South Korea didn't have to work too hard to notch its first win of the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Taiwan's starting pitcher took care of a lot of the heavy lifting himself.
South Korea had twice as many runs as hits in the first inning, including Lee Jin Young's towering grand slam, as it cruised to a 9-0 rout of Taiwan on Friday night in front of 12,704 fans Tokyo Dome.
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