"Maikel Garcia hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning for Venezuela, which advanced to the World Baseball Classic (WBC) championship game by beating Italy 4-2 on Monday in Miami. Venezuela, which pieced together four straight two-out hits in a three-run seventh, will play the United States for the title on Tuesday night in Miami."
"Venezuela is seeking its first championship, while the US is aiming for its second crown. Both teams went 3-1 in pool play before winning their first two games in the knockout rounds. The loss was the first of the WBC for Italy, which made a Cinderella run to the semifinals by going 4-0 in pool B play before beating Puerto Rico 8-6 in a quarterfinal."
"Venezuela pulled off a hit-and-run in which Jackson Chourio singled pinch runner Andres Gimenez to third. Ronald Acuna Jr followed with a grounder to the third base side of short, where Sam Antonacci picked the ball cleanly but bounced the throw to first, as Acuna arrived safely, and Gimenez scored. Garcia delivered the go-ahead single to left, scoring Chourio, before Luis Arraez provided insurance by singling home Acuna."
Venezuela secured its first World Baseball Classic championship game appearance by defeating Italy 4-2 in Monday's semifinal in Miami. Maikel Garcia delivered the tie-breaking single in the seventh inning, capping a rally featuring four consecutive two-out hits that produced three runs. Venezuela will face the United States in Tuesday's title game, also in Miami. The US earned its spot by defeating the Dominican Republic 2-1 on Sunday. Both teams finished pool play 3-1 and won their first two knockout games. Italy's loss ended its Cinderella run after going 4-0 in pool play and defeating Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals. Venezuela seeks its first championship while the US pursues its second title.
#world-baseball-classic #venezuela-baseball #wbc-championship #semifinal-victory #international-baseball
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]