SAN DIEGO (AP) - Defending champion Japan advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals Wednesday night, leaving mighty Cuba in the fog of another international failure.
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Iwakuma (1-1) allowed five hits in six innings. He got 15 ground-ball outs and struck out two while walking one. Sugiuchi finished with three perfect innings for the save.
Iwakuma lowered his ERA to 0.73 in 12 1-3 innings in three WBC games, including two starts.
Cuban starter Yunieski Maya (0-1) allowed four hits and no earned runs in 3 2-3 innings.
The game drew 9,774 fans to 42,000-seat Petco Park.
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