{"id":318031,"date":"2021-08-07T16:52:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T13:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-baseball-loses-heartbreaker-to-japan-in-olympics-final\/"},"modified":"2021-08-07T16:52:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T13:52:21","slug":"us-baseball-loses-heartbreaker-to-japan-in-olympics-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-baseball-loses-heartbreaker-to-japan-in-olympics-final\/","title":{"rendered":"#US baseball loses heartbreaker to Japan in Olympics final"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bc02838602\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bc02838602\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-baseball-loses-heartbreaker-to-japan-in-olympics-final\/#Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\" >Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#US baseball loses heartbreaker to Japan in Olympics final<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The United States baseball team could not avenge its loss to Japan, which means revenge is not coming for a long while.<\/p>\n<p>The USA baseball team is a silver medalist after falling to Japan, 2-0, in Saturday\u2019s final in Tokyo. Baseball is scheduled to be shelved for the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s in Paris, so the Americans will need to wait for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics for another shot.<\/p>\n<p>The US \u2014 filled with prospects and former big-leaguers because players on 40-man rosters in Major League Baseball were not invited \u2014 took the long road to the final after losing to Japan on Monday and needed victories over the Dominican Republic and South Korea to sneak into the gold medal game.<\/p>\n<p>But its offense, which sought America\u2019s first gold medal in men\u2019s baseball since 2000, was silenced by Japan\u2019s professional arms.<\/p>\n<p>While Masahiro Tanaka did not pitch, reigning Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Masato Morishita threw five scoreless innings before Japan\u2019s bullpen did the rest of the work.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Designated hitter Tyler Austin reacts on second base after the eighth inning of the gold medal game.\" class=\"wp-image-19057248 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/us-baseball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/us-baseball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/us-baseball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/us-baseball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/us-baseball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Designated hitter Tyler Austin reacts on second base after the eighth inning of the gold medal game.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steph Chambers\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\"><\/span>Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The US had six hits and went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position, squandering chances in the fifth, sixth and seventh, and never breaking through. Former Yankee Tyler Austin went 1-for-3 with a walk, and former Yankee and Met Todd Frazier went 0-for-4.<\/p>\n<p>US starter Nick Martinez, a Fordham product who pitches in Japan\u2019s professional league, pitched well for six innings, but the Americans would never rally back after a Munetaka Murakami home run in the third.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The USA baseball team is a silver medalist after falling to Japan, 2-0, in Saturday\u2019s final in Tokyo. 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