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S. Korea to face US in ‘Premier 12′ final

November 20, 2015
The South Korean national team in the Premier 12 baseball tournament practice at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Nov. 20, 2015 as they prepare for the championship final. S. Korea will meet the U.S. for the title. (Yonhap)

The South Korean national team in the Premier 12 baseball tournament practice at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Nov. 20, 2015 as they prepare for the championship final. S. Korea will meet the U.S. for the title. (Yonhap)

TOKYO (Yonhap) — South Korea will face the United States in the final of the Premier 12 baseball tournament on Saturday in Tokyo.

The United States defeated Mexico 6-1 in the semifinals at Tokyo Dome on Friday, a day after South Korea edged out Japan 4-3 at the same venue.

The final of the inaugural competition is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, also at Tokyo Dome. Japan will take on Mexico in the third-place game at 1 p.m. Saturday at the dome.

South Korea lost to the United States 3-2 in extra innings in Group B action last Sunday in Taiwan. South Korea went down 2-0 early before tying the score with two runs in the bottom seventh. The United States scored the winning run in the top of the 10th for the narrow victory.