Quick Read Yoshida's homer ignites big 6th inning, Japan advances at LLWS with 13-4 win over Saudi Arabia
Photo credit: AP | Hamamatsu City, Japan's Asuya Otsuka, Sotaro Yoshida, Ryoto Matsushita and Yoshiki Suzuki , from left, celebrate after Yoshida's home run in the sixth inning of a pool play baseball game against Dhahran, Saudi Arabia , at the Little League World Series , Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, in South Williamsport, Pa. Hamamatsu City won 13-4. (AP Photo/ Matt Slocum )
(AP) -- Hamamatsu City, Japan, broke open a tight game with an eight-run sixth inning in a 13-4 victory Monday over Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, to advance at the Little League World Series.
With Japan clinging to a one-run lead, Sotaro Yoshida hit a solo homer with one out to start the scoring in the sixth. Mitsuhiro Uchida, Ken Igeta and Iwamoto each added RBI hits in the inning.
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