Japan scores three in the ninth and leaves the Dominican Republic on the ground
Hayato Sakamoto hit with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to complete Japan’s miraculous reaction to the Dominican Republic, in a 4-3 victory that inaugurates baseball in Tokyo-2020. Munetaka Murakami scored the decisive run with Sakamoto’s hit to center field for Japan to kick off a sport that is a national pastime in style, … Read more