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Canada eliminated from medal contention with yet another one-run loss

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This time, it was a 1-0 loss to Japan. Yoshihisa Naruse, Kyuji Fujikawa, and Koji Uehara combined to hold Canada to two hits. The only run of the game was a home run by Atsunori Inaba in the fifth inning.

Story from the Toronto Star: Canada’s Olympic baseball hopes fade after 1-0 loss

Canada vs. USA live video, live stats

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Brian Duensing

The starters are James Avery (Niagara) for Canada, Brett Anderson for USA.

Canada leads 1-0 after one inning.Canada’s run came on an RBI double by Emerson Frostad (Lewis-Clark State).

8:15 PM PDT: Canada leads 3-0 after two innings. Emmanuel Garcia hit an RBI triple, then scored on a ground out by Michael Saunders.

8:35 PM: Canada [...]

Canada gets another one-run loss

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Keunwoo Jeong

Canada out-hit Korea 5-3, but the only run of the game came on a home run by Keunwoo Jeong in the top of the third, off Canadian starter Mike Johnson.

Hyunjin Ryu pitched a complete game for Korea, struck out six, walked three. Johnson went six innings, allowed all three of Korea’s hits. David [...]

Cuba defeats USA 5-3

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FROM TEAM USA RELEASE
BEIJING — Playing for the first time under the new extra-innings rule for Olympic competition, Cuba scored twice in the top of the 11th inning with the U.S. only able to plate one run in the bottom half, giving Cuba a 5-4 victory over the U.S. Olympic Baseball Team on Friday afternoon [...]

USA-Cuba Live Stream

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The USA Olympic Baseball team takes on Cuba tonight at 11:30 pm Eastern time. The game can be watched online for free by clicking here.

Trevor Cahill will take the ball for the US team and Cuba will send Luis Miguel Rodriguez.

UPDATE #1: Cuba and Team USA is tied at 2 in the bottom of the [...]

Japan defeats Taipei 6-1

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The Japanese Olympic Team used a four run ninth inning to break open a one run game and put the Japanese squad at 2-0 in the tourney. The Japanese squad was led by Hiroyuki Nakajima who went 2-3 with 2 RBI and a run scored. Cheng-Min Peng led the Taipei team by going 2-4 with [...]

Team USA shutouts Netherlands behind Strasburg

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FROM USA BASEBALL

Matt Laporta

BEIJING — Steven Strasburg (San Diego, Calif.) hurled seven scoreless innings and did not allow a hit until the seventh inning as the U.S. Olympic Baseball Team bounced back with a 7-0 victory over the Netherlands on Thursday afternoon at Wukesong Field 2.

Cuba defeats Canada 7-6

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Canada took a 5-3 lead in the top of the sixth on a two-run home run by Nick Weglarz, which chased Cuban starter Adiel Palma. Cuba responded with four runs in the bottom of the sixth, on two-run home runs by Alexander Malleta and Alfredo Despaigne. Canada got one back in the eighth when Weglarz [...]

USA vs Netherlands (Live Stream)

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Team USA is up 1-0 in the fourth inning against the Netherlands right now. Stephen Strasburg has been lights out in the first three innings. The webcast is available by clicking here.

UPDATE #1: Laporta hits a big home run as USA puts four runs on the board and Strasburg sends them down 1,2,3 as USA [...]

Cuba knocks off Japan 4-2

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Alfredo Despaigne

The defending Olympic champion Cuba picked up a 4-2 victory over Japan to open up their 2008 Olympics. The Cuban team was led by Alfredo Despaigne who went 3-4 with three RBI while Alexei Bell went 2-4 with two RBI. Norge Luis Vera started the game where he went six innings allowing two [...]

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