Australia beats winless China 13-2 at WBC to improve to 2-0

Published March 11, 2023 1:20 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Rixon Wingrove had a three-run double in the first inning to get Australia started and Darryl George had a two-run single in the seventh for a 12-2 victory over China in a World Baseball Classic game due to the 10-run mercy rule. Australia (2-0) scored twice in the third and five times in the fourth, highlighted by Robbie Glendinning’s two-run homer. China (0-3) got its two runs in the fourth on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Jinjun Luo. Australia is on track to finish in the top two in Pool B along with Japan and advance to the quarterfinals.

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