小佩的陽光日記

03/05/2006 12:33 AM ET

TOKYO -- Chinese Taipei third baseman Yung-Chi Chen
hit a grand slam in the fourth inning off China's Xu Zheng,
propelling Chinese Taipei to a 12-3 win over China on Sunday at Tokyo Dome
, wrapping up Classic play for both teams.
Chen, Taipei's leadoff hitter, batted with the bases loaded after
Chin-Lung Hu doubled, Chia-Hsien Hsieh singled and Feng-Ming Chen walked.
Between Hsieh and Chen, Xu came in relief of starter Wang Nan,
but after walking the first Chen and giving up the grand slam to the second
Chen two batters later, Xu was a relief to no one but the Taiwanese,
who held a 1-0 through three innings.
Yung-Chi Chen was Chinese pitching's kryptonite, going 4-for-6 with the homer,
three doubles, five RBIs and four runs scored.
Taipei poured on the pain in the eighth,
rallying for another four runs to go up 11-2,
sitting on the cusp of what would have been China's second mercy-rule loss
in the Classic.
Taipei's Wei-Lun Pan was strong for four innings,
striking out five Chinese and giving up two hits in picking up
Chinese Taipei's lone World Baseball Classic win.
Sunday amounted to a consolation game for Chinese Taipei and China,
both of which were winless heading into Group A's final day.