Aug '08 18
Inaba’s HR and Naruse’s 10 K’s lead Japan over Canada
Canada – Japan 0-1
JPN 000 010 000 1 5 0 CAN 000 000 000 0 2 2
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Japan picked up win number three with a 1-0 shutout against Canada. Atsunori Inaba’s solo homerun in the fifth was all they needed to beat the maple leafs. The North Americans dropped to 1-4 after another close game. However their offense was non-existent on Monday with Emmanuel Garcia and Mike Saunders accounting for the only hits.
Yoshihisa Naruse (W 1-0) gave up just two hits in seven brilliant innings. He struck out ten. Kyuji Fujikawa and Koji Uehara (S 1) completed the two-hitter with two perfect innings in relief. Chris Begg (L 1-1) gave up one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings.
