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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 »