Rockies prospect Scott Burcham lifts Israel over South Korea in WBC

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Israel chased Taiwanese starter Kuo Chun-lin (郭俊麟) right from the off, as they launched a four-run opening frame with six hits to end Kuo’s day before he could secure his third out. South Korea’s starting pitcher, Won-Jun Chang, didn’t pitch particularly well, but his breaking ball was very hard to pick up for Israel batters, however he was wild and did walk three in the four innings he pitched. Then Korea brought in Oh, who kept the game tied. But some control issues in the second inning led to an Israel run – Chang walked three in the frame, including Tyler Krieger with the bases loaded. But Korea couldn’t take further advantage of the rally.

With the two straight losses, it seems unlikely for Korea to advance to the second round. On other side, Chinese Taipei has a big experience of confronting in this global contention and has more chance of registering triumph in this game with a subjugation over the new-comer team.

Next up for Team Israel is the Netherlands in a game beginning at 4:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday.

Corey Baker, a St. Louis Cardinals minor league pitcher, is at the moment, Israel’s most dominate pitcher. When we at Hardball Scoop previewed the Netherlands team prior to the tournament, we made note that they had so many talented bodies on the infield, that some may have to play out of position just to get in the lineup.

But Israel put the game out of reach in the top of the seventh when they plated five runs. However, Chinese Taipei doesn’t have any Major League Baseball talents on its roster.

Zeid gave up one hit, struck out four and threw 49 pitches, one less than the limit of 50 that would have forced him to miss the rest of the first round of Pool A play. It was a humbling performance for Chinese Taipei, but the team will have some confidence after stringing together hits and scoring four runs in the ninth to make the outcome somewhat respectable.

The competition’s eligibility rules, which permit a player to represent a nation as long as he is qualified for citizenship or to hold a passport under the laws of that nation, allow Israel to benefit from a large pool of American-Jewish players.

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