Venezuela advanced to the World Baseball Classic Pool '2' final last night with a 2-0 win over Puerto Rico, and will await the outcome of an elimination rematch between the Puerto Rican squad and Team USA tonight (7 PM EDT).
Puerto Rico pounded the US squad, 11-1, on March 14, but couldn't solve Venezuela's pitching last night. Felix Hernandez struck out seven batters in four-plus innings and four relievers allowed just one hit the rest of the way. Ramon Hernandez belted a solo home run in the third inning off of Puerto Rican starter Ian Snell and Carlos Guillen added an insurance RBI in the eighth.
Cuba knocked Mexico out of the tournament with a 7-4 win. Frederich Cepeda had a single, double, triple, and 4 RBI. Cuba will play the loser of tonight's game between Japan and Korea, with the winner advancing to the finals of Pool '1'.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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