USA softball's quest for redemption falls just short at Tokyo2020.
Japan rode another stellar pitching performance by Yukiko Ueno, who also pitched the team to victory in the 2008 Olympics. Japan also cashed in on some clutch hitting, including a two-out single by Yamato Fujita off ofto add on a crucial second run in the fifth inning. Meanwhile, the Americans continued their struggles with runners in scoring position, leaving runners stranded on third in two consecutive innings early in the game and giving up chances to establish an early lead.
The US chased Ueno in the sixth with a single by Michelle Moultrie, just the second hit the Japanese pitcher gave up. After Goto Miu came on in relief, Janie Reed struck another single up the middle. With just one out, Amanda Chidester drove a sharp line drive to the left side of the infield that seemed destined to drive in a run.
Reed robbed a would-be two-run home run in seventh to keep Japan to two runs, but the US were unable to capitalize on the momentum, going down in order in the bottom of the seventh as Ueno came back on to close out the game. In the end, it was a familiar, sinking defeat for the US
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