Cuba has won three of the four baseball gold medals.
They wanted the Americans. But the Cubans happily settled for a gold medal against another foe, pounding the upstart Australians 6-2 on Wednesday. Japan, which lost to Australia in the semifinals, settled for bronze with a win over Canada.
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