TOKYO – Robbie Perkins struck one of Australia’s three home goals to defeat South Korea 8-7 in Group B at the Tokyo Dome on Thursday.
Australia, leading 5-4 at the top of the eight, ended the game with a three-run shot from Perkins. The blast came from Hyeon-Jong Yang, who came in relieved in the inning and only made seven pitches and got nobody out.
Australia took a 2-0 lead in the fifth, but South Korea rallied with three runs in the bottom half of the inning. That came on Euiji Yang’s triple line drive home run to left field.
South Korea added another run in the sixth. But Australia scored three goals in the seventh to take the lead.
The seventh inning also featured a three-run homer by Robbie Glendinning, with Australia living on their power play.
South Korea hit three runs – on five walks and a hit batter – in its eighth game to cut the lead to 8-7 but failed to come through in the ninth.
NETHERLANDS 3, PANAMA 1
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) – The Netherlands won their second game in two days in Group A after beating Cuba in the opener.
Xander Bogaerts scored in the third goal and gave the Dutch a 1-0 lead. Jurickson Profar extended the fifth-place lead with another one-run home run.
Panama’s Erasmo Caballero cut the lead to 2-1 in game six after Jose Ramos scored in singles.
The Netherlands picked up their last run in the round of 16 when Bogaerts scored on a wild Alberto Baldonado field.
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