U.S. baseball team beats Japan 8-4 for bronze medal
Baseball is making its Summer Games curtain call, having been dropped — along with softball — from the schedule when the Olympics resume in 2012 in London.
And two members of the Salt Lake Bees, who will be returning soon to help their minor-league team in its playoff run, played key roles in the American victory.
With the U.S. trailing 4-1 in the third inning, infielder Matt Brown — who has played first, third and designated hitter during the Beijing Olympics — clubbed a three-run home run to tie the game at 4-all.
Brown also led off the Americans' four-run fifth inning with a double, which included Taylor Teagarden's two-run double and Jason Donald's two-run homer, when the U.S. its first lead in commanding style.
And pitcher Kevin Jepsen, Brown's Bees teammate, came in relief in the eighth inning to protect the 8-4 lead.
Throwing late-inning heat clocked in the mid-90s mph — or 150-plus kilometers per hour when one's pitching in China — Jensen shut down and shut out the Japanese in the final two innings.
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Uhhhhh...bronze medal? Isn't this "America's Favorite Pasttime"?…
Anonymous | Aug. 23, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.
