(LEAD) (Asian Games) S. Korea drops baseball opener to Chinese Taipei

(ATTN: ADDS details from 12th para)

By Yoo Jee-ho

JAKARTA, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Two-time defending champion South Korea started its "three-peat" bid in baseball with a 2-1 loss to Chinese Taipei at the 18th Asian Games on Sunday.

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