South Korea, managed by Ryu Ji-hyun, lost 10-0 to the Dominican Republic by the mercy rule in seven innings on Saturday (Korea time) at loanDepot park in Miami in the 2026 WBC quarterfinals.
Starter Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles gave up three runs in the second inning. In the third, four South Korean pitchers combined to allow four hits and three walks, leading to four more runs.
Trailing 7-0, South Korea surrendered a three-run homer to Austin Wells of the New York Yankees with two outs in the seventh, putting the game out of reach.
The tournament uses a mercy-rule format through the quarterfinals: a 15-run lead after five innings or a 10-run lead after seven.
At the plate, South Korea was held scoreless on two hits and struck out eight times through five innings against left-hander Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies, who finished second in last year’s National League Cy Young voting.
▲ World Baseball Classic (WBC) quarterfinal result (14th · loanDepot park, Miami)
Korea 000 000 0XX - 0
Dominican Republic 034 000 3XX - 10 <7-inning mercy rule>
△ Winning pitcher = Cristopher Sanchez (1-0)
△ Losing pitcher = Ryu Hyun-jin (0-1)
△ Home runs = Austin Wells, 2 (three-run, 7th · Dominican Republic)
* This article has been translated by AI.
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