Croatia Top Serbia in Rematch of Rio Final
ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 SPORTS 14 Croatia top Serbia in rematch of Rio fi nal Japan slug Mexico to advance Casas rallies US past South Korea YOKOHAMA, Japan, July 31, (AP): Red Sox prospect Triston Casas hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fourth inning, Nick Allen also went deep and the United States rallied past defend- ing champion South Korea 4-2 Satur- day night to fi nish the group stage of the Olympic baseball tournament with a 2-0 record. Nick Martinez (1-0), who left the major leagues for Japan after the 2017 season, struck out nine in fi ve innings. Scott McGough, Edwin Jackson, An- thony Gose and David Robertson fi n- ished a fi ve-hitter for the Americans, who struck out 14. The United States, which beat Israel 8-1 in its opener, earned Sunday off as the Group B winner and plays Group A winner Japan (2-0) on Monday night OLYMPICS United States’ Nicholas Martinez pitches during the fi rst inning of a base- United States’ Alex Bowen, (right), passes the ball away from Hungary’s Szilard Jansik (8) during a preliminary ball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 31, round men’s water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 31, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) in the start of a double-elimination sec- in Yokohama, Japan. (AP) ond stage. South Korea (1-1) faces the Dominican Republic (1-1) on Sunday. Yakult Swallows. Gose reached 98.9 suto Yamada had four RBIs and broke Australia, Kazakhstan, Japan and S.
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