(1)Japan beats Greece in prelims finale

(1)Japan beats Greece in prelims finale

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Yoshinobu Takahashi (R) is greeted by teammate Kosuke Fukudome after hitting a homer for the third straight game on the top of the seventh inning of their last preliminary game against hosts Greece at Olympic Baseball Center on Aug. 22. Japan beat Greece 6-1 to qualify for the baseball semifinals with the best record in the preliminaries.

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