"Ozzie Albies hit a game-winning three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Netherlands over Nicaragua on Saturday. The Netherlands began its two-out rally on Ceddanne Rafaela's single against reliever Angel Obando. Xander Bogaerts doubled, advancing Rafaela to third before Albies hit Obando's first pitch over the wall in right."
"The Netherlands stranded 14 base runners and were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position before Albies' homer. Rafaela, Bogaerts and Druw Jones all had two hits for the Netherlands. Nicaragua starter Erasmo Ramirez plunked Albies with the bases loaded in the third, giving the Netherlands a 1-0 lead."
"Jeter Downs hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth to put Nicaragua ahead 3-1. He drove a sinker from Netherlands reliever Lars Huijer over the wall in left-center. Huijer threw two innings of relief for the win."
The Netherlands defeated Nicaragua with a dramatic ninth-inning rally led by Ozzie Albies' three-run homer off reliever Angel Obando. The game-winning hit came after Ceddanne Rafaela's single and Xander Bogaerts' double set up the scoring opportunity. Nicaragua had taken a 3-1 lead in the eighth when Jeter Downs hit a two-run homer off Netherlands reliever Lars Huijer. Despite stranding 14 base runners and going 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position earlier, the Netherlands capitalized in the final inning. The victory improved the Netherlands to 1-1 in Group D, while Nicaragua fell to 0-2.
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