Heart all over the world tonight5/15/2023 ![]() Loup, who pitches for the Angels, retired the next batter to escape further trouble. Lefty Aaron Loup came out of the bullpen for the Americans and got Lars Nootbar to ground out, plating the go-ahead run for Japan. USA starter Merrill Kelly removed in the second inning after loaded the bases with one out. Freeland had pitched a third inning, becoming the third U.S. Okamoto has averaged 33 home runs over the past five seasons with the Yomiuri Giants. lefty Kyle Freeland, extending his country's lead in the WBC title game. Leading off the bottom of the fourth, Japan first baseman Kazuma Okamoto homered to left-center off U.S. Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish, Japan's two most well-known pitchers, each made the trek to the bullpen, perhaps getting ready to warm up for an appearance in the late innings.Īngels manager Phil Nevin said earlier Tuesday that Ohtani was cleared to pitch one inning in the championship game. Darvish, who pitches for the Padres, has made two appearances in this WBC, giving up three earned runs in five innings. Ohtani, Darvish head to the bullpen as Japan leads through five Jeff McNeil walked to lead off the top of the seventh and Mookie Betts singled, bringing Mike Trout to the plate with nobody on. Taisei Ota got trout to fly out to right and then induced an inning-ending double play from reigning NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt to end the threat. Japan still up 3-1 after working out of seventh-inning jam Shohei Ohtani will likely come on the ninth inning to secure the save. ![]() ![]() Japan is just three outs from its third World Baseball Classic championship. Japan’s Yu Darvish came out of the bullpen and gave up a solo homer to Kyle Schwarber in the top of the eighth, but worked around Trea Turner’s one-out single to carry a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning. Kyle Schwarber’s home run makes it 3-2 in eighth Ohtani won the battle, striking out the three-time AL MVP on a 3-2 count. That set up a much-anticipated showdown with Angels superstar teammate Mike Trout. The Mets' Jeff McNeil opened the ninth with a walk, but Ohtani got Dodgers star Mookie Betts to ground into a double play. ![]()
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