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The Philippines was handed a 6-0 defeat by Japan on Sunday as the men’s baseball competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games got underway at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Center.
Starter Paolo Macasaet was pulled after retiring just two batters after Japan scored three in the top half of the first inning while the Philippine offense could only produce three hits in their one-sided Group A encounter.
With the loss, the Philippines must beat host China on Monday afternoon at the same venue in hopes of getting a spot in the super round.
China needed just five innings to defeat Laos, 15-0, in the other game of the group.
