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Canada defeats U.S. Olympic baseball team

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Scott Thorman’s two-out double in the top of the 10th led Canada to a 4-3 win over the U.S. Olympic baseball team on Friday in Cary, N.C. The two teams will play three more ‘friendlies’ before heading to the Beijing Games.

Canada’s Stubby Clapp reached base on a one-out walk with the game deadlocked at 3-3 in the 10th inning. With two outs and Clapp on second, Thorman hit a double down the right field line to put the Canadians on top by a run.

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Right-handed reliever David Davidson entered for Canada in the bottom of the 10th and set down all three U.S. batters to close out the game. Reliever Scott Richmond earned the win after hurling two innings and allowing one run on one hit while striking out three batters.

USA reliever Jeff Stevens took the loss after 1.2 innings of work. He allowed one run on one hit with three strikeouts and two walks. Matt LaPorta and Brian Barden homered and Terry Tiffee added an RBI double for the U.S.

Canada came back in the eighth from a two-run deficit on Mike Saunders’ two-run double and Barden tied the game at 3-3 with a home run.

The teams will play three more games (the first is Saturday night) at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park before departing for the Beijing Games.

-- Greg Johnson

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