US Beat South Korea to Make Olympics Baseball Quarterfinals With Japan

Nick Allen of the United States celebrates a home run with team mates in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics South Korea v United States baseball game in Yokohama Baseball Stadium, Yokohama, Japan on July 31, 2021. Jorge Silva/Reuters

YOKOHAMA—The United States beat South Korea 4–2 to earn a day off before the Tokyo Games baseball quarterfinals, just as Japan did in a 7–4 win over Mexico earlier on Saturday.

Both teams now move to double-elimination play. South Korea take on the Dominican Republic on Sunday, while the United States face Japan on Monday.