Australia opens the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo with a 3-0 victory over Taiwan
TOKYO (AP) — Australia opened the World Baseball Classic on Thursday by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Robbie Perkins' two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana's homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome. The two big swings were enough in a tight game dominated by pitching on both sides. Taiwan managed only three hits, and Australia had seven. It was a critical victory for Australia, which also won its first game in 2023, defeating South Korea enroute to reaching the quarterfinals and a 4-3...
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- Australia opens the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo with a 3-0 victory over Taiwan
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