Yu Chang (張育成) smashed a grand slam and Wu Che-yuan pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings to help Taiwan stun the Netherlands 9-5 on Saturday and leave it one game away from qualifying for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) quarterfinals.
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