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Brown, U.S. win baseball bronze

Matt Brown hits a third-inning, three-run homer against Japan in bronze medal game. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Matt Brown hits a third-inning, three-run homer against Japan in bronze medal game. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

BEIJING – Coeur d’Alene graduate Matt Brown slugged a three-run homer in the third inning and the United States went on to an 8-4 victory over Japan to win the bronze medal in baseball today.

Taylor Teagarden hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the fifth and Jason Donald followed with a two-run homer off the left-field foul pole in the victory. Brown went 2 for 4 in the game with two runs scored to go along with his three RBIs.

The U.S. (6-3) bounced back 15 hours after a demoralizing 10-2 semifinal loss to defending champion Cuba, finding an answer on offense each time Japan (4-5) took a lead.