Stuart Fairchild’s grand slam leads Taiwan over Czech Republic at the World Baseball Classic

Stuart Fairchild’s second-inning grand slam powered Taiwan to a 14-0 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday at the World Baseball Classic.

The victory was Taiwan’s first in the tournament and came the day after it was pounded 13-0 by Japan and by Shohei Ohtani’s grand slam. The Czechs have lost all three.

The game was stopped by the mercy rule with Taiwan leading by 10 or more after seven innings.

Taiwan played small ball for a 2-0 lead in the first inning, capitalizing on two bunt singles...