WBC-Korea shuts out Chinese Taipei

Team Korea was all over Chinese Taipei from the very beginning this morning, scoring 6 runs in the first inning, including 4 on a grand slam by Jin Young Lee, en route to a 9-0 victory. Chinese Taipei (formerly Taiwan) will face China at 10:30 tonight with the loser done for the tournament. The game will be on ESPN2. The winners bracket game between Japan and Korea, who met 3 times in the 2006 classic, will be at 5:00 AM tomorrow morning. Korea won 2 of the 3 meetings last time, but Japan won the big one, in the semifinal before going on to top Cuba to win the inaugural tournament.