The 72.8 billion won Cy Young Ace creaked. The favorites, the Dominican Republic, collapsed in the first game.
The Dominican Republic lost 1-5 to Venezuela in the first game of Group D of the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) held at Rondipo Park in Miami, Florida on the 12th (hereinafter Korean time). Along with the U.S. and Japan, they are considered favorites to win this tournament, but they were hit hard from the first match.
Moreover, the Dominican Republic suffered double damage by losing even with their ace Sandy Alcantara (Miami Marlins). Alcantara is a 28-year-old super ace who won the National League Cy Young Award with 14-9 and an average ERA of 2.28 in 32 games in the 2022 season. He struck out 207 batters in 228⅔ innings.
Such Alcantara creaked on this day. He became the losing pitcher with 5 hits (1 home run), 2 strikeouts, 3 walks and 3 runs in 3⅔ innings. Due to the limit on the number of pitches in the first round (65 pitches), he threw 64 pitches and gave up. While Alcantara struggled, even the batting line was silent and handed over the victory.토토사이트
Dominican Republic: Julio Rodriguez (Seattle Mariners) – Juan Soto (San Diego Padres) – Manny Machado (San Diego) – Teosca Hernandez (Seattle) – Rafael Devers (Boston Red Sox) – Wander Franco (Tampa Bay Rays) – Jeremy Pena (Houston) Astros) – Jamer Kendelario (Washington Nationals) – Gary Sanchez (Minnesota Twins).
However, the batting line only allowed 6 hits and 1 run. Kim Ha-seong’s teammate Soto had two hits, but Machado was silent with no hits and one walk in four at-bats. In the beginning of the 9th inning, he lost by missing a chance for 1st and 3rd base. Venezuelan starting pitcher Martin Perez (Texas Rangers) blocked the Dominican Republic’s super-luxurious batting line with 4 hits, 4 strikeouts, 2 walks and 1 run in 3.1 innings. Perez is also a veteran left-handed starting pitcher who has won 75 victories in the major leagues.
The Dominican Republic will challenge Nicaragua again on the 14th for the first win of the tournament. Venezuela will challenge Puerto Rico for a second consecutive win on the 13th. Group D of this tournament is considered the group of death. The defeat of the Dominican Republic is a sign of a grand war.