European Championship 2010, Day 3, July 25
Germany – Belgium 8-4
BEL 102 000 010 4 10 0 GER 223 001 00X 8 9 0
Box scoreGermany continues to roll at the European Championship, winning its third game in three days by a score of 8-4 against Belgium. They scored seven fast runs in the first three innings for a 7-3 lead. At the end Belgium had a chance to come back. Trailing by four runs in the eighth, they loaded the bases with two outs and Steven Delanoy sent a pitch to the fence in left field, but Sascha Lutz made the catch to save the lead for Germany.
Eddie Martinez hit two homeruns and drove in four. Dominik Wulf also went deep for Germany. Delanoy scored twice for Belgium. Andre Hughes (W 1-0) allowed five hits, three runs and three bb in six innings. Robbe De Jongh (L 0-1) issued nine hits, eight runs and four walks in 5 2/3 innings. Belgium is 1-1 after two games.
Photo: © Gregor Eisenhuth, www.eisenhuth-photographie.de