In the match between Japan and Mexico in Group B of the top 12, Japan started with strong pitcher Kenta Maeda. Although he was hit in the first half of the 2nd inning, his teammate Sho Nakata was very helpful and returned with a two-run RBI home run to reverse the score. Afterwards, they also used high-flying sacrifice hits and hits to keep Japan in a small lead. However, Mexico, who also won one victory, was not an ordinary player. In the game, Mexico chose to deliberately walk to create a double-play opportunity when the opponent was out of the second base, and challenged Nakata Sho again. As a result… Nakata Sho told amigo with a stick that this was the stupidest decision. The farewell hit sent back to Japan’s victorious runners. In the end, the Japanese team won 6-5 thrillingly and received their second consecutive victory.
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