As expected, Japan is cruising their way through Pool A play in the Tokyo Dome. Japan won their first two games, including a 14-2 drubbing of South Korea Saturday, to clinch a second round WBC berth. Beneficiaries of Japan’s explosion have been starters Yu Darvish and Daisuke Matsuzaka, as third baseman Shuichi Murata has clubbed two homers and driven in five runs.
At the other end of the Pool A spectrum, Taiwan was eliminated from the WBC after dropping a 4-1 decision to rival China on Saturday. South Korea pounded the island nation, 9-0, Friday night. The Taiwanese offense basically went on vacation in Tokyo, with first baseman Cheng Peng-ming’s RBI single against China plating the team’s only run in the Classic.
South Korea and China will meet Sunday, with the winner clinching a second round slot.
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