FOOL WBC #4!

[Alan T]

Time to get to the action of the 4th FOOL WBC. We start this year with play-in POOL play. Top 2 teams from this pool will advance to the WBC!

Play-in POOL:

Cuba
Mexico
Taiwan
Panama

[Alan T]

PIP Day 1:

Cuba 22, Taiwan 0 - Jose Munoz goes 6 for 6 with three doubles and 3 RBI for Team Cuba while Fonseca pitches a 6-hit shutout.

Spoiler

Friday, April 1st, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Cuba 4 1 1 1 6 1 3 5 X 22 24 0
Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 L. Yang LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 X. Huo CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 F. Le 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0 W. Jiang SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0 K. Xian 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 a-Y. Chen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-T. Zhào 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 C. Wu C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 F. Zhang 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 J. Mi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 Totals 29 0 6 0 1 5 8 a - Y. Chen pinch hit for K. Xian in the 7th b - T. Zhào substituted for Y. Chen in the 7th BATTING Doubles: X. Huo (1, 4th Inning off J. Fonseca, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: F. Le, W. Jiang, X. Huo 3, Y. Jia, F. Zhang Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Le GIDP: F. Le, W. Jiang Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING CS: X. Huo (1)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 5 4 3 2 2 0 6 .600 0 2 M. Valenzuela CF 6 4 3 3 1 0 2 .500 0 3 J. Villa SS 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .600 0 1 b-D. Lara PH, 3B 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 Á. Quiñones 3B 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .667 1 4 c-J. Nava PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Muñóz DH 6 3 6 3 0 0 2 1.000 0 3 Á. Valadez 1B, SS 6 3 3 2 1 0 5 .500 0 2 A. Núñez RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0 a-J. Méndez PR, RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 H. Martínez 2B 3 1 1 3 2 0 2 .333 0 3 A. Coutreras C 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 .000 0 2 Totals 44 22 24 22 10 0 25 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for A. Núñez in the 7th b - D. Lara pinch hit for J. Villa in the 7th c - J. Nava pinch hit for Á. Quiñones in the 7th BATTING Doubles: J. Villa (1, 1st Inning off W. Nan, 1 on, 1 out) Á. Quiñones (1, 4th Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 0 on, 1 out) J. Serrea 2 (2, 5th Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off L. Zhào, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Valenzuela 2 (2, 2nd Inning off W. Nan, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off L. Zhào, 3 on, 2 outs) J. Muñóz 3 (3, 2nd Inning off W. Nan, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off L. Zhào, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: Á. Quiñones (1, 5th Inning off L. Zhào, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Villa 4, H. Martínez, Á. Quiñones 6, Á. Valadez 3, J. Serrea 5, M. Valenzuela 5, J. Muñóz 9, A. Núñez, D. Lara 2 2-out RBI: , A. Coutreras 2, J. Villa, H. Martínez 2, Á. Quiñones, Á. Valadez 2, J. Serrea 2, M. Valenzuela 2, J. Muñóz 2, D. Lara 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Á. Valadez 2, J. Serrea 2 Sac Fly: H. Martínez, Á. Quiñones, J. Muñóz Team LOB: 14 BASERUNNING SB: J. Villa 2 (2), J. Méndez (1), D. Lara (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Villa-Martínez-Valadez, Martínez-Valadez-Nava)
Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA W. Nan L (0-1) 1.2 5 5 5 3 0 0 54 29 27.01 Y. Ts'ong 3.0 5 4 4 2 0 0 64 35 12.00 L. Zhào 3.1 14 13 13 5 0 1 100 58 35.10 PITCHING Game Score: W. Nan 16 Batters Faced: W. Nan 14, Y. Ts'ong 15, L. Zhào 31 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Nan 1-4, Y. Ts'ong 5-3, L. Zhào 1-9 Pitches - Strikes: W. Nan 54-29, Y. Ts'ong 64-35, L. Zhào 100-58 Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ts'ong 1-0, L. Zhào 2-2 WP: Y. Ts'ong HB: W. Nan, L. Zhào 2 Balk: L. Zhào 2	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Fonseca W (1-0) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5 0 111 77 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Fonseca 79 Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 31 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 12-6 Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 111-77 HB: J. Fonseca
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Muñóz Ballpark: Assasins Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 17 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:27 Attendance: 39681

[Alan T]

PIP Day 1:

Mexico 3, Panama 1 - Roman and Betancourt with a pitcher's duel.

Spoiler

Friday, April 1st, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Panama 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 Mexico 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3 6 1
Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 O. Castillo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0 C. Mendoza SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 J. Rojas CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0 S. Vázquez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0 J. Cantú DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 J. Barrera 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .667 0 1 a-M. Pérez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Olivo RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 Totals 33 1 5 1 0 10 12 a - M. Pérez pinch hit for J. Barrera in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Cantú (1, 6th Inning off C. Román, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: O. Castillo, J. Rojas, J. Cantú 2, J. Barrera 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mendoza, L. Olivo 2 Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: O. Castillo (1) Double Plays: 2 (Mendoza-Pérez-Barrera, Vázquez-Pérez-Barrera)	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .500 0 0 N. Matos DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 A. Cardenas 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 0 1 F. García CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Moreno LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 J. Rivera 1B 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 1 A. Torres C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0 L. Hernández SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0 C. Costello RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0 Totals 29 3 6 2 5 6 20 BATTING Doubles: C. Costello (1, 5th Inning off V. Betancourt, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Muñóz, L. Hernández, C. Costello 2, J. Rivera 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. García, J. Moreno, C. Costello 2 GIDP: A. Torres, L. Hernández Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: J. Muñóz 2 (2) FIELDING Errors: L. Hernández (1)
Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA V. Betancourt L (0-1) 8.0 6 3 2 5 6 0 130 75 2.25 PITCHING Game Score: V. Betancourt 61 Batters Faced: V. Betancourt 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Betancourt 11-5 Pitches - Strikes: V. Betancourt 130-75 WP: V. Betancourt	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Román W (1-0) 8.0 5 1 1 0 9 0 117 81 1.13 R. Rosa SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: C. Román 77 Batters Faced: C. Román 32, R. Rosa 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Román 8-7, R. Rosa 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: C. Román 117-81, R. Rosa 14-7 HB: C. Román 2 Balk: C. Román
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: C. Román Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (40 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:33 Attendance: 39570

[Alan T]

Fonseca Guns Down Taiwan
Cuba hurler Jorge Fonseca was at his best as he whitewashed the Taiwan 22-0 today.

"He just kept the ball down, did a good job, made his pitches," said the Taiwan manager. "We didn't do a good job making adjustments, so we helped him out a little bit."

Fonseca fired a 6-hitter and totaled 5 strikeouts and 1 walk in the shutout performance.

[Alan T]

Muñóz Slaps 6 Hits
Cuba left fielder José Muñóz really lit up the Taiwan with a 6-hit barrage today at Assasins Ballpark -- a performance that sparked the Cuba to a 22-0 triumph.

He shrugged off the performance after the game and said, "Sometimes the ball finds outfielders, today the ball found some holes."

J. Muñóz flied out in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 2nd, doubled in the 4th, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

[Alan T]

PIP Day 2:

Cuba 22, Taiwan 0 - An aparent Re-run of Day 1 for Cuba. Hector Martinez goes 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, a HR and 4 RBI while Davila pitches a 4-hit shutout.

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Saturday, April 2nd, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Cuba 2 3 3 1 5 2 0 6 X 22 23 1
Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 0 0 L. Yang LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-S. Hao PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 X. Huo CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 F. Le 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0 W. Jiang SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143 0 0 K. Xian 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0 C. Wu C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 F. Zhang 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0 J. Mi RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 1 6 8 a - S. Hao pinch hit for L. Yang in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: F. Le, K. Xian, X. Huo 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Le, Y. Jia, F. Zhang Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: X. Huo (1) CS: X. Huo (2) FIELDING Errors: J. Mi (1), X. Huo (1) Double Plays: 1 (Jiang-Xian)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 .429 0 3 a-D. Lara PH, 3B 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 0 4 J. Villa SS 5 3 3 1 2 0 4 .600 0 2 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 2 3 3 0 0 3 .714 1 7 b-J. Méndez PH, LF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1 J. Muñóz DH 5 1 2 3 1 0 6 .727 1 6 H. Martínez 2B 5 3 4 4 1 0 0 .625 1 7 L. Santana 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 .000 0 0 c-J. Nava PH 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0 d-Á. Valadez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2 M. Valenzuela CF 5 4 3 1 1 0 1 .545 0 4 A. Núñez RF 5 2 3 3 1 0 3 .500 0 3 A. Coutreras C 5 3 2 2 1 0 3 .250 0 4 Totals 43 22 23 21 11 0 32 a - D. Lara pinch hit for J. Serrea in the 7th b - J. Méndez pinch hit for Á. Quiñones in the 7th c - J. Nava pinch hit for L. Santana in the 8th d - Á. Valadez substituted for J. Nava in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Villa (2, 1st Inning off N. Liao, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Martínez 2 (2, 5th Inning off N. Liao, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 3 on, 2 outs) A. Núñez 2 (2, 2nd Inning off N. Liao, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off N. Liao, 2 on, 1 out) M. Valenzuela 3 (5, 2nd Inning off N. Liao, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off N. Liao, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off N. Liao, 2 on, 1 out) J. Nava (1, 8th Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: H. Martínez (1, 4th Inning off N. Liao, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Muñóz (1, 6th Inning off N. Liao, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Coutreras 2, J. Villa 4, H. Martínez 9, Á. Quiñones 3, A. Núñez 5, M. Valenzuela 6, J. Muñóz 5, D. Lara, J. Méndez, J. Nava 2 2-out RBI: H. Martínez, J. Méndez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Villa, J. Serrea, J. Muñóz 2, L. Santana, J. Nava Sac Fly: Á. Quiñones, J. Serrea, J. Muñóz Team LOB: 15 BASERUNNING SB: H. Martínez (1), J. Serrea (1) FIELDING Errors: J. Villa (1) Double Plays: 1 (Coutreras-Villa)
Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA N. Liao L (0-1) 6.2 16 16 15 8 0 2 164 90 20.25 Y. Ts'ong 1.1 7 6 6 3 0 0 52 30 20.77 PITCHING Game Score: N. Liao -28 Batters Faced: N. Liao 46, Y. Ts'ong 14 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Liao 4-15, Y. Ts'ong 1-3 Pitches - Strikes: N. Liao 164-90, Y. Ts'ong 52-30 Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ts'ong 1-0 WP: N. Liao HB: N. Liao 3	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA I. Dávila W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 111 66 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: I. Dávila 84 Batters Faced: I. Dávila 32 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Dávila 12-8 Pitches - Strikes: I. Dávila 111-66
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: H. Martínez Ballpark: Assasins Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 pm Time: 3:24 Attendance: 39701

[Alan T]

Taiwan Bats Silenced by Dávila
"He's mixing his pitches real well and keeping his composure on the mound," the Cuba manager said. "When Dávila does that, good things happen."

These comments came after Iván Dávila and the Cuba shut out the Taiwan 22-0.

He had 6 strikeouts, 1 walk and allowed 4 hits.

[Alan T]

PIP Day 2:

Mexico 8, Panama 0 - Pedro Rodriguez pitches a 5-hit shutout in the win for Mexico.

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Saturday, April 2nd, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Mexico 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 X 8 12 0
Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 O. Castillo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0 C. Mendoza SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .125 0 0 J. Rojas CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .429 0 0 S. Vázquez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 J. Cantú DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 0 J. Barrera 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1 a-M. Pérez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 L. Olivo RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 4 15 a - M. Pérez pinch hit for J. Barrera in the 7th BATTING Total Bases: C. Mendoza, J. Rojas 2, L. Olivo, J. Barrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Olivo, J. Cantú GIDP: S. Vázquez Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Mendoza-Pérez-Barrera) PB: O. Castillo	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .400 0 3 N. Matos DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0 A. Cardenas 3B 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .444 0 2 F. García CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0 a-J. Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-O. Martínez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Moreno LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0 J. Rivera 1B 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 .500 0 2 A. Torres C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .167 0 1 L. Hernández SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .429 0 1 C. Costello RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .429 0 1 Totals 35 8 12 8 3 3 20 a - J. Ramírez pinch hit for F. García in the 8th b - O. Martínez substituted for J. Ramírez in the 9th BATTING Doubles: A. Cardenas (1, 1st Inning off J. Zúñiga, 0 on, 2 outs) F. García (1, 4th Inning off J. Zúñiga, 1 on, 0 outs) Triples: J. Muñóz (1, 8th Inning off J. López, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Torres, A. Cardenas 5, J. Muñóz 3, L. Hernández 2, F. García 3, C. Costello 2 2-out RBI: A. Cardenas Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Torres, F. García, N. Matos, J. Rivera, J. Ramírez GIDP: N. Matos Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Hernández-Muñóz-Rivera)
Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Zúñiga L (0-1) 7.0 8 3 3 2 3 0 124 79 3.86 J. López 0.1 3 5 5 1 0 0 28 15 135.14 P. Martínez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Zúñiga 50 Batters Faced: J. Zúñiga 31, J. López 6, P. Martínez 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zúñiga 9-8, J. López 0-1, P. Martínez 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Zúñiga 124-79, J. López 28-15, P. Martínez 9-7 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. López 2-2, P. Martínez 1-1 WP: J. Zúñiga 3 HB: J. Zúñiga, J. López	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Rodríguez W (1-0) 9.0 5 0 0 1 4 0 110 75 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: P. Rodríguez 80 Batters Faced: P. Rodríguez 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Rodríguez 11-11 Pitches - Strikes: P. Rodríguez 110-75 HB: P. Rodríguez
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: P. Rodríguez Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (44 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 pm Time: 2:44 Attendance: 39595

[Alan T]

Rodríguez Holds Panama Scoreless
Mexico pitcher Pedro Rodríguez did his job today, blanking the Panama at Charm Ballpark. He scattered 5 hits while striking out 4 in the 8-0 shutout.

[Alan T]

PIP Day 3:

Cuba 6, Taiwan 0- Mireles gets the win as Taiwan fails to get a single run against Team Cuba.

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Sunday, April 3rd, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Cuba 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 X 6 10 0
Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0 L. Yang LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .091 0 0 X. Huo CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .417 0 0 F. Le 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 0 0 W. Jiang SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0 K. Xian 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0 C. Wu C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0 F. Zhang 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0 J. Mi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 0 6 9 BATTING Doubles: C. Wu (1, 5th Inning off E. Mireles, 0 on, 1 out) Y. Jia (1, 6th Inning off E. Mireles, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. Wu 2, X. Huo, L. Yang, Y. Jia 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mi, F. Le 2 Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING SB: X. Huo (2) FIELDING Errors: J. Mi (2) Double Plays: 1 (Le-Jiang-Le)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .400 0 3 J. Villa SS 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .643 0 5 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .545 1 7 J. Muñóz DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .615 1 6 a-J. Méndez PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1 c-J. Nava 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 H. Martínez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .500 1 8 L. Santana 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0 b-D. Lara PR, DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 0 4 M. Valenzuela CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .500 0 5 A. Núñez RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .455 0 3 A. Coutreras C 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .300 0 5 Totals 29 6 10 6 4 0 12 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for J. Muñóz in the 6th b - D. Lara pinch ran for L. Santana in the 6th c - J. Nava substituted for J. Méndez in the 7th BATTING Doubles: J. Villa (3, 3rd Inning off M. Shaw, 2 on, 0 outs) L. Santana (1, 2nd Inning off M. Shaw, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: J. Villa (1, 5th Inning off M. Shaw, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Coutreras, J. Villa 6, H. Martínez, Á. Quiñones, J. Serrea, M. Valenzuela, L. Santana 2, A. Núñez 2-out RBI: J. Villa Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Quiñones, J. Serrea, A. Núñez GIDP: H. Martínez Sac Fly: A. Coutreras Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: J. Méndez (2) CS: J. Villa (1), A. Núñez 2 (2)
Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Shaw L (0-1) 5.0 6 3 3 1 0 0 64 36 5.40 Y. Ts'ong 3.0 4 3 3 3 0 0 56 29 15.96 PITCHING Game Score: M. Shaw 42 Batters Faced: M. Shaw 21, Y. Ts'ong 14 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shaw 6-8, Y. Ts'ong 4-1 Pitches - Strikes: M. Shaw 64-36, Y. Ts'ong 56-29 WP: Y. Ts'ong HB: Y. Ts'ong	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Mireles W (1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 87 55 0.00 T. Espinosa SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 32 23 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Mireles 68 Batters Faced: E. Mireles 22, T. Espinosa 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mireles 10-4, T. Espinosa 4-3 Pitches - Strikes: E. Mireles 87-55, T. Espinosa 32-23
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. Mireles Ballpark: Assasins Ballpark Weather: Rain (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 1:05 pm Time: 3:32 Attendance: 39951 Special Notes: Rain delay of 66 minutes in the 6th inning.

[Alan T]

PIP Day 3:

Mexico 19, Panama 1 - Juan Alvarez pitches a complete game 4 hitter, allowing only one run in the win.

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Sunday, April 3rd, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Panama 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Mexico 2 2 0 0 0 8 1 6 X 19 21 0
Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 O. Castillo C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0 C. Mendoza SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 J. Rojas CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .400 0 1 S. Vázquez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 J. Cantú DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 0 0 J. Barrera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1 L. Olivo RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 2 11 BATTING Total Bases: O. Castillo, C. Mendoza 2, J. Rojas Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Cantú 2 Sac Fly: J. Rojas Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Errors: C. Mendoza (1), L. Olivo (1)	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 5 3 4 2 2 1 0 .600 0 5 N. Matos DH 5 3 3 0 2 0 3 .214 0 0 A. Cardenas 3B 3 3 2 1 3 0 1 .500 0 3 F. García CF 3 1 0 1 1 1 6 .222 0 1 a-J. Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-R. González CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 J. Moreno LF 6 2 4 3 0 0 3 .286 0 3 J. Rivera 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 4 .545 0 5 A. Torres C 5 2 1 1 1 1 4 .182 0 2 L. Hernández SS 5 2 2 2 1 0 4 .417 0 3 C. Costello RF 6 0 1 3 0 0 6 .308 0 4 Totals 45 19 21 17 10 3 31 a - J. Ramírez pinch hit for F. García in the 7th b - R. González substituted for J. Ramírez in the 8th BATTING Doubles: A. Torres (1, 7th Inning off A. Padilla, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Muñóz 3 (3, 2nd Inning off M. Méndez, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off P. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. García, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Costello (2, 8th Inning off J. García, 2 on, 2 outs) Triples: J. Rivera (1, 7th Inning off A. Padilla, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Torres 2, A. Cardenas 2, J. Muñóz 7, L. Hernández 2, J. Moreno 4, C. Costello 2, N. Matos 3, J. Rivera 5, R. González 2-out RBI: A. Torres, A. Cardenas, J. Muñóz, J. Moreno, C. Costello Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cardenas, F. García, J. Moreno, C. Costello 2, N. Matos Sac Fly: J. Rivera Team LOB: 13
Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Méndez L (0-1) 1.2 5 4 4 2 3 0 47 28 21.61 P. Cruz 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 25 16 0.00 P. Martínez 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 13 0.00 F. Garza 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 28 16 81.08 J. López 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 0 24 11 243.24 A. Padilla 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 37 24 10.80 J. García 1.1 6 6 3 2 0 0 54 30 20.26 PITCHING Game Score: M. Méndez 24 Batters Faced: M. Méndez 12, P. Cruz 8, P. Martínez 6, F. Garza 4, J. López 4, A. Padilla 9, J. García 13 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Méndez 1-1, P. Cruz 3-2, P. Martínez 0-4, F. Garza 1-0, J. López 0-0, A. Padilla 3-2, J. García 2-2 Pitches - Strikes: M. Méndez 47-28, P. Cruz 25-16, P. Martínez 25-13, F. Garza 28-16, J. López 24-11, A. Padilla 37-24, J. García 54-30 Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Cruz 2-0, P. Martínez 2-0, F. Garza 1-0, J. López 3-3, A. Padilla 3-3, J. García 1-0 WP: M. Méndez, F. Garza, A. Padilla Balk: M. Méndez	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Álvarez W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 99 64 1.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Álvarez 75 Batters Faced: J. Álvarez 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Álvarez 14-11 Pitches - Strikes: J. Álvarez 99-64
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Álvarez Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (46 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:38 Attendance: 39604

[Alan T]

After 3 games, the standings are predictable:

Cuba 3-0
Mexico 3-0
Panama 0-3
Taiwan 0-3

[Alan T]

PIP Day 4:

Cuba 25, Panama 0 - Felipe Borges pitches a 3-hitter, striking out 8 while Martin Valenzuela goes 4 for 6 with a double, HR and 6 RBI for Cuba.

Spoiler

Monday, April 4th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 0 3 8 0 0 1 7 0 6 25 20 0 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 4 2 1 1 3 0 0 .357 0 4 M. Valenzuela CF 6 3 4 6 0 0 1 .550 1 11 J. Villa SS 2 3 0 0 4 0 3 .563 0 5 Á. Quiñones 3B 5 3 2 3 2 0 4 .500 2 10 J. Muñóz DH 4 3 3 3 3 0 2 .647 1 9 Á. Valadez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .444 0 2 a-L. Santana PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0 b-J. Méndez PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1 c-J. Nava 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .286 0 1 A. Núñez RF 5 2 3 4 2 0 2 .500 0 7 D. Lara 2B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .714 0 6 d-G. González PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 e-H. Martínez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 1 8 A. Coutreras C 5 4 2 4 2 0 4 .333 1 9 Totals 42 25 20 25 18 0 22 a - L. Santana pinch hit for Á. Valadez in the 6th b - J. Méndez pinch ran for L. Santana in the 6th c - J. Nava substituted for J. Méndez in the 6th d - G. González pinch hit for D. Lara in the 7th e - H. Martínez substituted for G. González in the 7th BATTING Doubles: A. Coutreras (1, 3rd Inning off P. Cruz, 2 on, 1 out) A. Núñez 3 (5, 2nd Inning off J. Ortíz, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Ortíz, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. López, 3 on, 2 outs) J. Muñóz (4, 3rd Inning off F. Garza, 3 on, 2 outs) M. Valenzuela (6, 7th Inning off A. Padilla, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Lara (1, 2nd Inning off J. Ortíz, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: A. Coutreras (1, 7th Inning off J. García, 1 on, 2 outs) Á. Quiñones (2, 7th Inning off A. Padilla, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Valenzuela (1, 9th Inning off J. García, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Coutreras 6, A. Núñez 6, J. Muñóz 4, Á. Quiñones 5, Á. Valadez, J. Serrea, M. Valenzuela 8, D. Lara 3, J. Nava, G. González 2-out RBI: A. Coutreras, A. Núñez, J. Muñóz, M. Valenzuela 2, D. Lara, J. Nava, G. González Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Coutreras, J. Villa, J. Muñóz, Á. Quiñones, Á. Valadez, J. Nava GIDP: A. Coutreras, Á. Valadez, M. Valenzuela, D. Lara Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING SB: A. Núñez (1), J. Serrea (2), M. Valenzuela 2 (2), J. Méndez (3) CS: A. Núñez (3), J. Villa (2)	Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 J. Barrera 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .364 0 1 b-M. Pérez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 C. Mendoza SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 0 0 a-O. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 0 J. Rojas CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .357 0 1 S. Vázquez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0 J. Cantú DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .067 0 0 V. González C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 L. Olivo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 30 0 3 0 0 8 8 a - O. Castillo pinch hit for C. Mendoza in the 9th b - M. Pérez pinch ran for J. Barrera in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: C. Mendoza, J. Rojas, J. Barrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cantú Team LOB: 4 FIELDING Errors: J. Barrera (1) Double Plays: 4 (Vázquez-Pérez-Barrera, Mendoza-Pérez-Barrera, Mendoza-Pérez-Barrera, Vázquez-Pérez-Barrera)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Borges W (1-0) 9.0 3 0 0 0 8 0 109 77 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: F. Borges 89 Batters Faced: F. Borges 31 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Borges 9-10 Pitches - Strikes: F. Borges 109-77 HB: F. Borges	Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Ortíz L (0-1) 2.1 6 6 6 4 0 0 58 29 23.15 P. Cruz 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 0 20 9 21.61 F. Garza 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 23 13 18.00 A. Padilla 2.2 4 6 4 4 0 1 62 30 12.46 J. García 2.0 4 5 3 5 0 2 61 29 16.20 J. López 0.1 3 3 3 2 0 0 33 18 162.16 PITCHING Game Score: J. Ortíz 13 Batters Faced: J. Ortíz 16, P. Cruz 5, F. Garza 6, A. Padilla 16, J. García 13, J. López 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ortíz 3-3, P. Cruz 0-0, F. Garza 2-2, A. Padilla 5-1, J. García 4-0, J. López 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Ortíz 58-29, P. Cruz 20-9, F. Garza 23-13, A. Padilla 62-30, J. García 61-29, J. López 33-18 Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Cruz 1-1, F. Garza 3-2, J. García 1-1 HB: P. Cruz, A. Padilla, J. López
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: M. Valenzuela Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Partly Cloudy (36 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:54 Attendance: 39880

[Alan T]

Borges Breezes to Shutout Victory
Felipe Borges was dynamite today and just blew Panama away in the 25-0 victory. The Cuba starter had everything working as he hurled a 3-hit shutout over the Panama, recording 8 strikeouts and no walks.

"He was pure nasty out there today. I don't think any team in the league would've had a chance against what he was bringing," said the Panama skipper during his postgame press conference.

[Alan T]

PIP Day 4:

Mexico 5, Taiwan 4 - Mexico comes back with a run in the 8th and 9th inning to avoid the upset.

Spoiler

Monday, April 4th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Taiwan 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 Mexico 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 8 1
Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .133 0 0 L. Yang LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .125 0 0 X. Huo CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .400 0 1 F. Le 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .154 0 0 W. Jiang SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .231 0 2 K. Xian 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .083 0 1 C. Wu C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .077 0 0 F. Zhang 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 0 0 J. Mi RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 Totals 31 4 4 4 5 4 20 BATTING Doubles: W. Jiang (1, 4th Inning off N. Ontiveros, 3 on, 0 outs) X. Huo (2, 5th Inning off N. Ontiveros, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: W. Jiang 3, X. Huo 2, L. Yang 2-out RBI: X. Huo Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Le 2, Y. Jia, F. Zhang 3 GIDP: W. Jiang Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: J. Mi (3) Double Plays: 2 (Zhang-Xian-Le, Le-Jiang)	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429 0 5 N. Matos DH 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .235 0 1 J. Moreno LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .294 0 4 A. Cardenas 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .400 0 3 F. García CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .286 0 2 J. Rivera 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 5 A. Torres C 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .308 0 3 L. Hernández SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .313 0 3 C. Costello RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .294 0 4 Totals 31 5 8 4 7 0 16 BATTING Doubles: A. Torres (2, 2nd Inning off B. Go, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Torres 3, F. García 2, J. Moreno, C. Costello, N. Matos, J. Rivera Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cardenas, F. García, C. Costello 2 GIDP: A. Cardenas, L. Hernández Sac Fly: J. Moreno Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Errors: A. Torres (1) Double Plays: 1 (Hernández-Muñóz-Rivera)
Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Go L (0-1) 8.1 8 5 4 7 0 0 136 76 4.32 PITCHING Game Score: B. Go 42 Batters Faced: B. Go 41 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Go 10-13 Pitches - Strikes: B. Go 136-76 WP: B. Go 3 HB: B. Go 2	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA N. Ontiveros 6.0 4 4 4 4 2 0 111 67 6.00 M. González W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 44 23 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: N. Ontiveros 46 Batters Faced: N. Ontiveros 26, M. González 12 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ontiveros 9-6, M. González 4-3 Pitches - Strikes: N. Ontiveros 111-67, M. González 44-23 WP: M. González HB: N. Ontiveros, M. González
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: M. González Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (35 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:53 Attendance: 39574

[Alan T]

PIP Day 5:

Cuba 27, Panama 2 - Martin Valenzuela goes 4 for 4 with 2 Home Runs and 6 RBI for Team Cuba.

Spoiler

Tuesday, April 5th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 3 0 1 0 8 6 0 5 4 27 20 0 Panama 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .444 0 5 a-J. Méndez PR, LF 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 .667 0 1 M. Valenzuela CF 4 6 4 6 3 0 0 .625 3 17 J. Villa SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .550 0 5 b-D. Lara PH, 3B 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 .750 0 9 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 3 3 4 1 0 1 .550 3 14 c-J. Nava PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .375 0 2 J. Muñóz DH 5 3 3 7 1 0 2 .636 3 16 Á. Valadez 1B, SS 4 2 1 3 2 0 2 .385 1 5 A. Núñez RF 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 .364 0 7 H. Martínez 2B 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 .412 1 9 A. Coutreras C 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 .263 1 9 Totals 42 27 20 26 15 0 18 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for J. Serrea in the 6th b - D. Lara pinch hit for J. Villa in the 8th c - J. Nava pinch hit for Á. Quiñones in the 8th BATTING Doubles: J. Villa (4, 6th Inning off J. García, 0 on, 2 outs) Á. Quiñones (2, 5th Inning off P. Martínez, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Serrea (3, 2nd Inning off A. Vega, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Valenzuela (7, 8th Inning off F. Garza, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Méndez (1, 9th Inning off F. Garza, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: J. Muñóz (1, 3rd Inning off A. Vega, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: Á. Quiñones (3, 6th Inning off J. García, 0 on, 0 outs) Á. Valadez (1, 5th Inning off P. Martínez, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Valenzuela 2 (3, 5th Inning off P. Martínez, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. García, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Muñóz 2 (3, 6th Inning off J. García, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off F. Garza, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Villa 3, H. Martínez, Á. Quiñones 7, Á. Valadez 4, J. Serrea 4, M. Valenzuela 11, J. Muñóz 11, J. Méndez 2, D. Lara, J. Nava 2-out RBI: J. Serrea, M. Valenzuela 2, J. Muñóz Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Quiñones, Á. Valadez, A. Núñez Sac Fly: J. Muñóz, D. Lara Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: M. Valenzuela (3), D. Lara (2) CS: J. Serrea (1), M. Valenzuela (1), A. Núñez (4)	Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 O. Castillo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0 C. Mendoza SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0 J. Rojas CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .313 0 1 S. Vázquez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 J. Cantú DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .111 0 0 M. Pérez 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .200 1 2 L. Olivo RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-A. Ortíz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-J. Barrera 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1 Totals 29 2 2 2 2 3 7 a - A. Ortíz pinch hit for V. Pérez in the 8th b - J. Barrera substituted for A. Ortíz in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Cantú (2, 2nd Inning off J. Bañuelos, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: M. Pérez (1, 2nd Inning off J. Bañuelos, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: M. Pérez 4, J. Cantú 2 2-out RBI: M. Pérez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Pérez Team LOB: 3
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Bañuelos W (1-0) 9.0 2 2 2 2 3 1 107 65 2.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Bañuelos 76 Batters Faced: J. Bañuelos 32 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bañuelos 7-17 Pitches - Strikes: J. Bañuelos 107-65 HB: J. Bañuelos	Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Vega L (0-1) 2.2 3 4 4 5 0 0 44 16 13.50 P. Martínez 2.0 6 8 8 3 0 2 62 29 18.00 J. García 2.1 6 8 8 4 0 3 63 30 22.24 F. Garza 2.0 5 7 7 3 0 1 58 31 24.75 PITCHING Game Score: A. Vega 27 Batters Faced: A. Vega 14, P. Martínez 15, J. García 17, F. Garza 15 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Vega 0-6, P. Martínez 2-3, J. García 4-3, F. Garza 2-4 Pitches - Strikes: A. Vega 44-16, P. Martínez 62-29, J. García 63-30, F. Garza 58-31 Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Martínez 1-0, F. Garza 2-2 WP: P. Martínez HB: P. Martínez, F. Garza
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: M. Valenzuela Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Clear skies (34 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:38 Attendance: 39694

[Alan T]

PIP Day 5:

Mexico 26, Taiwan 0 - Norberto Matos goes 4 for 5 with a double, HR and 7 RBI for team Mexico

Spoiler

Tuesday, April 5th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 Mexico 12 2 0 0 0 7 0 5 X 26 20 0
Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .211 0 0 L. Yang LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 0 X. Huo CF 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .526 0 1 F. Le 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188 0 0 W. Jiang SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .200 0 2 K. Xian 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 0 1 a-Y. Chen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 b-L. Zhào 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 C. Wu C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .176 0 0 F. Zhang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .067 0 0 J. Mi RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 Totals 33 0 9 0 2 5 17 a - Y. Chen pinch hit for K. Xian in the 7th b - L. Zhào substituted for Y. Chen in the 7th BATTING Total Bases: C. Wu 2, F. Le, X. Huo 4, Y. Jia 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mi, F. Zhang, L. Zhào GIDP: K. Xian, L. Yang Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING CS: X. Huo (3) FIELDING Errors: J. Mi 2 (5), L. Zhào (1)	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 .467 0 5 a-J. Ramírez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-M. Aguirre 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N. Matos DH 5 3 4 7 1 0 2 .364 1 8 A. Cardenas 3B 3 3 0 1 3 0 3 .333 0 4 F. García CF 6 3 2 1 1 0 2 .300 0 3 J. Moreno LF 6 3 2 3 1 1 6 .304 0 7 J. Rivera 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .526 0 8 A. Torres C 5 1 1 2 1 0 5 .278 0 5 L. Hernández SS 5 3 2 3 1 1 1 .333 0 6 C. Costello RF 6 4 5 5 0 0 0 .435 1 9 Totals 44 26 20 25 11 2 21 a - J. Ramírez pinch hit for J. Muñóz in the 7th b - M. Aguirre substituted for J. Ramírez in the 8th BATTING Doubles: A. Torres (3, 6th Inning off L. Chia, 2 on, 2 outs) F. García (2, 1st Inning off L. Chia, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Moreno (1, 1st Inning off L. Chia, 2 on, 1 out) N. Matos (1, 1st Inning off L. Chia, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Rivera 2 (2, 1st Inning off L. Chia, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off L. Chia, 3 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: C. Costello (1, 8th Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 3 on, 1 out) N. Matos (1, 1st Inning off L. Chia, 3 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Torres 2, J. Muñóz, L. Hernández 2, F. García 3, J. Moreno 3, C. Costello 8, N. Matos 8, J. Rivera 5 2-out RBI: A. Torres, L. Hernández, J. Moreno, C. Costello, N. Matos, J. Rivera 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Torres, A. Cardenas, L. Hernández, J. Moreno Sac Fly: N. Matos Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Cardenas-Muñóz-Rivera, Hernández-Muñóz-Rivera)
Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Chia L (0-1) 6.1 17 21 19 7 2 1 167 98 27.00 Y. Ts'ong 1.2 3 5 4 4 0 1 48 25 17.00 PITCHING Game Score: L. Chia -46 Batters Faced: L. Chia 45, Y. Ts'ong 14 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Chia 4-13, Y. Ts'ong 4-1 Pitches - Strikes: L. Chia 167-98, Y. Ts'ong 48-25 WP: L. Chia 2, Y. Ts'ong HB: L. Chia 2, Y. Ts'ong	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA G. Ruíz W (1-0) 9.0 9 0 0 2 5 0 139 87 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: G. Ruíz 72 Batters Faced: G. Ruíz 36 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ruíz 12-7 Pitches - Strikes: G. Ruíz 139-87 HB: G. Ruíz
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: N. Matos Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:41 Attendance: 39678

[Alan T]

Great Day for Costello -- 5 Hits
Cristóbal Costello exploded for a barrage of base hits today at Charm Ballpark. The Mexico right fielder had a field day in the 26-0 triumph over the Taiwan, finishing with a 5-6 day and a spot in the league record book.

"My hitting philosophy is pretty simple," he said. "I focus on just seeing the ball and I try to get a good pitch."

Well, Costello must have focused at least 5 times and apparently got some good pitches, too. It was one of his best days ever with the bat.

C. Costello hit an RBI single in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, grounded out in the 7th and hit a GRAND SLAM off Y. Ts'ong in the 8th.

This year Costello is batting .435 with 10 hits, 1 home run, 9 RBIs, no walks, .435 OBP and has scored 7 runs.

[Alan T]

PIP Day 6:

Cuba 6, Panama 1 - Fonseca pitches 8 innings of 5 hit ball, allowing just 1 run to score.

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Wednesday, April 6th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 6 8 0 Panama 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .409 1 8 J. Villa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .458 0 5 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .458 3 14 J. Muñóz DH 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .640 4 17 a-J. Méndez PR, DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1 H. Martínez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .381 1 9 L. Santana 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222 1 1 M. Valenzuela CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .593 3 18 A. Núñez RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .360 0 7 A. Coutreras C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 1 9 Totals 34 6 8 6 1 4 9 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for J. Muñóz in the 7th BATTING Doubles: H. Martínez (3, 9th Inning off P. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: J. Serrea (1, 8th Inning off V. Betancourt, 2 on, 1 out) J. Muñóz (4, 2nd Inning off V. Betancourt, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Santana (1, 5th Inning off V. Betancourt, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Coutreras, H. Martínez 2, J. Serrea 4, M. Valenzuela, J. Muñóz 5, L. Santana 4, A. Núñez 2-out RBI: M. Valenzuela Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Coutreras, Á. Quiñones GIDP: H. Martínez Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING SB: J. Serrea (3), A. Núñez (2) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Quiñones-Martínez-Santana)	Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 J. Barrera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1 C. Mendoza SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .238 0 0 J. Rojas CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 0 1 S. Vázquez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .048 0 0 J. Cantú DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 0 A. Ortíz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 L. Olivo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .059 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 0 1 5 11 BATTING Total Bases: C. Mendoza, S. Vázquez, J. Rojas, J. Barrera, V. Pérez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mendoza, L. Olivo GIDP: S. Vázquez Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Pérez-Mendoza-Barrera)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Fonseca W (2-0) 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 114 72 0.53 J. Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 7 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Fonseca 71 Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 30, J. Herrera 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 9-10, J. Herrera 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 114-72, J. Herrera 15-7 WP: J. Fonseca 2 HB: J. Fonseca	Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA V. Betancourt L (0-2) 7.1 5 5 5 1 4 3 94 62 4.11 P. Cruz 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 23 14 13.50 PITCHING Game Score: V. Betancourt 51 Batters Faced: V. Betancourt 28, P. Cruz 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Betancourt 10-7, P. Cruz 2-3 Pitches - Strikes: V. Betancourt 94-62, P. Cruz 23-14 HB: V. Betancourt
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Fonseca Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Partly Cloudy (33 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:30 Attendance: 39649

[Alan T]

PIP Day 6:

Mexico 6, Taiwan 2- Roman strikes out 12 in 7.1 innings as he gives up only 1 run on 5 hits for the win.

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Wednesday, April 6th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Taiwan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 Mexico 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 6 12 1
Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 0 L. Yang LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .083 0 0 X. Huo CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .524 0 1 F. Le 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .200 0 0 W. Jiang SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .278 1 4 K. Xian 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .118 0 1 C. Wu C 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .143 0 0 F. Zhang 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .105 0 0 J. Mi RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .053 0 0 Totals 30 2 7 2 2 13 19 BATTING Home Runs: W. Jiang (1, 2nd Inning off C. Román, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Mi, F. Le, K. Xian, W. Jiang 5, X. Huo, F. Zhang Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Le GIDP: K. Xian, X. Huo, F. Zhang Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING CS: X. Huo (4) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Jiang-Xian-Le)	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .450 0 5 N. Matos DH 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .444 1 8 J. Moreno LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .308 0 8 A. Cardenas 3B 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .381 1 6 F. García CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 5 .304 0 5 J. Rivera 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 8 .458 0 9 A. Torres C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .238 0 5 L. Hernández SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292 0 6 C. Costello RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .423 1 9 Totals 33 6 12 6 6 0 27 BATTING Doubles: J. Moreno (2, 8th Inning off W. Nan, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: A. Cardenas (1, 4th Inning off W. Nan, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Cardenas 5, J. Muñóz 2, F. García, J. Moreno 2, C. Costello, N. Matos 4, J. Rivera Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Muñóz, L. Hernández, J. Rivera GIDP: J. Rivera Sac Fly: F. García, J. Moreno Team LOB: 13 FIELDING Errors: C. Román (1) Double Plays: 3 (Muñóz-Hernández-Rivera, Hernández-Muñóz-Rivera, Muñóz-Hernández-Rivera)
Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA W. Nan L (0-2) 8.0 12 6 6 6 0 1 146 85 10.24 PITCHING Game Score: W. Nan 28 Batters Faced: W. Nan 42 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Nan 8-15 Pitches - Strikes: W. Nan 146-85 HB: W. Nan	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Román W (2-0) 7.1 5 1 1 2 12 1 99 68 1.17 A. Aguirre 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 8 13.51 R. Rosa SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 8 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: C. Román 74 Batters Faced: C. Román 27, A. Aguirre 5, R. Rosa 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Román 4-3, A. Aguirre 2-0, R. Rosa 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: C. Román 99-68, A. Aguirre 11-8, R. Rosa 13-8 Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rosa 2-0 HB: C. Román, A. Aguirre, R. Rosa
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: C. Román Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:43 Attendance: 39717

[Alan T]

After 6 games, the standings:

Cuba 6-0
Mexico 6-0
Panama 0-6
Taiwan 0-6

We'll continue with more games later!

[Alan T]

PIP Day 7:

Cuba 5, Mexico 2 (10 innings) - After coming in as a pinch runner earlier in the game, Albert Nunez hits a 3 run HR in the bottom of the 10th inning to win for Cuba.

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Thursday, April 7th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Mexico 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 Cuba 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 7 1
Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .417 0 5 N. Matos DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .406 1 8 A. Cardenas 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .308 1 6 F. García CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .357 0 5 J. Moreno LF 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 .258 0 9 J. Rivera 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .444 0 9 A. Torres C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 5 a-M. Heredia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-J. Ramírez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Hernández SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .321 0 7 C. Costello RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .379 1 9 Totals 38 2 9 2 1 6 15 a - M. Heredia pinch hit for A. Torres in the 9th b - J. Ramírez substituted for M. Heredia in the 9th BATTING Doubles: F. García (3, 8th Inning off I. Dávila, 0 on, 2 outs) Triples: F. García (1, 2nd Inning off I. Dávila, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Torres, J. Muñóz, L. Hernández 2, F. García 6, N. Matos, J. Rivera Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Muñóz, J. Moreno, N. Matos 2 GIDP: A. Torres, J. Rivera Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Errors: L. Hernández (2) Double Plays: 2 (Hernández-Muñóz-Rivera, Hernández-Muñóz-Rivera)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .385 1 8 J. Villa SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .429 0 5 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .393 3 14 J. Muñóz DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .630 4 18 a-A. Núñez PR, DH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .385 1 10 H. Martínez 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .440 1 9 L. Santana 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .167 1 2 b-Á. Valadez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 1 5 M. Valenzuela CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .533 3 18 J. Méndez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1 A. Coutreras C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 1 9 c-D. Lara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 9 d-G. González C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 Totals 32 5 7 5 6 4 15 a - A. Núñez pinch ran for J. Muñóz in the 8th b - Á. Valadez substituted for L. Santana in the 9th c - D. Lara pinch hit for A. Coutreras in the 9th d - G. González substituted for D. Lara in the 10th BATTING Doubles: H. Martínez (4, 8th Inning off P. Rodríguez, 1 on, 2 outs) Triples: H. Martínez (1, 4th Inning off P. Rodríguez, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: A. Núñez (1, 10th Inning off R. Rosa, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Villa, H. Martínez 6, J. Serrea, J. Muñóz, A. Núñez 4 2-out RBI: J. Muñóz Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela, L. Santana 2 GIDP: J. Villa, J. Méndez Sac Bunt: J. Villa Sac Fly: L. Santana Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: J. Villa (3) FIELDING Errors: J. Villa (2) Double Plays: 2 (Martínez-Villa-Santana, Villa-Martínez-Santana)
Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Rodríguez 8.0 5 2 2 4 4 0 115 66 1.06 R. Rosa L (0-1) 1.1 2 3 3 2 0 1 24 15 8.10 PITCHING Game Score: P. Rodríguez 64 Batters Faced: P. Rodríguez 33, R. Rosa 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Rodríguez 9-10, R. Rosa 3-0 Pitches - Strikes: P. Rodríguez 115-66, R. Rosa 24-15	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA I. Dávila 8.2 9 2 2 1 4 0 122 78 1.02 T. Espinosa W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 10 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: I. Dávila 61 Batters Faced: I. Dávila 37, T. Espinosa 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Dávila 13-7, T. Espinosa 0-2 Pitches - Strikes: I. Dávila 122-78, T. Espinosa 13-10 Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Espinosa 3-0 HB: I. Dávila 2
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: A. Núñez Ballpark: Assasins Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:46 Attendance: 39705

[Alan T]

PIP Day 7:

Taiwan 2, Panama 0 - Zuniga pitches a complete game, allowing only 2 runs on 7 hits but his offense completely abandons him as Wang Nan goes 6.1 innings of 2-hit scoreless ball for Taiwan.

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Thursday, April 7th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Taiwan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0 L. Yang LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .138 0 0 X. Huo CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .538 0 2 F. Le 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .174 0 1 W. Jiang SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .250 1 4 K. Xian 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 1 C. Wu C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .160 0 0 F. Zhang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .087 0 0 J. Mi RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .087 0 0 Totals 32 2 7 2 3 6 21 BATTING Doubles: X. Huo (3, 5th Inning off J. Zúñiga, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: L. Yang 2, C. Wu, J. Mi, X. Huo 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Le, F. Zhang, W. Jiang 2 GIDP: K. Xian, F. Zhang Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING SB: X. Huo 2 (4)	Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 O. Castillo C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0 a-M. Pérez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2 C. Mendoza SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0 J. Rojas CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 1 S. Vázquez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .042 0 0 J. Cantú DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 0 J. Barrera 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1 L. Olivo RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .100 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .050 0 0 Totals 29 0 2 0 1 0 5 a - M. Pérez pinch hit for O. Castillo in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: L. Olivo, J. Barrera Team LOB: 3 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Pérez-Mendoza-Barrera, Mendoza-Pérez-Barrera)
Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA W. Nan W (1-2) 6.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 61 41 6.19 Y. Ts'ong SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 14 13.12 PITCHING Game Score: W. Nan 68 Batters Faced: W. Nan 22, Y. Ts'ong 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Nan 8-11, Y. Ts'ong 4-4 Pitches - Strikes: W. Nan 61-41, Y. Ts'ong 23-14	Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Zúñiga L (0-2) 9.0 7 2 2 3 6 0 136 87 2.81 PITCHING Game Score: J. Zúñiga 68 Batters Faced: J. Zúñiga 39 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zúñiga 11-8 Pitches - Strikes: J. Zúñiga 136-87 HB: J. Zúñiga 4 Balk: J. Zúñiga
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: W. Nan Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Partly Cloudy (38 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:10 Attendance: 39799

[Alan T]

PIP day 8:

Cuba 7, Mexico 6- Cuba scores 5 runs in the bottom of the 8th to come back to win. Felix Garcia goes 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI in the loss for Mexico

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Friday, April 8th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mexico 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 8 0 Cuba 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 X 7 7 0
Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 .407 1 6 N. Matos DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .389 1 8 A. Cardenas 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276 1 6 F. García CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .394 0 8 J. Moreno LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .278 1 11 J. Rivera 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .400 0 9 A. Torres C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .222 0 5 L. Hernández SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .313 0 7 C. Costello RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .333 1 9 Totals 34 6 8 6 7 9 22 BATTING Doubles: F. García 2 (5, 1st Inning off E. Mireles, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off E. Mireles, 3 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: J. Muñóz (1, 3rd Inning off E. Mireles, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Moreno (1, 9th Inning off J. Herrera, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Muñóz 4, L. Hernández, F. García 5, J. Moreno 5, N. Matos 2-out RBI: J. Moreno Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Muñóz, L. Hernández, C. Costello, J. Rivera Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING CS: J. Muñóz (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 3 (Hernández-Muñóz-Rivera, Hernández-Muñóz-Rivera, Rivera-Hernández-Álvarez)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .345 1 8 J. Villa SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .438 0 5 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .375 3 14 J. Muñóz DH 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .607 4 19 a-J. Méndez PR, DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1 H. Martínez 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .407 1 9 L. Santana 1B 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .200 2 5 b-Á. Valadez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 1 5 M. Valenzuela CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 .531 3 19 A. Núñez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .367 1 10 A. Coutreras C 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .222 1 10 Totals 26 7 7 6 8 4 20 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for J. Muñóz in the 6th b - Á. Valadez substituted for L. Santana in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Villa (5, 1st Inning off J. Álvarez, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Núñez (6, 8th Inning off C. Gutiérrez, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: J. Méndez (1, 8th Inning off J. Álvarez, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: L. Santana (2, 8th Inning off C. Gutiérrez, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Villa 3, Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela, L. Santana 4, A. Núñez 2, J. Méndez 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Martínez, A. Núñez GIDP: J. Villa, M. Valenzuela, A. Núñez Sac Fly: A. Coutreras, M. Valenzuela Team LOB: 9
Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Álvarez 7.1 4 4 4 8 4 0 129 70 2.76 C. Gutiérrez L (0-1)BS (1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 10 81.08 A. Aguirre 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Álvarez 50 Batters Faced: J. Álvarez 32, C. Gutiérrez 4, A. Aguirre 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Álvarez 8-7, C. Gutiérrez 0-1, A. Aguirre 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Álvarez 129-70, C. Gutiérrez 11-10, A. Aguirre 2-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gutiérrez 2-2, A. Aguirre 1-1 HB: J. Álvarez Balk: A. Aguirre	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Mireles 6.0 6 4 4 5 6 1 111 59 3.00 T. Espinosa W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 30 18 0.00 J. Herrera SV (1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 12 10 9.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Mireles 45 Batters Faced: E. Mireles 29, T. Espinosa 8, J. Herrera 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mireles 8-3, T. Espinosa 1-4, J. Herrera 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: E. Mireles 111-59, T. Espinosa 30-18, J. Herrera 12-10 HB: E. Mireles
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: F. García Ballpark: Assasins Ballpark Weather: Rain (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 2:05 pm Time: 3:05 Attendance: 40164

[Alan T]

PIP Day 8:

Panama 2, Taiwan 0 (13 innings) - Ning Liao pitches 11 innings, giving up just 1 run on 7 hits for Taiwan and ends up with a no-decision. Secondbaseman Keung Xian went 4 for 5 on the day with 2 RBI for Taiwan as well.

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Friday, April 8th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E Taiwan 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2 Panama 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 1
Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 6 0 1 0 1 0 5 .167 0 0 L. Yang LF 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 .139 0 0 X. Huo CF 5 2 2 0 1 0 2 .516 0 2 F. Le 1B 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 .148 0 1 W. Jiang SS 4 0 1 0 2 0 3 .250 1 4 K. Xian 2B 5 0 4 2 1 0 1 .240 0 3 C. Wu C 5 0 0 1 0 0 7 .133 0 1 F. Zhang 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 .107 0 0 J. Mi RF 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .103 0 0 Totals 47 3 11 3 8 2 25 BATTING Doubles: X. Huo (4, 4th Inning off M. Méndez, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Jia (2, 13th Inning off P. Martínez, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Mi, K. Xian 4, W. Jiang, X. Huo 3, L. Yang, Y. Jia 2, F. Zhang 2-out RBI: K. Xian Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wu, W. Jiang, X. Huo, L. Yang 2, Y. Jia GIDP: C. Wu, W. Jiang, Y. Jia Sac Fly: C. Wu Team LOB: 14 BASERUNNING SB: X. Huo (5) FIELDING Errors: N. Liao (1), F. Zhang (1) Double Plays: 1 (Liao-Xian-Le)	Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1 J. Barrera 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1 a-M. Pérez PH, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 1 2 C. Mendoza SS 3 2 1 1 3 0 0 .214 1 1 J. Rojas CF 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 .286 1 3 S. Vázquez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .069 0 0 J. Cantú DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 0 0 V. González C 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 L. Olivo RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .160 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .042 0 0 Totals 43 5 8 4 3 0 19 a - M. Pérez pinch hit for J. Barrera in the 7th BATTING Doubles: S. Vázquez (1, 8th Inning off N. Liao, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: C. Mendoza (1, 1st Inning off N. Liao, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Rojas (1, 13th Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. Mendoza 4, S. Vázquez 2, J. Rojas 5, L. Olivo 2, J. Cantú, J. Barrera 2-out RBI: C. Mendoza Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Vázquez 2, J. Cantú, M. Pérez GIDP: V. Pérez Sac Fly: J. Román Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: S. Vázquez (1) Double Plays: 3 (Mendoza-Barrera, Mendoza-Pérez-Barrera, López-Mendoza-Pérez)
Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA N. Liao 11.0 7 3 1 2 0 1 159 103 8.15 Y. Ts'ong L (0-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 20 12 13.50 PITCHING Game Score: N. Liao 73 Batters Faced: N. Liao 43, Y. Ts'ong 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Liao 10-22, Y. Ts'ong 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: N. Liao 159-103, Y. Ts'ong 20-12 HB: N. Liao, Y. Ts'ong	Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Méndez 6.2 7 3 2 7 2 0 125 63 6.48 J. López 5.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 66 40 17.05 P. Martínez W (1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 15.43 PITCHING Game Score: M. Méndez 45 Batters Faced: M. Méndez 33, J. López 20, P. Martínez 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Méndez 6-10, J. López 8-8, P. Martínez 2-0 Pitches - Strikes: M. Méndez 125-63, J. López 66-40, P. Martínez 12-8 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. López 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: N. Liao Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Clear skies (35 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:47 Attendance: 39945

[Alan T]

PIP Day 9:

Cuba 6, Mexico 3 - Jose Munoz and Luis Santana both have Home runs in the game for Cuba.

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Saturday, April 9th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mexico 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 Cuba 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 X 6 11 0
Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .367 1 6 N. Matos DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .375 1 8 J. Moreno LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 1 12 A. Cardenas 3B 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 .313 1 8 F. García CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .361 0 8 J. Rivera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .382 0 9 A. Torres C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 0 5 L. Hernández SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 0 7 C. Costello RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 1 9 Totals 30 3 6 3 1 10 9 BATTING Doubles: J. Moreno (3, 9th Inning off F. Borges, 1 on, 0 outs) N. Matos (2, 9th Inning off F. Borges, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Rivera (3, 5th Inning off F. Borges, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Cardenas 2, J. Moreno 3, N. Matos 2, J. Rivera 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Torres, C. Costello GIDP: F. García Sac Fly: A. Cardenas Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING CS: F. García (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Cardenas-Muñóz-Rivera)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .344 1 8 J. Villa SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .405 0 5 Á. Quiñones 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 3 14 J. Muñóz DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .545 5 20 H. Martínez 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .414 1 9 L. Santana 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .316 3 8 M. Valenzuela CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .514 3 20 A. Núñez RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .394 1 10 A. Coutreras C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .233 1 11 Totals 33 6 11 6 5 2 15 BATTING Doubles: A. Coutreras (2, 4th Inning off N. Ontiveros, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Villa (6, 8th Inning off L. Alejándrez, 0 on, 1 out) J. Serrea (4, 3rd Inning off N. Ontiveros, 0 on, 1 out) A. Núñez (7, 5th Inning off S. Gonzáles, 0 on, 2 outs) Triples: L. Santana (1, 4th Inning off N. Ontiveros, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: J. Muñóz (5, 5th Inning off N. Ontiveros, 0 on, 1 out) L. Santana (3, 5th Inning off N. Ontiveros, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Coutreras 2, J. Villa 2, H. Martínez, J. Serrea 2, M. Valenzuela, J. Muñóz 4, L. Santana 8, A. Núñez 3 2-out RBI: A. Coutreras Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Villa 2, Á. Quiñones, J. Muñóz, A. Núñez GIDP: A. Coutreras Sac Fly: M. Valenzuela Team LOB: 11 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Villa-Martínez-Santana)
Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA N. Ontiveros L (0-1) 4.1 7 6 6 3 2 2 85 50 8.71 S. Gonzáles 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 41 21 0.00 L. Alejándrez 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: N. Ontiveros 24 Batters Faced: N. Ontiveros 24, S. Gonzáles 10, L. Alejándrez 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ontiveros 6-5, S. Gonzáles 4-2, L. Alejándrez 3-1 Pitches - Strikes: N. Ontiveros 85-50, S. Gonzáles 41-21, L. Alejándrez 17-12 Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Alejándrez 1-0 HB: N. Ontiveros	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Borges W (2-0) 8.0 6 3 3 1 9 0 115 78 1.59 J. Herrera SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 6.00 PITCHING Game Score: F. Borges 66 Batters Faced: F. Borges 31, J. Herrera 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Borges 6-8, J. Herrera 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: F. Borges 115-78, J. Herrera 4-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Herrera 1-0 HB: F. Borges
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: L. Santana Ballpark: Assasins Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 1:05 pm Time: 2:42 Attendance: 39624

[Alan T]

PIP Day 9:

Taiwan 13, Panama 3- Yu-bao Jia goes 2 for 4 with 2 HR, 4 RBI, Wen Jiang goes 3 for 4 with a HR and 4 RBI and Fa-tang Le after having only 4 hits so far the entire PIP, gets a 4 hit day today to raise his batting avg from .158 to .258.

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Saturday, April 9th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Taiwan 1 1 2 0 2 1 4 0 2 13 17 2 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 2
Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI X. Huo CF 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 .500 0 2 L. Yang LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .171 0 0 a-S. Hao PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1 b-K. Kau LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 F. Le 1B 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 .258 0 3 Y. Jia DH 4 2 2 4 1 0 3 .206 2 4 W. Jiang SS 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 .321 2 8 K. Xian 2B 6 0 2 1 0 0 6 .258 0 4 C. Wu C 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 0 1 F. Zhang 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .152 0 0 J. Mi RF 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .088 0 0 Totals 44 13 17 12 5 0 23 a - S. Hao pinch hit for L. Yang in the 9th b - K. Kau substituted for S. Hao in the 9th BATTING Doubles: F. Le (1, 7th Inning off J. López, 2 on, 2 outs) L. Yang (1, 6th Inning off P. Cruz, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: X. Huo (1, 9th Inning off J. López, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: W. Jiang (2, 3rd Inning off J. Ortíz, 1 on, 1 out) Y. Jia 2 (2, 5th Inning off J. Ortíz, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. López, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Le 5, K. Xian 2, W. Jiang 6, X. Huo 4, L. Yang 3, Y. Jia 8, F. Zhang 2 2-out RBI: F. Le, W. Jiang, Y. Jia Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wu, J. Mi, K. Xian GIDP: C. Wu Sac Fly: S. Hao Team LOB: 13 FIELDING Errors: J. Mi (6), F. Le (1) Double Plays: 1 (Shaw-Xian-Le)	Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1 O. Castillo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 0 0 C. Mendoza SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .226 2 2 J. Rojas CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .323 1 4 S. Vázquez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .091 0 0 J. Cantú DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .121 0 0 a-M. Pérez PR, DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 1 2 J. Barrera 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .360 0 1 L. Olivo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .138 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .037 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 2 3 0 16 a - M. Pérez pinch ran for J. Cantú in the 7th BATTING Doubles: J. Rojas (1, 6th Inning off M. Shaw, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: C. Mendoza (2, 8th Inning off M. Shaw, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. Mendoza 4, S. Vázquez, J. Rojas 3, J. Cantú, J. Barrera 2 2-out RBI: C. Mendoza, J. Rojas Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Vázquez 2, M. Pérez GIDP: V. Pérez Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: C. Mendoza (2), L. Olivo (2) Double Plays: 1 (Mendoza-Pérez-Barrera)
Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Shaw W (1-1) 9.0 7 3 1 3 0 1 113 70 2.57 PITCHING Game Score: M. Shaw 62 Batters Faced: M. Shaw 37 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shaw 8-18 Pitches - Strikes: M. Shaw 113-70 WP: M. Shaw	Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Ortíz L (0-2) 4.0 8 6 5 1 0 2 70 47 15.63 P. Cruz 2.1 4 3 1 2 0 0 61 34 9.53 J. López 2.2 5 4 2 2 0 1 48 28 14.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Ortíz 23 Batters Faced: J. Ortíz 22, P. Cruz 15, J. López 15 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ortíz 4-8, P. Cruz 4-3, J. López 4-3 Pitches - Strikes: J. Ortíz 70-47, P. Cruz 61-34, J. López 48-28 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. López 2-2 WP: J. Ortíz HB: P. Cruz, J. López
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: Y. Jia Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph Start Time: 1:05 pm Time: 3:02 Attendance: 39908

[Alan T]

After 9 days of PIP play:

Cuba 9-0 (Magic # 3)
Mexico 6-3 (Magic #6)
Taiwan 2-7
Panama 1-8

[Chief Rum]

Even playing bare minimum teams like Panama and Taiwan, I get the sense Cuba is pretty dern good this year.

[EddieK]

They have to otherwise this man will kill them

[Alan T]

PIP Day 10:

Mexico 18, Panama 1- Norberto Matos goes 5 for 7 with 3 doubles, a Home Run and 3 RBI and Jesus Rivera goes 3 for 4 with a HR and 4 RBI in the win for Mexico.

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Sunday, April 10th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mexico 5 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 2 18 19 0 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 3
Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .412 1 7 a-J. Ramírez PH 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 b-M. Aguirre 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 N. Matos DH 7 3 5 3 0 0 3 .426 2 11 J. Moreno LF 6 2 2 3 1 0 3 .304 1 15 A. Cardenas 3B 4 3 2 0 3 0 2 .333 1 8 F. García CF 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 .333 0 8 J. Rivera 1B 4 3 3 4 1 0 1 .421 1 13 A. Torres C 4 1 2 3 2 0 2 .235 0 8 L. Hernández SS 5 0 1 1 1 0 7 .275 0 8 C. Costello RF 6 1 1 0 0 0 8 .286 1 9 Totals 45 18 19 15 12 0 31 a - J. Ramírez pinch hit for J. Muñóz in the 7th b - M. Aguirre substituted for J. Ramírez in the 7th BATTING Doubles: A. Torres 2 (5, 6th Inning off J. García, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off F. Garza, 3 on, 0 outs) J. Muñóz (4, 2nd Inning off A. Padilla, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Moreno (4, 7th Inning off J. García, 2 on, 0 outs) N. Matos 3 (5, 1st Inning off A. Vega, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Padilla, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. García, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: N. Matos (2, 9th Inning off F. Garza, 1 on, 1 out) J. Rivera (1, 6th Inning off J. García, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Torres 4, A. Cardenas 2, J. Muñóz 4, L. Hernández, J. Moreno 3, C. Costello, N. Matos 11, J. Rivera 6 2-out RBI: J. Muñóz Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Hernández, F. García, J. Moreno, C. Costello 3, N. Matos GIDP: A. Cardenas, L. Hernández Team LOB: 14 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (García-Torres)	Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .025 0 1 O. Castillo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .071 0 0 C. Mendoza SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .265 2 2 J. Rojas CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .353 1 5 c-E. Ramírez PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Vázquez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .135 0 0 J. Cantú DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .108 0 0 M. Pérez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 1 2 L. Olivo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .069 0 0 a-A. Ortíz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-J. Barrera 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 0 1 Totals 34 1 8 1 2 2 13 a - A. Ortíz pinch hit for V. Pérez in the 7th b - J. Barrera substituted for A. Ortíz in the 8th c - E. Ramírez pinch hit for J. Rojas in the 8th BATTING Doubles: C. Mendoza (1, 4th Inning off G. Ruíz, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. Mendoza 3, S. Vázquez 2, J. Rojas 2, J. Román, V. Pérez 2-out RBI: J. Rojas Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Cantú 3 Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: L. Olivo (3), J. Román (1), J. Barrera (2) Double Plays: 2 (Pérez-Mendoza-Pérez, Vázquez-Pérez-Pérez) PB: O. Castillo
Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA G. Ruíz W (2-0) 8.0 8 1 1 2 2 0 104 64 0.53 M. González 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: G. Ruíz 62 Batters Faced: G. Ruíz 33, M. González 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ruíz 13-8, M. González 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: G. Ruíz 104-64, M. González 12-6 WP: G. Ruíz	Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Vega L (0-2) 0.2 4 5 4 2 0 0 34 18 21.60 A. Padilla 3.1 4 1 1 3 0 0 61 34 8.22 J. García 2.0 6 9 9 6 0 1 64 30 27.00 F. Garza 3.0 5 3 3 1 0 1 50 31 18.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Vega 16 Batters Faced: A. Vega 8, A. Padilla 16, J. García 18, F. Garza 16 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Vega 1-0, A. Padilla 3-6, J. García 0-6, F. Garza 1-8 Pitches - Strikes: A. Vega 34-18, A. Padilla 61-34, J. García 64-30, F. Garza 50-31 Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Padilla 1-0, J. García 1-1, F. Garza 3-3 WP: A. Padilla HB: A. Vega
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: N. Matos Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph Start Time: 2:05 pm Time: 3:26 Attendance: 39888

[Alan T]

PIP Day 10:

Cuba 7, Taiwan 4 - Taiwan pitcher Bo Go holds Cuba to only 4 runs until Team Cuba scores 3 in the 9th to win the game and avoid an upset.

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Sunday, April 10th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 9 0 Taiwan 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 4
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333 1 10 a-J. Méndez PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1 b-H. Martínez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .433 1 9 c-L. Santana LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 3 8 M. Valenzuela CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .513 3 20 J. Villa SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .390 0 5 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .317 3 14 J. Muñóz DH 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 .528 5 22 Á. Valadez 1B 4 0 0 1 1 0 6 .294 1 6 A. Núñez RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .405 1 11 D. Lara 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .500 0 9 A. Coutreras C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 1 11 Totals 35 7 9 6 5 0 23 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for J. Serrea in the 6th b - H. Martínez pinch hit for J. Méndez in the 9th c - L. Santana substituted for H. Martínez in the 9th BATTING Doubles: A. Núñez (8, 2nd Inning off B. Go, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Villa, Á. Quiñones, J. Serrea, M. Valenzuela 2, J. Muñóz, A. Núñez 3, H. Martínez 2-out RBI: J. Serrea Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Valadez, M. Valenzuela, J. Muñóz, A. Núñez GIDP: D. Lara Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING SB: D. Lara (3), M. Valenzuela (4), A. Núñez (3)	Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .205 2 5 L. Yang LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .156 0 0 X. Huo CF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .538 0 3 F. Le 1B 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .242 0 4 W. Jiang SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .323 2 9 K. Xian 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .257 0 4 C. Wu C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 0 1 F. Zhang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .135 0 0 J. Mi RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .105 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 4 2 5 15 BATTING Doubles: X. Huo (5, 5th Inning off J. Bañuelos, 1 on, 1 out) Y. Jia (3, 5th Inning off J. Bañuelos, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: J. Mi, K. Xian, W. Jiang, X. Huo 4, Y. Jia 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Zhang 2 Sac Fly: F. Le Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: X. Huo (6) FIELDING Errors: J. Mi 3 (9), F. Zhang (2) Double Plays: 2 (Jiang-Xian-Le, Xian-Jiang)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Bañuelos 6.0 5 4 4 2 5 0 107 71 3.60 T. Espinosa 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 23 0.00 O. García W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0.00 J. Torres SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Bañuelos 49 Batters Faced: J. Bañuelos 27, T. Espinosa 6, O. García 2, J. Torres 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bañuelos 2-11, T. Espinosa 0-4, O. García 0-2, J. Torres 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: J. Bañuelos 107-71, T. Espinosa 33-23, O. García 8-5, J. Torres 14-9 Inherited Runners - Scored: O. García 1-0 HB: J. Bañuelos 2 Balk: O. García	Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Go L (0-2) 9.0 9 7 5 5 0 0 149 89 4.67 PITCHING Game Score: B. Go 40 Batters Faced: B. Go 43 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Go 9-15 Pitches - Strikes: B. Go 149-89 HB: B. Go 3
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: X. Huo Ballpark: Edge Ballpark Weather: Cloudy (25 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:09 Attendance: 39984

[Alan T]

PIP Awards Player of the Week Trophy
There's nothing like being in the prime of your baseball career -- and playing like it. Just ask Martín Valenzuela, the Cuba center fielder, who swung a sweet bat all week to not only aid his team, but also pick up the Play-in POOL Player of the Week honors.

Valenzuela piled up 12 hits in 24 at-bats, 3 home runs and 16 RBIs while hitting .500.

[Alan T]

PIP Day 11:

Cuba 29, Taiwan 0 - Fonseca strikes out 13 in a 2-hit shut out for Cuba while Jose Munoz goes 2 for 4 with 2 Home Runs, 6 RBI and 5 runs scored.

Cuba clinches a spot in the WBC with this win.

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Monday, April 11th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 7 2 0 9 0 0 4 6 1 29 23 1 Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 5 3 3 0 2 0 2 .366 1 10 J. Villa SS 5 3 1 2 3 0 6 .370 0 7 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 4 3 5 3 0 3 .356 3 19 J. Muñóz DH 4 5 2 6 3 0 5 .525 7 28 H. Martínez 2B 5 3 2 2 2 0 0 .429 1 11 L. Santana 1B 6 3 2 5 1 0 2 .320 4 13 M. Valenzuela CF 5 4 5 3 2 0 0 .568 3 23 A. Núñez RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .400 1 11 a-D. Lara PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 9 b-J. Méndez PR, RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 1 A. Coutreras C 5 2 3 2 1 0 2 .256 1 13 c-Á. Valadez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 7 d-G. González C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 Totals 45 29 23 26 19 0 24 a - D. Lara pinch hit for A. Núñez in the 7th b - J. Méndez pinch ran for D. Lara in the 7th c - Á. Valadez pinch hit for A. Coutreras in the 9th d - G. González substituted for Á. Valadez in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Villa (7, 7th Inning off W. Nan, 1 on, 2 outs) Á. Quiñones 2 (4, 7th Inning off K. Cui, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Cui, 3 on, 2 outs) J. Serrea (5, 1st Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Valenzuela 2 (9, 1st Inning off L. Chia, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Cui, 0 on, 1 out) L. Santana (2, 4th Inning off N. Liao, 1 on, 0 outs) Á. Valadez (1, 9th Inning off K. Cui, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Muñóz 2 (7, 7th Inning off K. Cui, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Cui, 2 on, 2 outs) L. Santana (4, 4th Inning off N. Liao, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Coutreras 3, J. Villa 2, H. Martínez 2, Á. Quiñones 5, A. Núñez, J. Serrea 4, M. Valenzuela 7, J. Muñóz 8, L. Santana 6, Á. Valadez 2 2-out RBI: J. Villa, Á. Quiñones 2, M. Valenzuela, J. Muñóz 2, L. Santana, Á. Valadez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Villa 2, A. Núñez, J. Muñóz GIDP: J. Villa, J. Muñóz, L. Santana Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING SB: M. Valenzuela (5) CS: A. Núñez (5), M. Valenzuela (2) FIELDING Errors: Á. Quiñones (1) Double Plays: 1 (Fonseca-Villa-Santana)	Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .190 2 5 L. Yang LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .146 0 0 c-L. Zhào PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 d-K. Kau LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 X. Huo CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .524 0 3 F. Le 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235 0 4 W. Jiang SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 2 9 a-Y. Chen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-H. Ji SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 K. Xian 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 0 4 C. Wu C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .114 0 1 F. Zhang 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0 J. Mi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .098 0 0 Totals 29 0 2 0 1 13 17 a - Y. Chen pinch hit for W. Jiang in the 7th b - H. Ji substituted for Y. Chen in the 8th c - L. Zhào pinch hit for L. Yang in the 8th d - K. Kau substituted for L. Zhào in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: C. Wu, X. Huo Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Xian, H. Ji GIDP: K. Xian Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: X. Huo (7) FIELDING Errors: F. Zhang (3) Double Plays: 3 (Jiang-Le, Xian-Le, Jiang-Xian-Le) PB: C. Wu
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Fonseca W (3-0) 9.0 2 0 0 1 13 0 138 94 0.35 PITCHING Game Score: J. Fonseca 95 Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 35 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 6-7 Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 138-94 HB: J. Fonseca 5	Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Chia L (0-2) 0.0 3 7 5 3 0 0 43 23 34.11 Y. Ts'ong 3.0 5 3 3 5 0 0 65 32 12.64 N. Liao 1.0 6 8 8 5 0 1 61 29 11.57 W. Nan 2.2 1 2 2 4 0 0 64 31 6.27 K. Cui 2.1 8 9 9 2 0 2 58 35 34.72 PITCHING Game Score: L. Chia 9 Batters Faced: L. Chia 7, Y. Ts'ong 16, N. Liao 13, W. Nan 11, K. Cui 18 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Chia 0-0, Y. Ts'ong 4-2, N. Liao 0-2, W. Nan 2-4, K. Cui 2-5 Pitches - Strikes: L. Chia 43-23, Y. Ts'ong 65-32, N. Liao 61-29, W. Nan 64-31, K. Cui 58-35 Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ts'ong 1-1, N. Liao 1-1, W. Nan 1-0, K. Cui 2-2 WP: K. Cui HB: K. Cui Balk: N. Liao
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Muñóz Ballpark: Edge Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (33 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 4:28 Attendance: 39886

[Alan T]

Fonseca Shackles Taiwan
The Taiwan can take comfort in knowing that they will not have to face Jorge Fonseca again for a while. The 26-year-old hurler pitched a 2-hit shutout to help the Cuba beat Taiwan 29-0. In the process, Fonseca struck out 13 and walked 1.

[Alan T]

5-5 Day for Valenzuela
5 hits in a game doesn't happen every day. Cuba's Martín Valenzuela had a very special day against the Taiwan when everything came together for him and he did just that -- collected 5 hits in 5 at-bats -- and led the Cuba to a 29-0 win at Assasins Ballpark.

"I'm just out there to try and help the team win," Valenzuela said after the game, "I had some real good at-bats today. I made good, solid contact and luckily no one caught 'em."

M. Valenzuela hit a two-run double in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, walked in the 4th, singled in the 4th, walked in the 6th, singled in the 8th and doubled in the 9th.

In 11 games this season Valenzuela has batted at a .568 pace with 25 hits and 3 home runs.

[Alan T]

PIP Day 11:

Mexico 17, Panama 2 - Betancourt gives up 5 runs in just a hair more than 6 innings, but Panama relief give up an additional 12 runs after he leaves.

Spoiler

Monday, April 11th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mexico 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 3 4 17 18 1 Panama 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .432 1 7 a-J. Ramírez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1 b-M. Aguirre 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 N. Matos DH 5 2 1 2 2 1 3 .404 2 13 A. Cardenas 3B 5 3 3 4 1 0 6 .366 2 12 F. García CF 5 1 1 0 1 1 5 .318 0 8 J. Moreno LF 4 3 2 1 2 0 3 .320 1 16 J. Rivera 1B 3 3 2 0 3 1 1 .439 1 13 A. Torres C 6 2 2 5 0 4 7 .250 0 13 L. Hernández SS 6 1 2 2 0 1 3 .283 0 10 C. Costello RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .277 1 10 Totals 44 17 18 16 10 10 33 a - J. Ramírez pinch hit for J. Muñóz in the 8th b - M. Aguirre substituted for J. Ramírez in the 8th BATTING Doubles: A. Torres (6, 8th Inning off P. Martínez, 2 on, 0 outs) Triples: A. Torres (1, 9th Inning off P. Martínez, 3 on, 1 out) Home Runs: A. Cardenas (2, 7th Inning off P. Martínez, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Torres 5, A. Cardenas 6, J. Muñóz 2, L. Hernández 2, F. García, J. Moreno 2, C. Costello, N. Matos, J. Rivera 2, J. Ramírez, M. Aguirre 2-out RBI: A. Cardenas, N. Matos, J. Ramírez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Torres, A. Cardenas, F. García, J. Moreno Sac Fly: A. Cardenas, C. Costello Team LOB: 13 BASERUNNING SB: A. Cardenas (1), F. García 2 (2) FIELDING Errors: F. García (1) Double Plays: 2 (Román-Muñóz-Rivera, Hernández-Muñóz-Rivera)	Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .045 0 1 O. Castillo C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .063 0 0 C. Mendoza SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .278 2 2 J. Rojas CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .351 2 7 S. Vázquez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .122 0 0 J. Cantú DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0 J. Barrera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310 0 1 L. Olivo RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .139 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .063 0 0 Totals 29 2 5 2 2 10 10 BATTING Home Runs: J. Rojas (2, 4th Inning off C. Román, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. Mendoza, J. Rojas 4, L. Olivo, J. Cantú, J. Román 2-out RBI: J. Rojas Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Pérez GIDP: S. Vázquez, V. Pérez Team LOB: 4 FIELDING Errors: V. Betancourt (1)
Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Román W (3-0) 8.1 5 2 2 2 10 1 112 73 1.52 R. Rosa 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 6.75 PITCHING Game Score: C. Román 73 Batters Faced: C. Román 30, R. Rosa 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Román 5-7, R. Rosa 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: C. Román 112-73, R. Rosa 7-5 Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rosa 1-0 HB: C. Román	Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA V. Betancourt L (0-3) 6.1 9 7 5 5 10 0 127 79 4.98 P. Martínez 2.0 7 10 10 4 0 1 61 34 24.30 A. Padilla 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 18 8 7.56 PITCHING Game Score: V. Betancourt 36 Batters Faced: V. Betancourt 35, P. Martínez 17, A. Padilla 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Betancourt 3-6, P. Martínez 0-6, A. Padilla 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: V. Betancourt 127-79, P. Martínez 61-34, A. Padilla 18-8 Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Martínez 3-3, A. Padilla 1-1 WP: V. Betancourt, P. Martínez HB: V. Betancourt
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: A. Cardenas Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Rain (42 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:24 Attendance: 39912

[Alan T]

PIP Day 12:

Cuba 31, Taiwan 2 - Julio Serrea goes 2 for 4 with a HR, 5 RBI and 6 Runs scored in the win for Cuba.

Spoiler

Tuesday, April 12th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 1 4 13 1 1 0 9 1 1 31 22 0 Taiwan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea LF 4 6 2 5 4 0 1 .378 2 15 J. Villa SS 6 3 4 2 3 0 3 .404 0 9 Á. Quiñones 3B 5 2 0 2 2 0 5 .320 3 21 J. Muñóz DH 3 2 3 3 3 0 0 .558 7 31 a-J. Méndez PR 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 .273 0 2 c-J. Nava 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 2 H. Martínez 2B 8 2 2 2 0 0 10 .395 1 13 L. Santana 1B 4 3 2 3 3 0 0 .345 4 16 b-D. Lara PR, DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .462 0 9 M. Valenzuela CF 7 4 5 3 1 0 1 .588 3 26 A. Núñez RF 4 5 2 3 4 0 3 .409 2 14 A. Coutreras C 4 3 2 3 2 0 5 .279 1 16 Totals 47 31 22 27 22 0 34 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for J. Muñóz in the 7th b - D. Lara pinch ran for L. Santana in the 7th c - J. Nava substituted for J. Méndez in the 7th BATTING Doubles: M. Valenzuela (10, 9th Inning off Y. Chen, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Muñóz (5, 5th Inning off Y. Wu, 0 on, 1 out) L. Santana 2 (4, 3rd Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off Y. Wu, 1 on, 2 outs) Triples: A. Coutreras (1, 4th Inning off Y. Wu, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Serrea (2, 2nd Inning off L. Chia, 3 on, 1 out) A. Núñez (2, 3rd Inning off Y. Ts'ong, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Coutreras 4, J. Villa 4, H. Martínez 2, J. Serrea 5, M. Valenzuela 6, J. Muñóz 4, L. Santana 4, A. Núñez 5 2-out RBI: A. Coutreras, H. Martínez, Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela 2, J. Muñóz, L. Santana 2, A. Núñez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Coutreras, J. Villa, H. Martínez 2, A. Núñez, D. Lara GIDP: Á. Quiñones Sac Fly: A. Coutreras, J. Méndez Team LOB: 16 BASERUNNING SB: J. Villa 2 (5), Á. Quiñones (1), M. Valenzuela (6)	Taiwan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Y. Jia DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 2 5 L. Yang LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135 0 0 X. Huo CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .489 0 3 F. Le 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .216 0 4 W. Jiang SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .306 2 9 K. Xian 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .238 0 4 C. Wu C 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .106 0 2 F. Zhang 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .116 0 0 J. Mi RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 0 Totals 29 1 2 1 2 5 8 BATTING Total Bases: K. Xian, W. Jiang Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mi, F. Zhang Team LOB: 3 FIELDING Errors: J. Mi (10), F. Zhang (4) Double Plays: 1 (Jiang-Xian-Le)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA I. Dávila W (2-0) 8.0 2 1 1 1 5 0 114 67 1.05 L. García 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 7 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: I. Dávila 78 Batters Faced: I. Dávila 27, L. García 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Dávila 11-8, L. García 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: I. Dávila 114-67, L. García 17-7 WP: I. Dávila	Taiwan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Chia L (0-3) 1.2 3 5 5 6 0 1 62 29 32.63 Y. Ts'ong 1.0 4 10 10 6 0 1 62 31 17.28 Y. Wu 4.0 9 13 9 7 0 0 101 50 20.25 Y. Chen 2.1 6 3 2 3 0 0 58 33 7.72 PITCHING Game Score: L. Chia 17 Batters Faced: L. Chia 13, Y. Ts'ong 13, Y. Wu 32, Y. Chen 16 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Chia 1-3, Y. Ts'ong 2-1, Y. Wu 1-11, Y. Chen 2-5 Pitches - Strikes: L. Chia 62-29, Y. Ts'ong 62-31, Y. Wu 101-50, Y. Chen 58-33 Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ts'ong 2-0, Y. Chen 2-2 WP: L. Chia, Y. Chen HB: Y. Wu 3 Balk: Y. Wu
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Serrea Ballpark: Edge Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (35 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 4:23 Attendance: 39817

[Alan T]

Valenzuela 5-7 for Cuba
Martín Valenzuela was on fire today and sparked his club to a 31-1 victory over the Taiwan. The Cuba center fielder was a tough out and went 5 for 7 against Taiwan in a fine hitting display.

"I got my pitches and I connected. They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody... and some days they fall in."

M. Valenzuela flied out in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, flied out in the 4th, walked in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 7th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and doubled in the 9th.

For 2039 Valenzuela is hitting .588 with 3 home runs. His stats include 26 RBIs and 29 runs scored.

[Alan T]

PIP day 12:

Mexico 2, Panama 0- Zuniga pitches 8 innings of 6-hit shutout ball, but Fernando Garza comes in the 9th and blows the game for Panama. Pedro Rodriguez pitches a 3-hit shutout for Mexico.

Mexico clinches the other spot into the WBC and both Panama and Taiwan are eliminated!

Spoiler

Tuesday, April 12th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Muñóz 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 1 7 N. Matos DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .411 2 13 A. Cardenas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .333 2 12 F. García CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 0 8 J. Moreno LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315 1 16 J. Rivera 1B 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .489 1 14 A. Torres C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 0 13 a-M. Heredia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 b-J. Ramírez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1 L. Hernández SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .280 0 11 C. Costello RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255 1 10 Totals 34 2 9 2 2 6 12 a - M. Heredia pinch hit for A. Torres in the 9th b - J. Ramírez substituted for M. Heredia in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Rivera 2 (5, 4th Inning off J. Zúñiga, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off F. Garza, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Torres, L. Hernández, J. Moreno, N. Matos 2, J. Rivera 6 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Torres, L. Hernández 2 GIDP: F. García, C. Costello Team LOB: 9	Panama AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Román LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .064 0 1 J. Barrera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 0 1 a-M. Pérez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 1 2 C. Mendoza SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 2 2 J. Rojas CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .350 2 7 S. Vázquez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 0 0 J. Cantú DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .116 0 0 A. Ortíz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Olivo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 0 0 V. Pérez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .057 0 0 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 4 8 a - M. Pérez substituted for J. Barrera in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: C. Mendoza, J. Rojas, J. Román Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mendoza, S. Vázquez 2 Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Barrera-Mendoza-Barrera, Pérez-Mendoza-Pérez)
Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Rodríguez W (2-0) 9.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 97 62 0.69 PITCHING Game Score: P. Rodríguez 84 Batters Faced: P. Rodríguez 32 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Rodríguez 12-11 Pitches - Strikes: P. Rodríguez 97-62 WP: P. Rodríguez HB: P. Rodríguez	Panama IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Zúñiga 8.0 6 0 0 1 6 0 114 72 1.88 F. Garza L (0-1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 23 14 18.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Zúñiga 75 Batters Faced: J. Zúñiga 30, F. Garza 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zúñiga 8-9, F. Garza 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Zúñiga 114-72, F. Garza 23-14
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: P. Rodríguez Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:17 Attendance: 39654

[Alan T]

So the WBC is set!

The WBC Pools will be:


POOL A:

Canada
Cuba
England
Japan


POOL B:

USA
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico


WBC games begin tomorrow! Will we have the first 2-time WBC winner this year, or will we have a 4th new champion? You will be introduced to the other 6 teams later this evening.

[Alan T]

Side commentary.. One of the reasons I decided to expand the pool a little bit was that some of the game's best players are from countries that are otherwise thin in talent.

I figured Cuba and Mexico were heavy favorites to come out of the Play-in POOL, but I wondered if a 1-2 of Betancourt and Zuniga could make the difference for Panama, or if the good hitters in the middle of the Taiwan Lineup might make a difference.

Fa-tang Le ended up hitting only .216 and had 8 hits in the entire 12 games for Taiwan and was a large disappointment.

Zuniga was strong, had a 1.88 ERA for Panama but finished 0-2 as his offense scored 0 (yes 0) runs for him in his starts.

Betancourt was a slight disappointment as he went 0-3 with a 4.98 ERA against talent that would be overall slightly below most FOOL major league squads. This is even with a .283 BABIP which is significantly below what would normally be expected.


Anyways, was a fun experiment and part of the WBC is a chance for some players that normally are unknowns to be suddenly spotlighted on the world stage. For instance, the best hitter in all of the PIP round was Martin Valenzuela, a 27 year old outfielder for Apex that has thus far in his FOOL career been rather uninspiring.


Either way, on to the WBC excitement. WBC begins tomorrow as I have time

[cgould43]

Valenzuela is usually a platoon player for me and should be again this year. I may have to rethink that after look at all the 5 hit games.

[Alan T]

Team Canada:

Fool Team

Mor

POS

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Name

Age

NAT

HT

WT

B

T

OVR

POT

Chico

SP

17

Kuei-lin Hsi

32

CAN

6' 3"

202 lbs

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Right

4 stars

4 stars

Boston

SP

29

Rick Klassen

28

CAN

5' 10"

207 lbs

Left

Left

3 stars

3 stars

Napa Valley

SP

22

Renaud Lemieux

34

CAN

5' 9"

201 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Edmonton

SP

1

John Rodgers

30

CAN

6' 1"

226 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Apex

SP

11

Florent Théberge

29

CAN

6' 1"

188 lbs

Left

Left

2 stars

2 stars

Ann Arbor (minors)

MR

30

Chua chay Chao

21

CAN

6' 5"

200 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

5 stars

Chico

MR

9

Will MacGregor

25

CAN

6' 0"

205 lbs

Right

Right

4 stars

4 stars

Apex

MR

23

Douglas MacLeod

29

CAN

6' 0"

174 lbs

Left

Left

2 stars

2 stars

Tokyo

MR

47

Kent Muttart

36

CAN

5' 9"

208 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

Edmonton

MR

14

Jean St-Cyr

35

CAN

5' 8"

195 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

Chico

CL

36

Ron Gunter

38

CAN

6' 1"

208 lbs

Left

Left

4 stars

4 stars

Ann Arbor

C

3

Christophe LaRocque

29

CAN

6' 0"

208 lbs

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Right

4 stars

5 stars

New York

C

13

Bryant McCarthy

34

CAN

5' 10"

174 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

New York

1B

35

Gaël Pichette

22

CAN

6' 0"

210 lbs

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Left

4 stars

4 stars

Tokyo

1B

49

Dave Juteau

31

CAN

6' 3"

231 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Hartford

2B

24

Justin Ledrew

29

CAN

6' 3"

208 lbs

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Right

5 stars

5 stars

Hammersmith (minors)

3B

19

Lou Terry

26

CAN

6' 1"

217 lbs

Switch

Right

2 stars

3 stars

Hartford

3B

40

Mario Carrier

25

CAN

6' 0"

210 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

Hammersmith

3B

12

Yin-fat Yang

37

CAN

6' 1"

203 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

Hammersmith (minors)

3B

32

Ron Didkowsky

25

CAN

6' 2"

225 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Hammersmith

SS

34

Ryan Roy

35

CAN

6' 0"

212 lbs

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Right

5 stars

5 stars

Hammersmith (minors)

LF

10

Tom Brisson

30

CAN

5' 11"

207 lbs

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Left

2 stars

2 stars

Chico

LF

18

Sun Zhai

31

CAN

6' 3"

175 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Tokyo

CF

16

John Hardwick

26

CAN

6' 1"

190 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

3 stars

Hartford (minors)

RF

37

John Renouf

26

CAN

6' 4"

196 lbs

Left

Left

2 stars

2 stars

[Alan T]

Dominican Republic:

FOOL Team

Mor

POS

#

Name

Age

NAT

HT

WT

B

T

OVR

POT

New York

SP

26

Arturo De La Cruz

31

DOM

6' 2"

208 lbs

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Right

1 star

1 star

Hartford

SP

25

Cristo Gonzáles

28

DOM

6' 2"

179 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Hartford (minors)

SP

4

Arturo Ramos

27

DOM

6' 3"

198 lbs

Right

Left

1 star

1 star

Napa Valley

SP

32

Armando Sánchez

34

DOM

6' 1"

199 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Apex

SP

3

Jaime Sánchez

33

DOM

6' 2"

181 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Baltimore

MR

7

Rubén Díaz

25

DOM

6' 1"

185 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Apex (minors)

MR

16

Tony Fernández

28

DOM

6' 3"

212 lbs

Left

Left

1 star

1 star

New York (minors)

MR

28

Rafael Lucero

22

DOM

6' 2"

210 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

Hammersmith

MR

34

António Vázquez

34

DOM

6' 3"

222 lbs

Left

Left

1 star

1 star

Edmonton

MR

13

Francisco Villarreal

30

DOM

6' 0"

213 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

2 stars

Hammersmith

CL

33

Alberto López

27

DOM

6' 3"

197 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Apex

C

29

Alberto Cuesta

34

DOM

6' 0"

205 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

---

C

10

Héctor Torres

28

DOM

6' 0"

200 lbs

Left

Right

1 star

1 star

Edmonton

1B

37

Alejandro Castaneda

34

DOM

6' 5"

219 lbs

Left

Left

3 stars

3 stars

Colorado

2B

19

Juan Rodríguez

24

DOM

5' 11"

190 lbs

Switch

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Baltimore

2B

9

Sergio Luján

37

DOM

6' 1"

221 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Newark (minors)

3B

5

Miguel Angel Marte

25

DOM

5' 10"

195 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

2 stars

New York (minors)

SS

11

José González

27

DOM

6' 1"

215 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

2 stars

Chico

SS

12

Edgardo Negrete

26

DOM

6' 3"

210 lbs

Left

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Newark

SS

8

Julián Soto

38

DOM

6' 0"

192 lbs

Switch

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Edmonton

LF

53

Héctor Rodríguez

27

DOM

5' 9"

191 lbs

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Left

2 stars

2 stars

---

CF

30

Francisco Dávila

25

DOM

6' 1"

220 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

Hammersmith (minors)

CF

14

Roberto Chávez

20

DOM

6' 0"

220 lbs

Left

Left

1 star

5 stars

---

CF

15

José Rivera

25

DOM

5' 11"

205 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

New York

RF

20

Luis Torres

30

DOM

6' 1"

144 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

[Alan T]

England:

FOOL Team

Mor

POS

#

Name

Age

NAT

HT

WT

B

T

OVR

POT

New York

SP

25

Alastair Coggins

23

ENG

6' 0"

215 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Newark

SP

11

Dwaine Hasler

35

ENG

6' 7"

197 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

Chico (minors)

SP

40

Albert Keep

29

ENG

6' 5"

203 lbs

Switch

Right

1 star

1 star

Apex

SP

8

Dermott Retter

33

ENG

6' 3"

238 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Baltimore

SP

18

Anthony Yard

29

ENG

6' 3"

202 lbs

Left

Left

1 star

1 star

Ann Arbor (minors)

MR

13

Jason Collinge

24

ENG

6' 2"

210 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Baltimore (minors)

MR

31

Matthew Cranfield

22

ENG

6' 5"

210 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Hammersmith

MR

44

Declan Eddie

34

ENG

6' 4"

243 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

Baltimore

MR

14

Brian Lewthwaite

25

ENG

6' 1"

210 lbs

Left

Right

2 stars

2 stars

Edmonton

MR

10

Dane Mastin

36

ENG

6' 3"

228 lbs

Left

Left

2 stars

2 stars

Colorado

CL

3

Toby Loxton

26

ENG

6' 4"

194 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Hyannis

C

12

Daryl Allcock

31

ENG

5' 9"

186 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

---

C

4

Dylan Braund

28

ENG

6' 0"

212 lbs

Left

Right

1 star

1 star

Colorado

1B

15

Adam Gates

32

ENG

6' 0"

222 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Hartford

2B

42

Max Horsforth

24

ENG

5' 8"

170 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

5 stars

Hartford

2B

30

Mason Silcock

26

ENG

6' 2"

150 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Hyannis

2B

6

Max Thomas

26

ENG

6' 0"

210 lbs

Left

Right

2 stars

2 stars

Baltimore (minors)

3B

29

Quincy Strode

24

ENG

6' 1"

195 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

4 stars

Chico

SS

20

Pat Blowey

25

ENG

5' 11"

200 lbs

Right

Right

4 stars

5 stars

Newark

SS

34

Jon Blowey

36

ENG

6' 2"

201 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

2 stars

---

LF

21

Matthew Blatherwick

40

ENG

6' 5"

175 lbs

Switch

Right

2 stars

2 stars

New York

LF

17

Callum MacIan

27

ENG

6' 0"

181 lbs

Left

Left

3 stars

5 stars

Edmonton

CF

35

Brian Prebble

33

ENG

5' 11"

185 lbs

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Right

5 stars

5 stars

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CF

16

Marcus Darrington

20

ENG

6' 2"

220 lbs

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Left

1 star

1 star

Apex (minors)

RF

19

Tyler Merrell

25

ENG

6' 1"

175 lbs

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Left

1 star

1 star

[Alan T]

Team Japan:

FOOL Team

Mor

POS

#

Name

Age

NAT

HT

WT

B

T

OVR

POT

New York

SP

32

Sadakuno Matsuoka

26

JPN

6' 4"

225 lbs

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Left

3 stars

3 stars

Tokyo

SP

70

Norio Takeuchi

28

JPN

5' 9"

189 lbs

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Right

3 stars

3 stars

Colorado

SP

5

Naofumi Ueda

34

JPN

6' 3"

216 lbs

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Right

5 stars

5 stars

Hammersmith (minors)

MR

8

Naganori Ichihara

23

JPN

6' 5"

210 lbs

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Right

1 star

1 star

Napa Valley

MR

7

Razan Ine

33

JPN

6' 2"

205 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

Colorado (minors)

MR

21

Noriaki Ishii

22

JPN

6' 6"

205 lbs

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Right

1 star

1 star

Ann Arbor (minors)

MR

23

Tatsukichi Matsui

24

JPN

6' 7"

215 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

2 stars

Hammersmith (minors)

MR

46

Tokuhei Mizutani

21

JPN

6' 0"

195 lbs

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Right

1 star

3 stars

Hartford

MR

20

Kawanari Mori

26

JPN

6' 1"

192 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Hyannis (minors)

MR

14

Yeijiro Murakami

22

JPN

6' 0"

205 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

Napa Valley

CL

38

Toshiyuki Tsuchiya

31

JPN

6' 5"

208 lbs

Right

Right

4 stars

4 stars

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C

10

Toshiro Ito

22

JPN

5' 8"

190 lbs

Switch

Right

1 star

1 star

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C

24

Hirohisa Fujimoto

23

JPN

6' 1"

185 lbs

Switch

Right

1 star

1 star

New York

1B

34

Danjuro Ikeda

33

JPN

6' 0"

224 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

Napa Valley

2B

16

Katsumi Matsumoto

31

JPN

6' 0"

184 lbs

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Right

3 stars

3 stars

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2B

15

Reijiro Suzuki

27

JPN

5' 11"

185 lbs

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Right

1 star

1 star

Hammersmith

3B

30

Eiichi Watanabe

26

JPN

6' 0"

200 lbs

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Right

5 stars

5 stars

Colorado

SS

2

Tetsuyuki Sanu

27

JPN

6' 1"

205 lbs

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Right

5 stars

5 stars

Newark

SS

39

Tetsuo Nishikawa

30

JPN

6' 1"

217 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

Hammersmith

SS

29

Hiroyuki Uchida

33

JPN

6' 2"

198 lbs

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Right

1 star

1 star

Napa Valley

SS

26

Hitomaro Okamoto

24

JPN

6' 3"

205 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Hammersmith

LF

40

Horiuchi Higashi

25

JPN

6' 4"

217 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Hartford

CF

33

Kanko Yamada

23

JPN

6' 0"

195 lbs

Left

Left

2 stars

2 stars

Boston

CF

22

Yasuhiro Adachi

30

JPN

5' 11"

208 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

3 stars

Hartford

RF

31

Mitsuoki Sugimoto

28

JPN

6' 1"

201 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

[Alan T]

Team Puerto Rico:

FOOL Team

Mor

POS

#

Name

Age

NAT

HT

WT

B

T

OVR

POT

Hartford

SP

18

Luis Cerda

30

PUR

6' 2"

219 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

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SP

13

Cristián Martínez

25

PUR

6' 1"

205 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

Colorado (minors)

SP

12

Jesús Sosa

22

PUR

6' 6"

210 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

Napa Valley

SP

47

Emílio Varquera

35

PUR

6' 5"

201 lbs

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Right

2 stars

2 stars

Chico

SP

7

Pablo Zavala

27

PUR

6' 2"

194 lbs

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Right

3 stars

3 stars

Tokyo

MR

42

Julián Belderrian

27

PUR

6' 1"

214 lbs

Left

Left

1 star

1 star

Ann Arbor

MR

33

Javier García

29

PUR

6' 2"

209 lbs

Left

Left

1 star

1 star

Hyannis

MR

10

Juan Mazariegos

31

PUR

6' 1"

214 lbs

Left

Left

1 star

1 star

Edmonton

MR

24

José Mejía

32

PUR

5' 10"

201 lbs

Left

Left

2 stars

2 stars

Hartford

MR

37

José Rodríguez

30

PUR

5' 8"

205 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

2 stars

Chico

CL

8

Rafael Abanto

28

PUR

6' 7"

217 lbs

Left

Left

4 stars

4 stars

Apex (minors)

C

28

Leonardo Pérez

26

PUR

6' 0"

210 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

5 stars

---

C

57

Lúcio Álvarez

24

PUR

6' 3"

205 lbs

Switch

Right

1 star

1 star

Ann Arbor (minors)

1B

34

Andrés Lozano

25

PUR

5' 10"

185 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

3 stars

Ann Arbor

2B

35

Roberto López

29

PUR

6' 0"

218 lbs

Left

Right

5 stars

5 stars

---

2B

48

Esteban León

25

PUR

6' 0"

215 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

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2B

15

Chris Williams

23

PUR

5' 9"

200 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

Boston

3B

11

Jorge Hernández

29

PUR

6' 1"

190 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

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SS

19

Félix Solís

21

PUR

6' 0"

210 lbs

Left

Right

1 star

1 star

Newark

SS

17

Tony Carrasco

32

PUR

6' 0"

207 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

2 stars

Edmonton

LF

29

Eduardo Medina

32

PUR

6' 1"

175 lbs

Left

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Hammersmith

CF

23

Salvador Dávila

34

PUR

6' 3"

227 lbs

Right

Right

1 star

1 star

Chico

CF

25

Javier Sánchez

34

PUR

6' 0"

185 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

2 stars

Ann Arbor

RF

16

Carlos Gonzáles

33

PUR

6' 1"

215 lbs

Switch

Left

3 stars

3 stars

Chico

RF

3

Ramón Santos

34

PUR

6' 0"

157 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

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Team USA:

FOOL Team

Mor

POS

#

Name

Age

NAT

HT

WT

B

T

OVR

POT

Baltimore

SP

34

Mike Bradford

28

USA

6' 0"

204 lbs

Switch

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Boston

SP

23

Sergio Calderón

29

USA

6' 0"

193 lbs

Right

Left

4 stars

4 stars

Napa Valley

SP

30

Júlio Flores

27

USA

6' 0"

187 lbs

Right

Right

4 stars

4 stars

Tokyo

SP

22

Andy Hobbs

27

USA

6' 2"

200 lbs

Right

Left

4 stars

4 stars

Edmonton

SP

6

Albert Moya

27

USA

5' 8"

190 lbs

Right

Right

4 stars

4 stars

New York

MR

20

Luis Árias

27

USA

6' 4"

193 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Tokyo

MR

11

Kevin Baty

26

USA

6' 5"

160 lbs

Switch

Right

4 stars

4 stars

Baltimore

MR

25

Kent Davies

25

USA

6' 0"

185 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Hartford

MR

27

Conrad Shepherd

26

USA

6' 3"

230 lbs

Switch

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Napa Valley

MR

33

Rob Wright

26

USA

6' 0"

210 lbs

Switch

Right

4 stars

4 stars

Hammersmith

CL

49

Jack Merry

24

USA

6' 1"

190 lbs

Right

Left

4 stars

4 stars

Chico

C

35

Tex Jones

31

USA

5' 11"

188 lbs

Switch

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Colorado

C

59

Jud Wallace

29

USA

5' 9"

188 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Ann Arbor (minors)

1B

26

Ernesto Lozano

25

USA

6' 1"

250 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

5 stars

Chico

1B

29

Frank Dawson

31

USA

6' 0"

203 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Napa Valley

2B

13

Bill Adams

27

USA

6' 0"

215 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

4 stars

Edmonton

2B

32

Mike Griffith

34

USA

6' 0"

190 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Hyannis

3B

67

Xavier Jiménez

35

USA

5' 10"

198 lbs

Left

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Baltimore (minors)

3B

55

Curt Murphy

26

USA

6' 1"

183 lbs

Right

Right

2 stars

5 stars

Ann Arbor

SS

48

Enrique López

27

USA

6' 1"

183 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

5 stars

Apex

LF

5

Adrian Tomlinson

26

USA

6' 3"

180 lbs

Right

Right

5 stars

5 stars

Hammersmith

CF

31

Walt Shaw

28

USA

6' 2"

195 lbs

Right

Right

3 stars

5 stars

Chico

CF

36

Carlos Peña

26

USA

6' 0"

175 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Ann Arbor

RF

16

Hugh Thompson

28

USA

6' 0"

198 lbs

Left

Left

5 stars

5 stars

Hartford

RF

2

Robbie Moore

27

USA

6' 0"

181 lbs

Left

Left

4 stars

4 stars

[Alan T]

WBC Day 1:

England 3, Cuba 0 - Alastair Coggins pitches 8 innings of 8-hut shutout ball, striking out 6 for the win.

Spoiler

Friday, April 1st, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 3 7 0
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI P. Garza CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 M. Valenzuela LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0 J. Villa SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .750 0 0 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0 J. Muñóz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0 J. Serrea RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 H. Martínez 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0 Á. Valadez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0 A. Coutreras C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0 Totals 32 0 9 0 1 6 18 BATTING Total Bases: J. Villa 3, Á. Valadez, Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela, A. Coutreras, H. Martínez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Garza, J. Muñóz GIDP: J. Villa, Á. Valadez 2, J. Serrea Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Villa-Martínez-Valadez, Valadez-Villa-Fonseca)	England AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI C. MacIan LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0 M. Horsforth 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 P. Blowey SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 a-M. Silcock PR, SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 B. Prebble CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0 Q. Strode 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 5 .250 1 3 A. Gates 1B 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 M. Blatherwick DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 0 T. Merrell RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 D. Allcock C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 Totals 29 3 7 3 3 8 19 a - M. Silcock pinch ran for P. Blowey in the 8th BATTING Triples: M. Horsforth (1, 3rd Inning off J. Fonseca, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: Q. Strode (1, 8th Inning off O. García, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: C. MacIan, Q. Strode 4, A. Gates 3, M. Horsforth 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. MacIan, Q. Strode, D. Allcock GIDP: Q. Strode, M. Blatherwick Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING SB: A. Gates (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 4 (Gates-Blowey-Gates, Horsforth-Blowey-Gates, Blowey-Horsforth-Gates, Horsforth-Gates)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Fonseca 7.0 6 0 0 1 6 0 122 75 0.00 O. García L (0-1) 0.1 1 3 3 1 0 1 12 6 81.08 A. Colón 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 13 8 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Fonseca 70 Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 28, O. García 4, A. Colón 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 9-4, O. García 0-1, A. Colón 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 122-75, O. García 12-6, A. Colón 13-8 HB: J. Fonseca 2, O. García	England IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Coggins W (1-0) 8.0 8 0 0 1 6 0 111 72 0.00 D. Eddie SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Coggins 71 Batters Faced: A. Coggins 30, D. Eddie 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Coggins 6-9, D. Eddie 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: A. Coggins 111-72, D. Eddie 15-9
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: A. Coggins Ballpark: Ballpark of Boston Weather: Partly Cloudy (32 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:42 Attendance: 39744