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
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