s Martin Perez (32, Texas Rangers), who had the honor of being selected as an MLB All-Star last season, gave up only one run in 3 1/3 innings, and then the bullpen blocked the Dominican Republic batting line.먹튀검증 Puerto Rico also defeated Nicaragua 9-1.
In Group A, Cuba defeated host country Taiwan 7-1 and won two consecutive victories after two losses.