That was a huge half inning for Korea and the U.S. As good as the Korean pitching has been, 2 runs ought to be more than enough to knock Japan out of the tournament.
But, Chan Ho Park closing the game has been a huge part of Korea's late inning pitching dominance, and Park's already out of this game.
Japan is bringing up 8-9-1.
Satuzaki is the batter, and he takes the first pitch for a strike.