<a href="/topics//Chien-Ming_Wang">Chien-Ming Wang</a> threw six shutout innings to lead Taiwan past Australia 4-1 in Saturday's opening game of the World Baseball Classic. 
 Scattering four hits, Wang, a former <a href="/topics//New_York_Yankees">New York Yankees</a> star, was helped by a solid infield that turned three double plays to halt Australian scoring threats in the Group B contest. 
 Cheng-Min Peng homered and Chih-Sheng Lin doubled in a run to pace the home team. Stefan Welch hit a solo homer in the 7th inning to account for Australia's sole run. 
 South Korea is seen as the strong favorite in the four-team group, with Taiwan and the Netherlands competing for the second spot, and the right to advance to the next round in <a href="/topics//Tokyo">Tokyo</a>.

Chien-Ming Wang threw six shutout innings to lead Taiwan past Australia 4-1 in Saturday's opening game of the World Baseball Classic. Scattering four hits, Wang, a former New York Yankees star, was helped by a solid infield that turned three double plays to halt Australian scoring threats in the Group B contest. Cheng-Min Peng homered and Chih-Sheng Lin doubled in a run to pace the home team. Stefan Welch hit a solo homer in the 7th inning to account for Australia's sole run. South Korea is seen as the strong favorite in the four-team group, with Taiwan and the Netherlands competing for the second spot, and the right to advance to the next round in Tokyo.

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