Israel Again Meets 'Kim Kyung-moonho' Using Same Starting Lineup

No. 2 Kang Baek-ho, No. 3 Lee Jung-hoo, No. 4 Yang Eui-ji, No. 5 Kim Hyun-soo

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The baseball national team, preparing for a rematch against Israel, will use the same starting lineup as in the game against the Dominican Republic. Manager Kim Kyung-moon did not change the batting order for the 2nd round of the knockout stage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics baseball game, held at Yokohama Stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, at noon on the 2nd. The batting order was set as follows: No. 1 Park Hae-min (Samsung), No. 2 Kang Baek-ho (kt), No. 3 Lee Jung-hoo (Kiwoom), No. 4 Yang Eui-ji (NC), No. 5 Kim Hyun-soo, No. 6 Oh Jae-il (Samsung), No. 7 Oh Ji-hwan (LG), No. 8 Heo Kyung-min (Doosan), and No. 9 Hwang Jae-gyun (kt). Kim Min-woo (Hanwha) was selected as the starting pitcher. The national team secured a 4-3 come-from-behind victory in the 9th inning with a walk-off hit by Kim Hyun-soo (LG) in the 1st round of the knockout stage against the Dominican Republic the previous day. If they win against Israel and then defeat the winner of the USA-Japan game, they will advance to the final, where the gold medal is at stake.