Otani Shohei.

(AFP)

[Reporter Gong Naiyu/Comprehensive Report] The Japanese team in the classic game today offered a "machine gun exchange" relay for the old, middle-aged and young generations. In the end, Shohei Otani, the backbone of the generation, succeeded in closing the door. In addition, Munetaka Murakami teamed up with Kazuma Okamoto to score 3 : 2 Shattered the American team's dream of consecutive championships and won the classic championship for the first time in 14 years.

The Samurai team won two consecutive classics in 2006 and 2009, and stopped in the top four in 2 consecutive games in 2013 and 2017. This year, they won 3 championships in team history, leading the world, ahead of the United States with 1 championship and the Dominican Republic with 1 championship.

The United States lost to Japan this year, accepting its first classic runner-up.

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The United States and Japan competed in firepower. Turner knocked out the 5th home of this classic in the first 2 rounds to tie the conference record. In the 4th inning, the US team opened up and added insurance points. It was not until the 8th inning that the US team relied on Schwab's spring guns to catch up to 1 point difference, and finally they were still unable to counterattack.

The Japanese team resorted to the "machine gun swap" strategy across the three generations of the old, middle and young, with a total of 7 shots, including the youngest (20 years old) Takahashi Hiroto, the most senior (36 years old) Darby Shuyu, Otani Shohei for He shot two-handedly, went back and forth between the bench and the bullpen in the outfield several times during the game, and finally received an important rescue success, leading Japan back to glory.

Otani Shohei.

(AFP)

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