Baseball, Italy makes a misstep at the European Championships: Sweden wins 8-3

After the first victory, the first defeat for Mike Piazza’s Italy at the European Championships in the Czech Republic. The Italian attack woke up too late and failed to make a comeback against the Swedes, who won 8-3 beating even more hits (7- 5).

Difference

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The difference is made by the 7 points in the fourth inning in which our national team concedes 7 points. Home runs for Johnson and Jerfsten. Gabriele Quattrini is the losing pitcher, Robel Garcia (author of a double and a triple), Sellaroli and D’Orazio the runs batted. The 35-year-old Per Sjors, with Australian experience, conceded only five hits to the Azzurri in eight innings (against the opponents’ 7 hits), waiting for the decisive match against Great Britain on Tuesday.

A defeat that should be painless but surprising, also because Sweden had been beaten by Great Britain 4-0 on Sunday, while the Azzurri had overwhelmed Hungary 12-5. The challenge against the British on Tuesday at 5.30pm: truth match.

Situation

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Second day – Group A: Spain-Austria 13-1, Greece-Czech Republic 0-14. Ranking: Spain and Czech Republic 1000 (2-0), Austria and Greece 0 (0-2).

Group B: Italy-Sweden 8-3, Hungary-Great Britain 22-3. Ranking: Italy, Sweden and Great Britain 500 (1-1), Hungary (0-2).

Group C: Netherlands-Ukraine 16-3, France-Croatia 3-1. Standings: Holland 1000 (2-0), France and Croatia 500 (1-1), Ukraine 0 (0-2).

Group D: Switzerland-Belgium 7-2, Israel-Germany 0-2. Ranking: Germany 1000 (2-0), Switzerland and Israel 500 (1-1), Belgium 0 (0-2).