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SEA Games: PH crushes Malaysia to go 3-0 in baseball
The Philippine men's baseball team continued its title defense at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games with a 21-0 victory over Malaysia, following a 14-0 shutout of Indonesia and a 17-3 win against Singapore.
All three victories ended early due to the mercy rule.
Liam de Vera contributed four RBIs against Malaysia, and Clarence Caasalan struck out six batters in three innings.
Coach Orlando Binarao emphasized treating every game as a championship game to retain the gold medal.
The team aims for a third consecutive win against Vietnam before facing host Thailand.
In other sports, the Philippine men's hockey team lost both their opening games against Thailand (0-11) and Malaysia (0-18), while the women's team lost to Thailand (0-9).
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