South Korea downs Japan 6-2 to reach Olympic baseball final

BEIJING, China - Lee Seung Yeop, who plays for Japan's Yomiuri Giants, celebrates after hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer off Japan's Hitoki Iwase in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting South Korea to a 6-2 victory over Japan in the semifinals of the baseball tournament of the Beijing Olympics at Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing on Aug. 22.

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