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US baseball team reach last four

US baseball team
The US will face either Cuba or South Korea

John Gall hit a home run to help the United States beat Taiwan 4-2 and ensure their place in the Olympic baseball semi-finals.

Dexter Fowler, batting ninth, hit a single, double and triple for the US, who will now face either Cuba or South Korea in the last four.

Japan cruised to a 10-0 win in seven innings over hosts China.

Tsuyoshi Nishioka hit a two-run homer and also singled while Hideaki Wakui struck out six and allowed two hits.

Ko Young-min's two-run single in the fourth and Cuba's costly two-run error in the same inning gave South Korea a 7-4 victory over defending champions Cuba.

South Korea is 6-0 and the only remaining undefeated team with one group game left.


Baseball medals table

Sunday, 24 August 2008 10:17 UK
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL
1 also show each event results forSouth Korea 1 0 0 1
Men's Team 1 0 0
2 also show each event results forCuba 0 1 0 1
Men's Team 0 1 0
3 also show each event results forUSA 0 0 1 1
Men's Team 0 0 1

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