Israel beats South Korea 2-1 in ten innings in the first game of the 2017 World Baseball Classic:
Israel finally broke through in the top of the 10th. With runners on first and third and two outs, Scott Burcham stepped in against Korea’s Chang-Yong Lim and slapped a two-strike grounder up the middle. Korean second baseman Geonchang Seo made a sliding stop to keep the ball in the infield, but he had no play on any of the runners, allowing the go-ahead run to score.
Jason Marquis pitched three scoreless innings as the home team disappoints the crowd. Marquis pitched very poorly when he tried to make a comeback in 2015, so it wasn’t as if there an ace on the mound. Both teams failed to deliver throughout the game with runners in scoring position, so an odd hit here or there could have made a huge difference in the outcome.
Selectivity at the plate paid off for team Israel, as they drew nine walks to Korea’s four. One of them drove in a run, and the other put the winning run in scoring position. Israel has a quick turnaround, as they play at 10 PM EST Monday night against Chinese Taipei.
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