Champs Japan beat Dutch to qualify top
- Published: 12 Mar 2013 at 23.49
- Online news: Sports
Captain Shinnosuke Abe fired two home runs in the same inning Tuesday as two-time defending champions Japan beat the Netherlands 10-6 to gain an edge for the World Baseball Classic's final round.
Japan's Hisayoshi Chono hits a single against the during the eighth inning of the second-round Pool 1 game in the World Baseball Classic tournament at Tokyo Dome on March 12, 2013. Japan beat the Netherlands 10-6.
Abe added four runs in the second inning as Japan came back from 0-1 down to seize control 8-1. They then halted a late Dutch comeback when Hisayoshi Chono's single earned two runs in the bottom of the eighth.
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