Japan swept the First Round of the Asian Baseball Championship by beating Indonesia 13-0 (the game was called after 7 innings).

Hisashi Chono went 3-for-5 with 5 RBIs and hit a grand slam.

Leo Moriyasu, Yuhei Nakaushiro, and Yodai Enoshita combined to shut-out Indonesia.

The Philippines beat Thailand, 8-0.

Final Standings

County	Wins	Losses
Japan	2	0
Philippines	2	1
Thailand	1	2
Indonesia	0	3

The schedule for the Second Round of play:

Second Round
Sapporo Maruyama Baseball Stadium

8/1 (Sat)
10:00 Korea vs Chinese Taipei
12:20 Opening Ceremonies
14:00 China vs Japan

8/2 (Sun)
10:00 China vs. Korea
14:00 Chinese Taipei vs Japan

8/3 (Mon)
10:00 Chinese Taipei vs China
14:00 Japan vs Korea
17:30 Closing Ceremonies

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