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Day 4 Highlights
Amanda Chidester s game-ending two-run single propelled the United States to a 2-1 comeback win over Australia.
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Chidester s hit scored Ally Carda and Haylie McCleney, who reached base after all four of her plate appearances (two walks, single, triple).
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Loop Sports - Updated
The Olympic rings are seen at Yokohama Baseball Stadium as the field is prepared for softball competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum).
The Tokyo Olympics got underway after a one-year delay when Japan pitcher Ukiko Ueno started Australia s Michelle Cox with a ball at 9:02 am Wednesday (8:02 pm EDT Tuesday ) to open the women s softball tournament before a nearly empty Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium.
Host Japan got off to a winning start by beating Australia 8-1.
The first two days of the softball tournament are being played about 40 miles from the site of a 2011 nuclear power plant disaster. The rest of the tournament will be in Yokohama, near Tokyo.
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