Chang Mieng Wang dominó por completo a la ofensiva de Australia durante seis innings; mientras, la primera base Chen disparó un cuadrangular e impulsó dos carreras que propiciaron la victoria de Taipéi de China 4-1 en el inicio del grupo B del III Clásico Mundial de béisbol.
La velocidad de Wang ya no es la misma, pero tuvo un excelente control y los australianos apenas le conectaron 4 imparables, sin carreras. Además, la defensa jugó muy bien y realizó 3 jugadas de doble play.
El debut de Taipéi, frente a un estadio repleto, fue convincente. ¿Tendremos una segunda fase con un equipo latino y tres asiáticos? Vamos a ver cómo se presenta Holanda, el actual Campeón Mundial de la IBAF.
BOX SCORE DEL DESAFÍO:
AUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
TPE 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 x 4 10 0
W: Wang (1-0) L: Oxspring (0-1) SV: Chen (1)
Australia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Beresford, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dening, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hughes, L, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Welch, 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Huber, Ju, DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333
Walker, M, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Harman, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Snelling, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1-Adamson, PR-RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Kennelly, T, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kennelly, M, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Totals 29 1 5 1 0 6 4 .172
a-Lined out for Adamson in the 8th.
1-Ran for Snelling in the 3rd.
Chinese Taipei AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Yang, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250
Lin, C-Hsu, CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .667
Peng, 1B 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 .667
Lin, C-S, SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .333
Chou, LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .000
Chen, Y-C, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333
Lin, Yi-C, DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
a-Lin, H-Y, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
1-Chang, C-W, PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kao, C-K, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Kuo, Yen, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500
Totals 31 4 10 4 4 4 16 .323
a-Flied out for Lin, Yi-C in the 5th.
1-Ran for Lin, H-Y in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Welch (1, 7th inning off Yang, Y-H, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Walker, M; Welch 4; Snelling; Adamson; Huber, Ju.
RBI: Welch (1).
2-out RBI: Welch.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harman.
GIDP: Walker, M, Kennelly, M 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-1.
Team LOB: 1.
FIELDING
DP: (Walker, M-Beresford-Walker, M).
Pickoffs: Saupold (Lin, C-S at 1st base).
BATTING
2B: Lin, C-S (1, Oxspring), Chen, Y-C (1, Saupold), Lin, C-Hsu (1, Wise).
HR: Peng (1, 5th inning off Saupold, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Yang; Lin, C-Hsu 3; Kao, C-K; Kuo, Yen 2; Peng 5; Chen, Y-C 2; Lin, C-S 2.
RBI: Peng 2 (2), Lin, C-S (1), Chou (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lin, Yi-C; Lin, C-Hsu; Lin, H-Y; Chou; Kuo, Yen.
SAC: Lin, C-Hsu.
GIDP: Yang.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING
PO: Lin, C-S (1st base by Saupold).
FIELDING
DP: 3 (Lin, C-S-Kuo, Yen-Peng 2, Chen, Y-C-Kuo, Yen-Peng).
Australia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oxspring(L, 0-1) 2.2 5 3 3 1 1 0 10.13
Ruzic 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Saupold 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 13.50
Bright 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Wise 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rowland-Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Russell, An 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Totals 8.0 10 4 4 4 4 1 4.50
Chinese Taipei IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang, Ch(W, 1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Yang, Y-H 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.00
Kuo(H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Chen, H-W(S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 0 6 1 1.00
WP: Ruzic, Wang, Ch.
Pitches-strikes: Oxspring 47-30, Ruzic 24-15, Saupold 14-6, Bright 13-9, Wise 16-11, Rowland-Smith 3-3, Russell, An 13-8, Wang, Ch 61-42, Yang, Y-H 19-13, Kuo 16-9, Chen, H-W 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Oxspring 6-0, Ruzic 1-0, Saupold 0-1, Bright 1-1, Wise 2-0, Rowland-Smith 0-0, Russell, An 3-0, Wang, Ch 6-6, Yang, Y-H 0-0, Kuo 0-0, Chen, H-W 2-0.
Batters faced: Oxspring 14, Ruzic 6, Saupold 4, Bright 3, Wise 4, Rowland-Smith 1, Russell, An 4, Wang, Ch 19, Yang, Y-H 4, Kuo 3, Chen, H-W 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Ruzic 1-0, Bright 1-0, Wise 1-0, Rowland-Smith 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Kenjiro Mori. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Cesar Valdes.
Weather: 54 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 25 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 20,035.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media