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Korea beats Taiwan 3-2 in WBC Group B tilt; Netherlands and Taiwan go through to next round
Taiwan celebrates with national flags following their advancement to the second round World Baseball Classic after completing the first round at the Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Despite losing to South Korea 3-2, Taiwan will advance to the second round in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Jungho Kang hit a two-run homer with two out in the bottom of the 8th inning to give South Korea a 3-2 victory over Taiwan in a World Baseball classic Group B game on Tuesday, but the South Koreans missed out on a spot in the next round because they lost a tiebreaker against the Netherlands.
Taiwan, Korea and the Netherlands all finished the group with 2-1 records. But Taiwan and the Netherlands advanced on a run differential tiebreaker. Australia finished at the bottom of the group with an 0-3 record.
Kang's home run came off former Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Hung-Chin Kuo, who gave up all three runs in the 8th.
Dai-Kang Yang had two singles for Taiwan and drove in a run.
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