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Japan whitewashes Cuba to reach WBC semifinals (usatoday.com)

Defending champion Japan advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals Wednesday with a 5-0 win over Cuba. Japan scored two unearned runs with two outs in the fourth inning on a foggy night at Petco Park when Cuban center fielder Yoennis Cespedes committed a two-base error on Michihiro Ogasawara's high fly ball.