(2nd LD) (Asian Games) S. Korea beats Japan to keep baseball 'three-peat' hope alive

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By Yoo Jee-ho

JAKARTA, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Japan 5-1 in a key baseball game on Thursday that kept alive the hope of a third straight Asian Games gold.

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