Taiwan has made history after beating Japan 4-0 in the Premier Championship Game at the Tokyo Dome.
Taiwan took an early 4-0 lead thanks to two home runs in the top of the fifth inning - a solo by catcher Lin Chia-cheng and a three-run homer by team captain, center fielder Chen Jie-hsien.
Taiwan's starter pitcher Lin Yu-min cruised through four scoreless innings - giving up only one hit, three walks and striking out three.
While Taiwan's three relievers were able to contain the Japanese batters for the rest of the game to seal the historic win.
Taiwan had a total of 11 hits against Japan's four.
Taiwan was rated second to last by Japanese media before the Premier12 tournament began and was widely considered an underdog.
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