USA Baseball upset by Korea

Courtesy of usabaseball.com......

BEIJING -- Korea scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally and defeat Team USA, 8-7, in the Olympics opener for both teams on Wednesday evening at Wukesong Field No. 2.
Team USA had fought back to score three runs in the top of the ninth inning to take a one-run lead on a home run by Mike Hessman and two-run single by Matt Brown, but the Koreans mounted their own comeback ,highlighted by a sacrifice fly from Jongwook Lee to earn the victory.
The U.S. returns to action on Thursday morning to face the Netherlands with first pitch set for 10:30 a.m. (10:30 p.m. EDT).

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All Times EDT (games might be on tape delay, check schedules)

Aug 13
Netherlands
Wukesong Baseball Stadium
Beijing, China
10:30 p.m.

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Aug 14
Cuba
Wukesong Baseball Stadium
Beijing, China
11:30 p.m.

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Aug 15
Canada
Wukesong Baseball Stadium
Beijing, China
10:30 p.m.

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Aug 18
China
Wukesong Baseball Stadium
Beijing, China
7:00 a.m.

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Aug 19
Chinese Taipei
Wukesong Baseball Stadium
Beijing, China
7:00 a.m.

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Aug 20
Japan
Wukesong Baseball Stadium
Beijing, China
7:00 a.m.

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