HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 2 (ACN) Cuba beat 3-2 Chinese Taipei in the fifth round of the Under 18 World Baseball Cup, which takes place in Japan, and now accumulates four wins and one loss.
Cuba 's best offensive player was Luis Robert Moirán, who hit 4 for 4, including two doubles and three RBIs.
The winner of the match was Lazaro Najarro, who allowed two runs in eight and one-third innings, while reliever Yandy Molina took the save.
The Caribbean island reached wins over Italy, South Africa and Canada and lost to South Korea in 10 innings, performance that ranks it second in Group B, behind the undefeated squad of South Korea.
In other matches of the last round of the preliminary stage, the United States defeated Brazil 5-1 and Australia beat Czech Republic 10-0.
Japan leads Poole A with four wins and no losses, ahead of the US (4-1) and Australia (3-2), while Brazilians and Mexicans already have no options, according to the website of Radio Havana Cuba .
The top three sides from each group advance to the second phase of the tournament, which is held by the round-robin system.
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