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Paulo Macasaet of the Philippines in action in the baseball competition of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media

Paulo Macasaet of the Philippines in action in the baseball competition of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765380363501SEAG Baseball Paulo Macasaet (17)-0992.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Paulo Macasaet of the Philippines in action in the baseball competition of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media" width="960"/>Paulo Macasaet of the Philippines in action in the baseball competition of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media</div>The Philippine men&#x27;s baseball team escaped with an 8-7 win against host Thailand in a thrilling 10-inning showdown, Wednesday at the Queen Sirikit Baseball Stadium in Pathum Thani.The close game served as a preview of the gold medal match between the two nations in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games.A throwing error at home plate with one out and the bases loaded allowed Bong Liguayan and Gio Gorpido to score the tying and winning runs as the Filipino batters walked it off to improve to 5-0.Thailand dropped to second place at 4-1.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/12/8/seag-ph-still-perfect-in-baseball-after-21-0-demolition-of-malaysia-1822">READ: PH still perfect in baseball after 21-0 demolition of Malaysia</a></div>The two teams will face off anew -- this time with a gold medal at stake -- on Friday.Both squads have a game to spare on Thursday, with the Philippines facing Laos at 10 a.m. local time (11 a.m. Manila time) and Thailand battling winless Malaysia at 2 p.m. (3 p.m.).The Philippines squandered a chance to win the game in the bottom of the ninth and tied 6-6 with one out and the bases loaded as Paulo Macasaet grounded to a double play that forced an extra inning.Thailand would take the lead in the top half of the 10th after Petsunthad Phuttabut scored on a throwing error.The Philippines opened the bottom of the 10th with Liguayan and Paulo Macasaet as ghost runners on second and first under extra inning rules.Liguayan and Macasaet advanced to third on John Matanguihan’s sacrifice bunt for the first out, before Liam de Vera drew a walk to make the bases full.Gorpido pinched-ran for Macasaet before Erwin Bosito grounded to Thailand third baseman Alexander Clark, whose throw to the catcher was wayward, allowing the Philippines to take the win.

#2025SEAGames || The Philippine men's baseball team escaped with an 8-7 win against host Thailand in a thrilling 10-inning showdown, Wednesday at the Queen Sirikit Baseball Stadium in Pathum Thani.

#2025SEAGames || The Philippine men's baseball team escaped with an 8-7 win against host Thailand in a thrilling 10-inning showdown, Wednesday at the Queen Sirikit Baseball Stadium in Pathum Thani.

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SEAG: PH batters edge Thailand ahead of gold medal showdown

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Published December 11, 2025 12:14 AM PHT

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