Extra Classic: Japan outlasts Chinese Taipei

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Japan vs. Chinese Taipei

Friday, March 8, 2013

Japan 4, Chinese Taipei 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
JPN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		4	13	0
TPE	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		3	11	0

W:: Makita (1-0)
L:: Chen (0-1)
SV:: Sugiuchi (1)

Extra Classic: Japan outlasts Chinese Taipei

By Jason Coskrey / Special to MLB.com

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Hirokazu Ibata hit a game-tying RBI single in the top of the ninth, Sho Nakata drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th and Japan rallied defeat Chinese Taipei, 4-3, in the second round of the World Baseball Classic on Friday at Tokyo Dome in a thrilling game that lasted four hours and 37 minutes. More »

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