Taiwan will face off against Japan on Saturday at the Taipei Dome for the WBSC Premier12 baseball tournament. Both teams are undefeated in the preliminary round.
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00:00After two consecutive victories, Taiwan is set to play against Japan at Taipei Dome,
00:06with tens of thousands of fans here waiting to cheer on their teams.
00:09Now this game tonight is harder than the WBSC Premier League Baseball Tournament, which
00:14features the top 12 teams in the world.
00:16Go China!
00:18I'm really looking forward to it.
00:19I think China is going to advance from the group pre-match to Tokyo and win the championship.
00:24I hope we can continue to win today.
00:26Go China!
00:27I hope we can win the home run.
00:29Both teams enter the match on a high note.
00:32Taiwan and Japan have gone undefeated in the preliminary round of the tournament so far.
00:37Earlier, both teams announced their starting pitchers.
00:41Taiwan will field 26-year-old left-hander Tim Bo-Ching, while Japan will send 26-year-old
00:46right-hander Saiki Hiroto to the mound.
00:50The game is set to begin shortly, with all of its over 30,000 tickets sold out.
00:54A win could secure the top seat in the preliminary round of the tournament, boosting the chances
00:59of either team to advance further.
01:01Louis Lee and Taneichi in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.