JAPAN 9, CANADA 8
	R		H	E
	Japan Toronto	9 8	9 8	3 2
	Toronto's Greg Chong had two RBIs, including a solo homer in the fifth.

Toronto's rally overshadowed Tokyo starter Kazuma Yamada's great pitching and offensive performance.

Yamada - pulled after the fifth inning - threw a three-hitter, smacked two home runs and drove in six runs.

With the win, Tokyo (2-0) all but mathematically assured itself of a berth in Thursday's International Pool final following Sunday's 10-0 win over Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Three other games were scheduled for Monday. Davenport, Iowa, played Goffstown, N.H.; Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, took on Maracaibo, and Bellaire, Texas, which beat Goffstown on Sunday, faced Vancouver, Wash.

With a comfortable 9-2 lead, Tokyo manager Masumi Ohmae elected to sit his starter in favor of his son, Hayato Ohmae. The younger Ohmae gave up six runs - all earned - on five hits before giving way to Ichimura.

Tokyo's Yuusaku Nakanishi had two hits, including a home run to lead off the fifth, while Yamada finished with three hits and three runs scored and now leads the tournament with eight RBIs. Yamada had a three-run shot in the first inning and a solo shot in the sixth.

Toronto's Greg Chong had two RBIs, including a solo homer in the fifth. Olibera finished with three hits and Justin Hatulan had an RBI double.

Leading 3-0, Tokyo added two more runs with a two-out rally in the third, one scoring on Toronto shortstop Damien Eccleton's error, the other on Takashi Ozawa's single.

After the Canadians scored their first run, courtesy of two Yamada errors, Tokyo responded with two more runs in the fourth to go up 7-1. Yamada drove in both runs with a high pop that left fielder Aaron Cabral appeared to lose in the sun.

Chong, Toronto's starter, went four innings, allowing seven runs on six hits.