Stellar pitching from starter Masato Morishita and relievers keep the Americans off the scoreboard
The win ensures Samurai Japan will win its first Olympic medal in baseball since the 2004 Athens Games.
Japan will face the U.S. on Monday for a chance to reach the semifinals.
Sakamoto's sayonara single caps a dramatic comeback as the hosts win the first game of the baseball tournament.
Manager Atsunori Inaba’s team features a mix of veteran standouts and rising stars, including Orix Buffaloes hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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