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South Korea advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic, defeating Australia 7-2 on Monday at the Tokyo Dome. The South Koreans join Japan and Shohei Ohtani,<\/a> who had already advanced from Pool C.<\/p>\n

South Korea, Australia and Taiwan all finished group play with records of 2-2. South Korea advanced through a complicated tiebreaking system that came down to it needing to beat Australia by five runs or more.<\/p>\n

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