South Korea has beaten Israel 6-5 to open their winning account in Olympics’ baseball. Israel was ahead in the game at one point 4-2 but South Korea clawed its way back.
For Israel, Ian Kinsler and Ryan Lavarnway had two home runs and kept Israel in the game, but the Korean pair of Lee Jung Hoo and Kim Hyunsoo scored back-to-back home runs to peg Israel back.