Vancouver, British Columbia's Carter Kada-Wong leaps to catch a two-run sacrifice fly by Willemstad, Curacao's Christopher Koeiman in the fifth inning of a pool play baseball game at the Little League World Series, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in South Williamsport, Pa. Curacao won 4-3. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Taiwan beats Netherlands 8-3 in WBC Group B game
Published: 09:59:41 AM, Sun 03 March 2013 UTC
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Dai-Kang Yang batted in three runs, including two on a home run, to help pace host Taiwan to an 8-3 victory over Netherlands in a Group B World Baseball Classic game in Taichung, Taiwan on Sunday.
Taiwan moved to a 2-0 record in the group, putting it in a strong position to advance to the next round in Tokyo.
Yang's two-run homer came during a three-run 6th inning, breaking the game open after Taiwan scored four in the 4th.
Dashenko Ricardo had two RBIs for the Dutch. They went ahead 3-0 in the 2nd after Taiwanese pitchers issued four consecutive passes — three walks and a hit batter.
On Monday Korea plays Australia. It's a must-win for the favorite Koreans, who fell 5-0 to Netherlands on Saturday.
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