Granderson slam leads MLB stars to Taiwan win
Curtis Granderson of the visiting Major League Baseball all-star team celebrates with team mates during an exhibition game against Taiwan's national team. (Nov. 1, 2011) Credit: Getty Images
Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam to lead a team of major league stars to a 7-0 win over Taiwan’s national team on Tuesday night.
The Yankees slugger went deep off Yao-Hsun Yang in the third inning, electrifying the crowd at the suburban Taipei stadium before the game was called in the sixth inning because of rain.
The five-game series between MLB stars including Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval and Orioles pitcher Jeremy Guthrie resumes on Thursday.
The teams will play twice in the central Taiwanese city of Taichung before moving onto the southern city of Kaohsiung for two weekend matchups.
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