Japan turns two to end the game
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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JPN
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | |
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TPE
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
After posting a rally to tie in the eighth and again in the ninth -- when they were a strike away from losing -- Japan won the Round 2 opener thanks to Sho Nakata's sac fly in the 10th. Chinese Taipei starter Chien-Ming Wang extended his Classic scoreless streak to 12 innings with six shutout frames in the losing effort.