Baseball: Shohei Ohtani, Japan beat China 8-1 in WBC opener

Shohei Ohtani worked four scoreless innings and hit a two-run double before Japan opened the late-inning floodgates in an 8-1 win over China in their World Baseball Classic Pool B opener Thursday.Ohtani's command was not sharp, but he struck out five while allowing no walks and just one hit in a 49-pitch outing, aided by his fielders who robbed two hitters of third-inning hits at Tokyo Dome.Japan opened the scoring with a leadoff single and three straight walks in the first. Ohtani doubled with two out and two on in the fourth to give Japan some breathing room."It was a great game won with …READ FULL ARTICLE