Baseball

• Kevin Jepsen pitched a scoreless ninth inning and first baseman Matt Brown went 1-for-4 at the plate as the United States (4-2) clinched a spot in Friday's medal-round semifinals with a 4-2 victory over Chinese Taipei (1-5). Wednesday's preliminary-round finale between the U.S. and Japan will decide third and fourth place, with the loser meeting top-seeded Korea in the semis and the loser taking on defending Olympic champion Cuba.

• Ryan Radmanovich went 1-for-4 in the 5-1 victory by Canada (2-4) over The Netherlands (1-5). Pitcher Steve Green did not see action. Despite the win, victories by both Japan and the United States eliminated Canada from Friday's semifinals.

Women's volleyball

• Logan Tom led the United States with a team-high points on 14 kills, three blocks and two assists as the U.S. rallied from a 2-1 deficit en route to a five-set victory over Italy, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 15-6. With the win, the Americans earn a rematch with Cuba in Thursday's semifinals, while Italy exits the Olympics in a tie for fifth place.

OLYMPIC UTAHNS

Baseball

• Kevin Jepsen, Matt Brown and the United States (4-2) will face Japan (4-2) in a preliminary-pool finale to decide third and fourth place in the round-robin standings. Both teams advance to Friday's semifinals, the loser to meet top-seeded Korea and the winner taking on defending Olympic champion Cuba.

• Ryan Radmanovich, Steve Green and Canada (2-4) will play for pride in their Beijing Olympics finale against Chinese Taipei (1-5), since both teams failed to make Friday's semifinals.

Men's basketball

• Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer and the United States follow up their 5-0 run through Group B by opening the quarterfinals against Andrew Bogut and Australia, which finished Group A play with three straight convincing victories. The winner moves on to Friday's semifinals to face the winner of the Argentina-Greece quarterfinal game; the loser is eliminated from Olympic competition.