Ohtani homers for 2nd straight day, Suzuki hits 2 as Japan beats South Korea 8-6 at WBC

Shohei Ohtani homered for the second consecutive day, Seiya Suzuki went deep twice and defending champion Japan beat South Korea 8-6 on Saturday in Tokyo to improve to 2-0 at the World Baseball Classic.

Suzuki drove in four runs and Masataka Yoshida homered and had three RBIs for the Samurai Warriors, who fell behind 3-0 in the first inning.

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