THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 11, 2023 at 09:35 JST
Japan's Yu Darvish and Shohei Ohtani celebrate after winning the game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, March 10. (AP Photo)
TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani doubled and singled for his second straight two-hit game, and Japan overcame a three-run deficit to beat South Korea 13-4 Friday night for its second straight win at the World Baseball Classic.
Ohtani was intentionally walked as Japan scored four runs in the third inning to take a 4-3 lead, doubled and scored in a two-run fifth and hit an RBI single in a five-run sixth. The two-way star is 4 for 7 with two doubles, three RBIs and four walks in Japan's two games while allowing one hit over four scoreless innings on the mound.
Masataka Yoshida had three hits and five RBIs for Japan.
Darvish got the win, allowing three runs — two earned — and three hits in three innings. He was playing for Japan for the first time since 2009.
“This might be the last opportunity for me to pitch in my home country," he said through a translator.
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