Americans beat China to conclude exhibitions
BEIJING (AP) In six exhibition games, U.S. Olympic baseball manager Davey Johnson discovered one thing about his club: The Americans have serious power throughout their batting order.
Nate Schierholtz homered and doubled, Terry Tiffee had a two-run single and Team USA beat China 7-3 on Monday in its final friendly tuneup before opening Olympic play Wednesday night against Korea.
"We have a team, one through nine, that can hit the ball out of the yard," said Schierholtz, who plays for the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A affiliate. "These are the top prospects in baseball. We have as good a chance as anyone. We're looking forward to getting started."
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| G | S | B | Total | |
| AFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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