Japan beats China 4-0 in WBC Pool A opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's set-up man Masahiro Tanaka (R) and catcher Kenji Jojima smile after Tanaka held China scoreless the seventh inning of the opening game of the first round of Pool A in the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 5. Japan won 4-0.

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