JLB
November 12th, 2007, 11:46:17 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/7422986
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Delwyn Young hit a three-run homer in the first inning to lead the United States to a 5-1 victory Saturday over Japan at the 37th Baseball World Cup.
The Los Angeles Dodgers minor leaguer helped the U.S. improve to 3-1. Team USA, managed by Davey Johnson, needed a win to stay in the tournament.
Starter Brian Duensing, a Minnesota Twins prospect who played for Rochester in the International League, scattered three hits before being relieved by Neal Musser after a leadoff walk to Ken Suzuki in the sixth.
Suzuki scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1, the first earned run given up by the U.S. in the World Cup. The Americans scored two runs in the eighth.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Delwyn Young hit a three-run homer in the first inning to lead the United States to a 5-1 victory Saturday over Japan at the 37th Baseball World Cup.
The Los Angeles Dodgers minor leaguer helped the U.S. improve to 3-1. Team USA, managed by Davey Johnson, needed a win to stay in the tournament.
Starter Brian Duensing, a Minnesota Twins prospect who played for Rochester in the International League, scattered three hits before being relieved by Neal Musser after a leadoff walk to Ken Suzuki in the sixth.
Suzuki scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1, the first earned run given up by the U.S. in the World Cup. The Americans scored two runs in the eighth.