2017 World Baseball Classic Netherlands vs Korea Highlights

But in the nightcap, we are underway. First pitch swinging. I don't like your chances hitting it to that guy. Angleton Simmons, perhaps the best defensive shortstop, I'm going to say it, in the world. Makes that play look routine, and there's one out. Vanden Heert kicks and delivers. And this one is hit well to right field, but right at Vladimir Valentin. Four out, number two. Korea even up their record here in Seoul at one and one. But Angleton Simmons lines a base hit into left field to get it going for the Dutch here in the first. 3-1 to Profar. Swings and drills. This one deep to right, and it is gone. Somebody just made the park look really small. Just a hanging fastball right into the barrel of Profar. And that had a sound to it, Joe. Yes, it's a sound. Pompei and Israel. This one is fair inside the first baseline, and Bogarts will head towards second base. Tracking it down in the corner is Son, and still going to third is Bogarts. Throw not in time. Majestic shots. And now the one-two. Swing and a miss. Didi will see a little bit of time at short throughout. Jam shot to third. Throw over. Inning over. Nice job by Park to get out number three. But Jerickson Profar's long and loud two-run home run gets out there in right field. He got all of that one. And this is a line shot into right field for DeJolie, so he breaks out for his first hit of the tournament. A two-two. Swung on, grounded to second base. Funny hop on scope, but he stays with it. And they turn the double play two down. Ups and weak ground balls like that. Second strikeout of the night for Wu, and the sides are the pitch limitations. Second strikeout of the inning, and there are two away. Odubear off first, the two-two. Running high, throw to second base and into center field. Odubear will turn and go to third. No throw. Wu delivers. Simmons swings. Fair ball inside the left field line and toward the corner. That will score a run. And around first into second is Simmons with a double. It's now 3-0 Netherlands. Short on the backhand. Simmons one. Double play. Huge double play, and that gets the Dutch team out of trouble. 12 gold medal winning South Korean team as this one is stung to third. But there to gobble it up is Park. Two away for Korea. Looked like they were getting ready to get something started. Simmons tested it short. Forget it. The throw not even close makes it look so simple. One away. It didn't hurt. Approaching that 65-pitch limit. Line just outside of the reach of Xander Bogardsen toward the corner. Sun on his way to second and in there with a two-out stand-up double. 65-pitch limit for round one. He may not be long for this game. Off the end of the bat. Sinking quickly but into the glove of Min. Nice play. One away. Who is the bench coach as this one is stung down the left field line. And fair. One hops the wall. And Park on his way to second. Throw is not in time as it trickles away from scope anyway. But a leadoff double here in the fifth for Korea. Third, it'll be a 3-2 from Markwell. Kim swings, lines it right to Bogards. Two away. Pitch number 29 for Markwell on the ground. Simmons goes the short way, inning over. So has had his chances. Hasn't been able to come through. Stay hot. He's already gotten hot. He may be able to leg this one out. Staying with it nicely at short was Kim. He bobbled it for a second. Simmons can run. Runner goes. This one is popped up on the infield. Daeho Lee underneath it. Profar racing back. And he gets there in time so there's no play. The first game of the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Scope. Skies this one. It'll be playable in left for Min. And he puts it away for out number three. The Dutch strand two. But they had two in the 2013 tournament. On the ground and through the left side for a two-out base hit here in the sixth. Odubear drills one toward the left center field gap and it is gone! A two-run home run to make it 5-0 Netherlands. One through nine, catching lightning in a bottle. And watch him just take that top hand off the ball, off the bat rather, and just release it beautifully. We were talking earlier, the ball stays a little. Kim behind him. Flares one out to shallow center, but Simmons makes it look easy. One away. But they also haven't given up any runs. Well, think about the defense that the pitchers have behind him. Line. Caught. You had that outstanding defense. And second base. So they're going to filter some guys through and get everybody in the D.H. spot. Nice, awkward play at third. As that ate up Park, but he's able to stick with it and get the out. His wrist from like an up-and-down movement. Jam shot to second. They get one. They get two. Another double play turn by the Dutch. To really lace him up and tee it up. Did get a little anxious, but hasn't bothered him. That is a hot shot up the middle for Didi Gregorius. His first, but also part of the coaching staff for three World Series champions with the Giants. Chopped to short. One. Double play. Teams in the WBC. These guys have worn their country's colors numerous times in their baseball career, but always an honor to do so. As Ricardo is retired. Throw down to first. Broken bat on the first pitch to Simmons. One away. Sky to center. Profar calls it. Two away. The one-two. Swing and a miss. Strike three. Boy, I'm glad I got that note in when I did. The Dutch shut out Korea five-nothing to notch their first win in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. They join Team Israel in the win column and really make this a tough uphill battle for Team Korea. As now Korea has dropped the first two games of their WBC. They will get a day off. Netherlands comes back tomorrow, but Joe. The Dutch the last team to get going. They had the bats going early, scoring early.