Japan Beats Taiwan 1-0, Winning Asian Baseball Championship Title
Japan beat Taiwan 1-0 in the Asian Baseball Championship on Sunday, taking home the title for the 20th time.
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00:00 In sports, Japan has won this year's Asian Baseball Championship after beating Taiwan
00:04 in the tournament's title game.
00:06 Taiwan, playing as Chinese Taipei, took second place after losing in a shutout 1-0 at the
00:11 Taipei Dome.
00:13 Starting Taiwanese pitcher Shi Ruoxi delivered a standout performance, scattering four hits
00:18 and eight strikeouts over five innings.
00:20 But it wasn't enough to best Japan, who took home its 20th title since the tournament launched
00:24 in 1954.