Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run of the World Baseball Classic, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw four dominant innings as Japan trounced Australia 7-1 on Sunday to finish Pool B play with four wins out of four. Japan will next face Pool A runner-up Italy in Thursday's quarterfinal game at Tokyo Dome. Australia fell to a 2-1 win-loss record and will take on the Czech Republic on Monday for a spot in the last eight. Shohei Ohtani of Japan hits a three-run home run in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 12, 2023.

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