Following its 4-1 victory over Thailand on Wednesday, the Chinese squad maintained its hope of winning a medal by scoring an impressive 15 runs in a game which ended early after China opened up a gap of more than 10 runs.

China opened the scoring with four runs at the top of the second and eased into a 9-0 lead by the middle of the fourth. The burst of runs included a home run by leftfield Wang Wei.

Nino Tator and Ruben Angeles of the Philippines scored runs on the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 15-4, but their fellow players could not add to their tally and the game was called after the seventh inning.

"That was a really nice match. We were not under any pressure. We were relaxed and I can say this game was a fun game," said Yi Sheng, manager of the Chinese team.

Earlier in the day, the Chinese Taipei took a major step toward their goal of a gold medal with a 4-2 victory over two Asian Games gold winner South Korea in a fierce battle.

Thanks largely to the sparkling performance of ace left-handed pitcher Hung-Chih Kuo, who plays for Los Angeles Dodgers in North America's top professional league, the star-studded Taipei staged a superb performance, scoring three solo homers in the game.

With its win over South Korea, the Chinese Taipei significantly improved their chances of taking the gold.

Six teams are competing in baseball on a round-robin format at the Asian Games. The team with the best record upon the completion of play will be crowned. China have games remaining against Japan, South Korea and Chinese Taipei.