"Ko Young-pyo allowed 6 runs in 2 innings." South Korea lost to Taiwan in the first round.

[Anchor]
Korea lost to Taiwan in the first Premier 12 match.

The trusted starter Ko Young-pyo collapsed in the second inning by allowing 6 runs.

This is reporter Lee Kyung-jae.

[Reporter]
Ko Young-pyo, who passed the first inning without losing a point, also had an infield hit in the second inning, but he managed to catch two outs well.

However, it was a source of concern that the lower batters, the 8th and 9th hitters, were on base in order.

No. 1 Chun Wei pulled Ko Young-pyo's first pitch to create a four-point grand slam.

The main weapon, Change-up, was a little flat.

The shaken Ko Young-pyo was hit by a double by Lin Lee, the next batter, and allowed the third Jeon Je-seh to throw a two-run shot again and lowered his head.

Our national team started fighting back in the fourth inning.

Kim Do-young brought home Hong Chang-ki, who got on base with a walk with a double that exceeded the height of the left field.

Park Dong-won added one more point with a timely hit.

In the seventh inning, pinch hitter Na Seung-yeop's ball hit the end of the fence, but it was judged as a home run and added a lucky score.

However, the national team lost 6-3 without scoring any more points.

It was comforting that bullpen pitchers, including Choi Ji-min, who came out in the third inning and blocked 2 1/3 innings without hits, continued to play as well as expected.

The national team, which is red-lighted to advance to the Super Round, will play the second game against Cuba, which won both warm-up matches at Gocheok.

This is YTN Lee Kyungjae.


Video editing: Kim Jiyeon