The United States clinched a spot in the medal round at the Beijing Olympics with a victory against Chinese Taipei yesterday. The US will either be the number 3 or 4 seed depending on their final preliminary round game with Japan on Wednesday. Former Met Brandon Knight pitched into the 7th inning as the US came back to win the game late 4-2.

The win guarantees a shot at the gold medal providing the US can win two in a row. The losers of the second round’s contests play each other in the final or medal round for the Bronze. The winners of the second round play each other for the gold in the medal round. The loser of the game takes the silver medal. The loser in the Bronze medal game wins nothing.