Dice-K looks to repeat previous success vs Cuba in WBC

Dice-K looks to repeat previous success vs Cuba in WBC

SAN DIEGO, California - Pitchers for the Japanese team for the World Baseball Classic tournament, including Boston Red Sox's Daisuke Matsuzaka (second from R), try to get the feel for the mound at the PETKO Park stadium in San Diego, California, on March 14, a day before Japan's match against Cuba in the first game of the World Baseball Classic second round there.

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