Taiwan advanced into the second round of the Intercontinental Baseball Cup with a 9-3 victory over Brazil yesterday in Havana.
Taiwan joined South Korea as the first teams into the second round after both won their first three matches in the cup.
Mexico, Brazil and the Netherlands, meanwhile, were on the brink of elimination.
South Korea crushed Mexico 10-0, advancing to the second round of the Intercontinental Baseball Cup.
South Korea all but secured victory with a rash of five runs in the second inning as Lee Jim-young brought home two runs with the first of his two doubles.
The South Koreans made five more runs in the third inning, including a home run by Koo In-hwan.
The Mexicans only had two hits, one by Mario Luna in the fifth inning and another in the sixth by Ramon Arce Valencia.
The Korean pitchers struck out 14 hitters from Mexico, a team that proved incapable of getting a player to second base.
The game was declared a knockout in the seven inning because South Korea still retained the 10-run lead necessary for deciding the game.
South Korea was to play Italy yesterday. Mexico was to play Japan in a game that would eliminate the loser. Taiwan was to play Panama yesterday.
Katsuaki Furuki hit two solitary home runs to bring Japan a 6-0 victory against China.
The Chinese, playing in the Intercontinental Cup for the first time, have not won any games but have impressed their opponents.
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