US EditionAustralia Shuts Out Taiwan in WBC Opener
Australia's pitching staff limited Chinese Taipei to three hits for a 3-0 shutout, powered by home runs from Robbie Perkins and Travis Bazzana.
- On March 5, 2026, the Australia national baseball team opened the game with a 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei, in a pitching duel decided late at the Tokyo Dome.
- Australia's pitching staff limited Chinese Taipei, with Wells working three scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing one walk on 46 pitches.
- Perkins' fifth-inning two-run homer off Po-Yu Chen provided the decisive runs, and Bazzana added insurance with a 383-foot solo homer in the seventh.
- The win strengthens Australia's bid to advance, as the top two teams in Pool C move to the quarterfinals in the United States, building on their 2023 run.
- Pool C's schedule continues with Japan, defending champion, opening against Taiwan on Friday, and South Korea facing Czech Republic from March 6 onward in Tokyo.
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