Philippines defeats Thailand in World Baseball Classic qualifiers opener
By Celest R. Flores
INQUIRER.net
Philippines opens up
WBC qualifiers with a win. PHOTO FROM WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC TWITTER
ACCOUNT
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines got
off to a good start with an 8-2 romp of Thailand in the World Baseball Classic
qualifiers opener Thursday.
Ranked 34th in the world, the Filipinos
overwhelmed the youthful Thais—who even had Major League Baseball (MLB) veteran
Johnny Damon in their roster.
The Philippines—a first timer in the
qualifiers—scored three runs in the fourth inning to take a 3-1 lead, and never
looked back from there.
The Philippines faces the victor in the
Chinese Taipei-New Zealand clash at the New Taipei City in Taiwan.
Thailand opened with its first run in the
first inning, but did not score again until the ninth inning.
The remaining two teams at the end of the
double-elimination tournament play each other to determine the winner of the
qualifiers.
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