In the fifth, Taiwan picked up another run when Luis and Samuel Carrasquel collided in shallow center trying to catch a fly ball for the inning's final out. Chen, who singled to left in the previous at-bat, had plenty of time to run home and increase the lead to four.
Taiwan managed only three hits but didn't need them, as it collected eight walks and scored twice on wild pitches. Taiwan will face the winner of the Florida-Texas matchup, to be played later Saturday, in the title game Sunday.
Lai Cheng-Xi struck out 12 batters and allowed just three hits as the Asia-Pacific representative beat Venezuela 4-1 on Saturday to advance to the Little League World Series championship.
In its 32nd LLWS appearance, Taiwan has a chance to win it all for the first time since 1996 -- though it has claimed the tournament title 17 times, more than any other international team.
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