Korea Loses 7-8 to Australia After Allowing 3 Home Runs... Pressure to Win Against Japan

The South Korean national baseball team, participating in the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), lost 7-8 to Australia in the first game of Round 1 Group B held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 9th.

In the top of the 7th inning, with two outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Australian player Glendinning is celebrating after hitting a go-ahead three-run home run. On the left is Korean catcher Yang Eui-ji.
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With the loss in their first game against Australia, the prospects for advancing to the quarterfinals have become bleak. They now need to secure at least three more wins to hope for a top-two finish in the group. South Korea, placed in a group with Australia, Japan, Czech Republic, and China, faces the pressure of having to win against Japan at 7 PM on the 10th.