URGENT: Baseball: Ohtani leads Japan to WBC opening win over China

Shohei Ohtani worked four scoreless innings and hit a two-run double in Japan's 8-1 win over China in their World Baseball Classic Pool B opener Thursday.

The Los Angeles Angels two-way star struck out five and allowed just one hit. Japan put the game away with a four-run eighth inning at Tokyo Dome.

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