FOOL WBC #4!

[Alan T]

WBC Day 16:

Dominican Republic 8, USA 6 - Dominican Republic gets RBIs from Alberto Cuesta and Julian Soto in the 8th inning as well as Hector Rodriguez and Alejandro Castaneda in the 9th to finish a come back and pull off the upset of the US. The win by the Dominican Republic keeps their hopes barely alive (on life support) for at least one more game.

Spoiler

Sunday, April 17th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Dominican Republic 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 11 1 USA 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 6 12 1
Dominican Republic AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Rodríguez LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .323 4 11 J. Rodríguez 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .338 3 11 S. Luján 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .281 4 4 a-M. Marte 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 0 1 A. Castaneda DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .186 4 13 E. Negrete 3B 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 .188 0 4 A. Cuesta C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .315 0 4 J. Soto SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .327 0 10 L. Torres RF 4 2 1 4 0 1 2 .237 1 10 R. Chávez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .173 1 9 Totals 37 8 11 8 3 10 12 a - M. Marte substituted for S. Luján in the 8th BATTING Doubles: J. Soto (5, 8th Inning off K. Baty, 2 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: L. Torres (1, 2nd Inning off M. Bradford, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: E. Negrete, J. Soto 4, L. Torres 4, A. Cuesta 2, A. Castaneda, H. Rodríguez, J. Rodríguez, S. Luján 2-out RBI: J. Soto, A. Cuesta, A. Castaneda Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Negrete GIDP: R. Chávez Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: L. Torres (1), H. Rodríguez (6) FIELDING Errors: J. Rodríguez (1) Double Plays: 3 (Negrete-Rodríguez-Luján, Soto-Rodríguez-Luján, Negrete-Rodríguez-Luján)	USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .204 2 7 C. Peña CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .259 2 4 F. Dawson 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 4 .286 4 16 W. Shaw RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .400 1 5 E. López SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .346 5 7 b-R. Moore PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365 1 10 c-X. Jiménez 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 3 15 B. Adams 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .357 2 4 a-H. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .393 5 19 d-C. Murphy 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .583 1 3 T. Jones DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .352 6 23 M. Griffith 2B 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .333 2 11 J. Wallace C 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .545 2 6 Totals 37 6 12 6 6 8 24 a - H. Thompson pinch hit for B. Adams in the 7th b - R. Moore pinch ran for E. López in the 7th c - X. Jiménez substituted for R. Moore in the 8th d - C. Murphy substituted for H. Thompson in the 8th BATTING Doubles: C. Peña (2, 5th Inning off J. Sánchez, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Wallace (2, 8th Inning off A. Vázquez, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: C. Peña (2, 1st Inning off J. Sánchez, 0 on, 1 out) M. Griffith (2, 5th Inning off J. Sánchez, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. Peña 6, E. López 2, W. Shaw, M. Griffith 4, T. Jones 2, J. Wallace 3, F. Dawson 2 2-out RBI: F. Dawson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Shaw 2, F. Dawson 2 GIDP: A. Tomlinson 2, B. Adams Team LOB: 12 FIELDING Errors: X. Jiménez (1) Double Plays: 1 (Dawson-López-Dawson)
Dominican Republic IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Sánchez 5.1 9 6 6 3 4 2 104 63 10.13 A. Vázquez 2.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 39 21 7.30 F. Villarreal W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 4 1.50 A. López SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Sánchez 27 Batters Faced: J. Sánchez 27, A. Vázquez 11, F. Villarreal 2, A. López 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sánchez 7-2, A. Vázquez 1-4, F. Villarreal 0-0, A. López 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Sánchez 104-63, A. Vázquez 39-21, F. Villarreal 9-4, A. López 13-10 Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vázquez 2-0, F. Villarreal 2-0 HB: J. Sánchez	USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Bradford 7.1 7 5 5 1 7 1 113 76 2.51 C. Shepherd H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 13.50 K. Davies H (3) 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2 5.19 K. Baty L (0-1)BS (2) 1.1 4 2 0 1 2 0 39 21 3.00 PITCHING Game Score: M. Bradford 50 Batters Faced: M. Bradford 30, C. Shepherd 1, K. Davies 1, K. Baty 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bradford 8-6, C. Shepherd 0-0, K. Davies 0-0, K. Baty 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: M. Bradford 113-76, C. Shepherd 6-3, K. Davies 6-2, K. Baty 39-21 Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Shepherd 1-0, K. Davies 1-0, K. Baty 2-2 HB: M. Bradford
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: L. Torres Ballpark: Ann Arbor Grounds Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph Start Time: 1:05 pm Time: 3:27 Attendance: 39607 Special Notes: Sergio Luján was ejected in the 8th inning for arguing a strike call.

[Alan T]

POOL A Player of the week:


At the age of 33, Brian Prebble might have some potential he hasn't realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The England center fielder put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days collecting the POOL A Player of the Week Award.

He racked up 8 hits in 17 at-bats, 3 home runs and 8 RBIs last week in 6 games.

So far in 2039, Prebble is batting .352 with 4 home runs and 13 RBIs.

[Alan T]

POOL B Player of the Week:


24-year-old Juan Rodríguez sent shock waves through Front Office Offseason League last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the POOL B Player of the Week Award.

A newcomer to the league, Rodríguez made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .500 average, 15 hits in 30 at-bats, 3 home runs and 7 runs batted in.

Where the Dominican Republic second baseman goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but Rodríguez certainly made his mark last week.

This season Rodríguez has banged out 23 hits in 68 at-bats for a .338 average with 3 home runs. He is getting on base at a .365 pace and his totals also include 11 RBIs and 9 runs scored.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Well, I assume so! Just like there are Chinese people in the U.S! But it just seems more improportionate then what I know of Canadian demographics.

Of course that might be because my sister lives near Montreal where there are a whole lot more of French decent then Chinese decent. I'm sure it is much different on the west coast of Canada.

Canadian cities with large Chinese Populations^[20]:

City	Province	Chinese
Toronto	Ontario	537,060
Vancouver	British Columbia	402,000
Montréal	Quebec	82,665
Calgary	Alberta	75,410
Edmonton	Alberta	53,670
Ottawa	Ontario	36,305
Winnipeg	Manitoba	16,995
Hamilton	Ontario	13,600
Abbotsford	British Columbia	13,550
Kitchener	Ontario	10,970

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Here is some learning for ya...

"Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent and constitute the largest visible minority group in Canada, standing at 1,216,570 which comprises 3.9% of the population in 2006.^[1] Out of those 1,216,570 people, 211,145 people were of Chinese and one other ethnic origin."

It was on the internet so it must be true!

See! 16% of the Canadian team are Chinese Canadians. I was right!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Canadian cities with large Chinese Populations^[20]:

Huh, cool. See you can learn something new even during FOOL sims!

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

See! 16% of the Canadian team are Chinese Canadians. I was right!

Fair enough!

[Alan T]

WBC Day 17:

Canada 10, Cuba 7 - Ryan Roy hits 3 for 4 with THREE Home Runs and 6 RBI in the win for Canada.

Spoiler

Monday, April 18th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Canada 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 8 0 Cuba 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 7 8 0
Canada AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI S. Zhai LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .278 1 6 J. Ledrew 2B 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 .338 2 11 D. Juteau 1B 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 .364 4 14 G. Pichette DH 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 .352 8 23 R. Roy SS 4 3 3 6 1 1 0 .299 4 14 C. LaRocque C 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .360 1 2 J. Hardwick CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220 0 6 Y. Yang 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 0 5 T. Brisson RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .400 2 6 Totals 33 10 8 10 6 9 11 BATTING Home Runs: G. Pichette (8, 9th Inning off J. Herrera, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Roy 3 (4, 2nd Inning off E. Mireles, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off E. Mireles, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off O. García, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: G. Pichette 5, C. LaRocque, J. Hardwick, S. Zhai, R. Roy 12 2-out RBI: G. Pichette, R. Roy Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ledrew, T. Brisson GIDP: Y. Yang, D. Juteau Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: J. Ledrew (2), S. Zhai (10)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI P. Garza CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .319 4 20 M. Valenzuela LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .300 1 9 J. Villa SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .362 0 7 a-J. Méndez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 b-D. Lara SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .524 0 0 Á. Quiñones 3B 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .268 2 11 J. Muñóz DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .222 5 16 J. Serrea RF 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .309 0 5 L. Lucero 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0 Á. Valadez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .314 1 5 A. Coutreras C 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .269 3 12 Totals 34 7 8 6 5 4 13 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for J. Villa in the 7th b - D. Lara substituted for J. Méndez in the 8th BATTING Doubles: P. Garza (7, 7th Inning off J. Rodgers, 1 on, 0 outs) Triples: M. Valenzuela (2, 9th Inning off D. MacLeod, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: J. Muñóz (5, 4th Inning off J. Rodgers, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: P. Garza 2, J. Villa, Á. Valadez, Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela 3, J. Serrea, A. Coutreras, J. Muñóz 4 2-out RBI: Á. Quiñones, A. Coutreras Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Garza Sac Fly: A. Coutreras Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Valadez-Villa, Quiñones-Lucero-Valadez) PB: A. Coutreras
Canada IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Rodgers W (3-0) 8.0 6 5 5 4 4 1 112 67 2.45 D. MacLeod 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 19 12 3.86 R. Gunter SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Rodgers 50 Batters Faced: J. Rodgers 35, D. MacLeod 5, R. Gunter 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodgers 12-8, D. MacLeod 1-1, R. Gunter 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodgers 112-67, D. MacLeod 19-12, R. Gunter 1-1 Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gunter 1-0 WP: J. Rodgers 2 HB: J. Rodgers	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Mireles L (1-2) 2.1 4 6 6 3 1 2 48 22 9.17 O. García 2.2 1 2 2 0 4 1 33 22 6.14 T. Espinosa 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 20 14.00 J. Herrera 2.1 2 2 2 2 4 1 56 33 8.56 PITCHING Game Score: E. Mireles 19 Batters Faced: E. Mireles 14, O. García 10, T. Espinosa 7, J. Herrera 11 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mireles 4-1, O. García 2-2, T. Espinosa 3-1, J. Herrera 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: E. Mireles 48-22, O. García 33-22, T. Espinosa 32-20, J. Herrera 56-33 WP: J. Herrera HB: E. Mireles, O. García, T. Espinosa
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: R. Roy Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:14 Attendance: 39802

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

See! 16% of the Canadian team are Chinese Canadians. I was right!

I know how you like numbers and charts so I was just trying to be cool like you.

[Alan T]

WBC Day 17:

Japan 3, England 1 - Norio Takeuchi spreads out 8 hits over 8 innings but gives up only 1 run to get the win for Team Japan.

Spoiler

Monday, April 18th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0 Japan 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 0
England AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI C. MacIan LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .244 3 9 M. Horsforth 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 2 8 P. Blowey SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .373 3 9 b-M. Silcock PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 B. Prebble CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .345 4 13 Q. Strode 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .342 3 18 A. Gates 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 8 M. Thomas DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .143 0 1 T. Merrell RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 0 5 a-M. Blatherwick PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 1 5 D. Allcock C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 1 8 c-J. Blowey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 2 4 Totals 33 1 8 1 2 6 13 a - M. Blatherwick pinch ran for T. Merrell in the 7th b - M. Silcock pinch ran for P. Blowey in the 8th c - J. Blowey pinch hit for D. Allcock in the 9th BATTING Home Runs: C. MacIan (3, 8th Inning off N. Takeuchi, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: P. Blowey, C. MacIan 4, Q. Strode 2, B. Prebble, D. Allcock, T. Merrell, M. Horsforth Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Merrell GIDP: P. Blowey Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Strode-Horsforth-Gates)	Japan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI M. Sugimoto RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 0 T. Sanu 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .379 0 4 H. Okamoto DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .304 5 14 E. Watanabe 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .324 2 15 H. Higashi LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .239 2 16 Y. Adachi CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 3 8 D. Ikeda 1B 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .246 5 15 K. Matsumoto SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 3 T. Ito C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145 1 2 Totals 28 3 5 3 4 4 9 BATTING Home Runs: H. Higashi (2, 4th Inning off D. Retter, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: E. Watanabe 2, H. Higashi 5, T. Sanu Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Watanabe, D. Ikeda GIDP: Y. Adachi Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Matsumoto-Sanu-Ikeda)
England IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Retter L (1-2) 8.0 5 3 3 4 4 1 120 68 6.62 PITCHING Game Score: D. Retter 60 Batters Faced: D. Retter 32 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Retter 8-11 Pitches - Strikes: D. Retter 120-68	Japan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA N. Takeuchi W (2-2) 8.0 8 1 1 1 4 1 113 71 4.15 T. Tsuchiya SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 9 1.59 PITCHING Game Score: N. Takeuchi 65 Batters Faced: N. Takeuchi 32, T. Tsuchiya 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Takeuchi 8-10, T. Tsuchiya 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: N. Takeuchi 113-71, T. Tsuchiya 17-9 HB: N. Takeuchi
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: N. Takeuchi Ballpark: Edge Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (39 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:27 Attendance: 39569

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

I know how you like numbers and charts so I was just trying to be cool like you.

Need to include graphs and photos too!

[Alan T]

WBC Day 17:

Puerto Rico 5, Mexico 2 - Emilio Varquera gives up only 2 runs over 8 innings to get the win and spoil Mexico's chance to automatically clinch a semi-finals spot with a win here. Mexico can still make it in if the U.S. beats the Dominican Republic today or tomorrow however.

Spoiler

Monday, April 18th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Puerto Rico 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 8 0 Mexico 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Puerto Rico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Hernández 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .318 2 7 E. Medina LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .281 0 8 R. Santos RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 .328 2 11 C. Gonzáles DH 3 1 1 3 0 1 3 .127 2 7 L. Pérez C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .310 4 16 R. López 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344 1 5 T. Carrasco SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .155 0 1 A. Lozano 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 2 10 S. Dávila CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 0 4 Totals 34 5 8 5 1 4 16 BATTING Doubles: J. Hernández (8, 9th Inning off M. González, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Pérez (8, 6th Inning off P. Díaz, 0 on, 1 out) A. Lozano (10, 7th Inning off P. Díaz, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: L. Pérez (4, 8th Inning off M. González, 0 on, 1 out) C. Gonzáles (2, 6th Inning off P. Díaz, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Hernández 3, L. Pérez 6, E. Medina, A. Lozano 2, C. Gonzáles 4, S. Dávila 2-out RBI: E. Medina Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Medina, T. Carrasco, C. Gonzáles Sac Fly: C. Gonzáles Team LOB: 6 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Hernández-López-Lozano)	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Moreno LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 3 17 N. Matos DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .320 1 7 A. Cardenas 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .283 5 17 F. García CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 3 12 J. Rivera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .339 0 12 A. García RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 2 5 J. Muñóz SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .182 1 8 C. Cantú 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .164 0 5 A. Torres C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 5 11 a-R. Rodríguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 Totals 34 2 8 2 0 5 18 a - R. Rodríguez pinch hit for A. Torres in the 9th BATTING Doubles: F. García (8, 9th Inning off R. Abanto, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: A. Cardenas (5, 4th Inning off E. Varquera, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. García 2, A. García, N. Matos 2, J. Moreno, A. Cardenas 4, J. Muñóz 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Moreno, C. Cantú, R. Rodríguez GIDP: C. Cantú Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: J. Moreno (1)
Puerto Rico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Varquera W (2-2) 8.0 6 2 2 0 3 1 109 71 3.38 R. Abanto SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 13 7.20 PITCHING Game Score: E. Varquera 65 Batters Faced: E. Varquera 30, R. Abanto 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Varquera 15-5, R. Abanto 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: E. Varquera 109-71, R. Abanto 23-13 WP: E. Varquera HB: E. Varquera, R. Abanto	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Díaz L (1-2) 6.2 6 4 4 1 3 1 96 67 4.15 M. González 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 35 24 5.95 PITCHING Game Score: P. Díaz 48 Batters Faced: P. Díaz 29, M. González 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Díaz 5-12, M. González 3-3 Pitches - Strikes: P. Díaz 96-67, M. González 35-24 Inherited Runners - Scored: M. González 1-0 WP: P. Díaz HB: P. Díaz 2
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. Varquera Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:39 Attendance: 39886

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Need to include graphs and photos too!

Don't rush me. I need something to aspire to.

[Alan T]

Almost forgot.. this was from the Canada game!

Ryan Roy Bashes Three over the Wall
Today was a special one for Ryan Roy of the Canada as he slammed three home runs in the 10-7 win over the Cuba.

"Lately, I been uppercutting the ball too much. I would hit it hard, but they just went sky high and stayed in the ballpark," he said to sportswriters after the game. "No big long outs for me in this game... I leveled out my swing and connected on the sweet spot three times. I knew they were gone the minute I hit 'em."

The Canada shortstop had quite a game at Assasins Ballpark as he collected 3 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 6 and scored 3 runs.

R. Roy hit a solo-shot off E. Mireles in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off E. Mireles in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off O. García in the 5th, struck out in the 7th and walked in the 9th.

This year Roy has hit at a .299 clip with 14 RBIs, 4 home runs and 11 runs scored.

[Alan T]

WBC Day 17:

USA 2, Dominican Republic 0 - Albert Moya pitches 8 innings of 2-hit shutout ball, striking out 8 in the process. With the loss, the Dominican Republic is eliminated from the semi-finals and Mexico clinches the final spot!

Spoiler

Monday, April 18th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 USA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2 8 0
Dominican Republic AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Rodríguez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 4 11 J. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 3 11 S. Luján 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .265 4 4 A. Castaneda DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .177 4 13 E. Negrete 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .191 0 4 A. Cuesta C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 0 4 J. Soto SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .314 0 10 L. Torres RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226 1 10 R. Chávez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .164 1 9 Totals 29 0 2 0 2 10 9 BATTING Total Bases: E. Negrete, J. Rodríguez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Torres Team LOB: 5	USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .224 2 7 R. Moore RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .357 1 10 H. Thompson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .369 5 19 F. Dawson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .284 4 17 c-C. Murphy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .583 1 3 T. Jones C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 6 23 C. Peña CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 2 4 X. Jiménez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 3 15 E. López SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .352 5 7 a-W. Shaw PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .400 1 6 b-B. Adams SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 2 4 M. Griffith 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 2 11 Totals 30 2 8 2 0 3 10 a - W. Shaw pinch hit for E. López in the 7th b - B. Adams substituted for W. Shaw in the 8th c - C. Murphy substituted for F. Dawson in the 9th BATTING Doubles: R. Moore (6, 1st Inning off A. Sánchez, 0 on, 1 out) M. Griffith (10, 3rd Inning off A. Sánchez, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: C. Peña, A. Tomlinson 2, X. Jiménez, R. Moore 2, M. Griffith 2, F. Dawson, E. López 2-out RBI: F. Dawson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Dawson Sac Fly: W. Shaw Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: C. Peña (4) CS: M. Griffith (5)
Dominican Republic IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Sánchez L (1-2) 8.0 8 2 2 0 3 0 103 68 3.86 PITCHING Game Score: A. Sánchez 61 Batters Faced: A. Sánchez 31 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sánchez 7-13 Pitches - Strikes: A. Sánchez 103-68	USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Moya W (3-1) 8.0 2 0 0 2 8 0 105 64 0.66 L. Árias SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 8 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Moya 84 Batters Faced: A. Moya 29, L. Árias 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Moya 9-7, L. Árias 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: A. Moya 105-64, L. Árias 14-8 HB: A. Moya
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: A. Moya Ballpark: Ann Arbor Grounds Weather: Partly Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 pm Time: 2:11 Attendance: 39855

[Alan T]

With only one more game left, the 4 semi-final teams have been decided:

USA, Mexico, Canada and Cuba.

The only thing left to be decided is who will play whom in the semi-finals. Canada and Cuba are tied with a 11-6 record and will play each other in one more game. The winner will get home field advantage against Mexico in the semi-finals while the loser has to face Team USA

[Alan T]

WBC Day 18:

Cuba 14, Canada 0 - Team Cuba crushes Kuei-lin Hsi to clinch the POOL A and home field advantage in the semi-finals vs Mexico.

Spoiler

Tuesday, April 19th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Cuba 3 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 X 14 15 0
Canada AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI S. Zhai LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 1 6 J. Ledrew 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 11 D. Juteau 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .368 4 14 b-L. Terry PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0 G. Pichette DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .347 8 23 R. Roy SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 4 14 a-T. Brisson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .381 2 6 c-M. Carrier SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1 C. LaRocque C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 1 2 J. Hardwick CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 0 6 Y. Yang 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 0 5 J. Renouf RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 1 8 d-R. Didkowsky PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2 Totals 32 0 6 0 1 6 8 a - T. Brisson pinch hit for R. Roy in the 6th b - L. Terry pinch ran for D. Juteau in the 6th c - M. Carrier substituted for T. Brisson in the 6th d - R. Didkowsky pinch hit for J. Renouf in the 7th BATTING Total Bases: G. Pichette, C. LaRocque, J. Renouf, J. Ledrew, S. Zhai, D. Juteau Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Roy Team LOB: 6 FIELDING Errors: K. Hsi (2), K. Muttart (1) Double Plays: 1 (Ledrew-Carrier-Terry)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 .292 0 6 b-L. Lucero PH, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Villa SS 3 3 3 4 1 0 0 .389 1 11 c-J. Méndez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 0 1 Á. Quiñones 3B 6 3 3 5 0 0 2 .286 3 16 P. Garza CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .338 4 20 J. Muñóz DH 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 .216 5 18 H. Martínez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .320 2 8 a-D. Lara PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 M. Valenzuela LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .307 1 10 L. Santana 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .262 3 11 A. Coutreras C 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .286 3 12 Totals 39 14 15 14 6 3 25 a - D. Lara pinch hit for H. Martínez in the 7th b - L. Lucero pinch hit for J. Serrea in the 8th c - J. Méndez pinch hit for J. Villa in the 8th BATTING Doubles: L. Santana (1, 4th Inning off D. MacLeod, 2 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Villa (1, 2nd Inning off K. Hsi, 1 on, 1 out) Á. Quiñones (3, 4th Inning off K. Muttart, 3 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: P. Garza 3, J. Villa 6, Á. Quiñones 6, L. Santana 3, M. Valenzuela 2, A. Coutreras 2 2-out RBI: , J. Villa 2, Á. Quiñones, L. Santana, J. Serrea Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Quiñones, L. Santana, M. Valenzuela, J. Serrea, J. Muñóz GIDP: J. Méndez Sac Fly: J. Muñóz Team LOB: 10
Canada IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA K. Hsi L (0-2) 2.2 9 7 5 2 1 1 74 43 6.17 D. MacLeod 1.0 2 6 6 4 0 0 45 23 8.71 K. Muttart 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 42 25 3.86 F. Théberge 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 14 6.75 PITCHING Game Score: K. Hsi 11 Batters Faced: K. Hsi 20, D. MacLeod 9, K. Muttart 12, F. Théberge 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hsi 3-4, D. MacLeod 2-1, K. Muttart 2-4, F. Théberge 1-3 Pitches - Strikes: K. Hsi 74-43, D. MacLeod 45-23, K. Muttart 42-25, F. Théberge 23-14 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. MacLeod 1-0, K. Muttart 3-3 HB: K. Muttart, F. Théberge	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA I. Dávila W (3-0) 9.0 6 0 0 1 6 0 113 73 2.53 PITCHING Game Score: I. Dávila 80 Batters Faced: I. Dávila 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Dávila 12-8 Pitches - Strikes: I. Dávila 113-73
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: Á. Quiñones Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:05 Attendance: 39948

[Alan T]

WBC Day 18:

England 4, Japan 3 - Quincy Strode goes 3 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI in the win for England

Spoiler

Tuesday, April 19th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E England 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 0 Japan 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
England AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI C. MacIan LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .230 3 9 M. Horsforth DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .254 2 8 P. Blowey SS 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .361 3 9 B. Prebble CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .317 4 13 Q. Strode 3B 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 .364 3 20 A. Gates 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .259 0 8 M. Silcock 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 .353 1 1 M. Blatherwick RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .310 1 6 D. Allcock C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .258 1 8 Totals 34 4 8 4 6 10 25 BATTING Doubles: Q. Strode (5, 4th Inning off S. Matsuoka, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Blatherwick (3, 6th Inning off S. Matsuoka, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: M. Silcock (1, 6th Inning off S. Matsuoka, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: Q. Strode 4, M. Silcock 5, M. Horsforth, M. Blatherwick 3 2-out RBI: Q. Strode Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gates, M. Silcock 2, M. Horsforth GIDP: D. Allcock Sac Fly: Q. Strode Team LOB: 11 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Gates-Blowey-Gates, Blowey-Silcock-Gates) PB: D. Allcock	Japan AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI M. Sugimoto RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .278 0 0 T. Sanu 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .387 0 4 H. Okamoto DH 5 1 2 2 0 3 3 .311 6 16 E. Watanabe 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .310 2 15 H. Higashi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 2 16 D. Ikeda 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .254 5 15 K. Yamada CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .207 0 2 T. Nishikawa SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 1 8 a-H. Uchida PR, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 1 T. Ito C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136 1 2 Totals 33 3 8 2 6 7 16 a - H. Uchida pinch ran for T. Nishikawa in the 7th BATTING Doubles: H. Higashi (5, 8th Inning off A. Keep, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Sanu (6, 1st Inning off A. Keep, 0 on, 1 out) D. Ikeda (1, 2nd Inning off A. Keep, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: H. Okamoto (6, 5th Inning off A. Keep, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: H. Okamoto 5, H. Higashi 2, T. Sanu 3, K. Yamada, D. Ikeda 2, M. Sugimoto 2-out RBI: H. Okamoto Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Okamoto, H. Higashi, K. Yamada, M. Sugimoto GIDP: E. Watanabe, T. Sanu Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Errors: K. Yamada (1) Double Plays: 1 (Matsuoka-Nishikawa-Ikeda)
England IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Keep W (1-2) 7.2 7 3 2 4 5 1 118 74 7.65 D. Mastin H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 6 4.63 D. Eddie SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 14 6.75 PITCHING Game Score: A. Keep 56 Batters Faced: A. Keep 32, D. Mastin 2, D. Eddie 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Keep 7-9, D. Mastin 1-0, D. Eddie 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: A. Keep 118-74, D. Mastin 10-6, D. Eddie 23-14 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mastin 1-0	Japan IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA S. Matsuoka L (1-1) 5.1 7 4 3 4 6 1 110 69 3.77 T. Mizutani 3.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 57 30 5.51 T. Matsui 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 6.75 PITCHING Game Score: S. Matsuoka 42 Batters Faced: S. Matsuoka 27, T. Mizutani 13, T. Matsui 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matsuoka 5-4, T. Mizutani 1-6, T. Matsui 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: S. Matsuoka 110-69, T. Mizutani 57-30, T. Matsui 6-3 Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mizutani 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: Q. Strode Ballpark: Edge Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (30 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:13 Attendance: 39724

[Alan T]

WBC Day 18:

USA 11, Dominican Republic 1 - The U.S. gets home runs from Hugh Thompson, Walt Shaw and Frank Dawson in the win.

Spoiler

Tuesday, April 19th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Dominican Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 USA 4 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 X 11 17 0
Dominican Republic AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Rodríguez LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .315 5 12 J. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 3 11 S. Luján 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .278 4 4 A. Castaneda DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .185 4 13 E. Negrete 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .186 0 4 c-H. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 d-M. Marte 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1 A. Cuesta C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .283 0 4 J. Soto SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .291 0 10 L. Torres RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .231 1 10 R. Chávez CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .158 1 9 a-J. González PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .429 0 1 b-J. Rivera CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 32 1 6 1 3 14 14 a - J. González pinch hit for R. Chávez in the 7th b - J. Rivera substituted for J. González in the 7th c - H. Torres pinch hit for E. Negrete in the 8th d - M. Marte substituted for H. Torres in the 8th BATTING Home Runs: H. Rodríguez (5, 1st Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: L. Torres, A. Castaneda, H. Rodríguez 5, S. Luján 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Soto, A. Cuesta Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING CS: L. Torres (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Soto-Rodríguez-Luján)	USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI X. Jiménez 3B 4 1 1 0 2 0 6 .322 3 15 R. Moore RF 4 2 2 1 2 0 1 .367 1 11 H. Thompson DH 6 1 2 3 0 1 5 .366 6 22 F. Dawson 1B 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 .288 5 19 T. Jones C 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 .339 6 24 C. Peña CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .281 2 4 a-C. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .538 1 3 c-E. Lozano LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0 W. Shaw LF 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .419 2 7 b-J. Wallace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2 6 d-A. Tomlinson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 2 7 E. López SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 6 .373 5 9 M. Griffith 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .344 2 12 Totals 40 11 17 11 9 3 32 a - C. Murphy pinch hit for C. Peña in the 7th b - J. Wallace pinch hit for W. Shaw in the 7th c - E. Lozano substituted for C. Murphy in the 8th d - A. Tomlinson substituted for J. Wallace in the 8th BATTING Doubles: M. Griffith (11, 6th Inning off R. Díaz, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: W. Shaw (2, 6th Inning off R. Díaz, 0 on, 0 outs) F. Dawson (5, 2nd Inning off C. Gonzáles, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Thompson (6, 1st Inning off C. Gonzáles, 2 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. Peña 2, E. López 3, X. Jiménez, W. Shaw 4, R. Moore 2, M. Griffith 3, T. Jones 2, F. Dawson 5, H. Thompson 5 2-out RBI: M. Griffith, T. Jones, F. Dawson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. López, X. Jiménez 2, T. Jones 2 GIDP: X. Jiménez Team LOB: 15 BASERUNNING SB: C. Peña 2 (6), F. Dawson (2) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Griffith)
Dominican Republic IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Gonzáles L (1-2) 3.0 8 5 5 4 2 2 73 40 5.09 T. Fernández 1.2 3 3 3 3 0 0 41 23 12.51 R. Díaz 0.1 4 3 3 1 0 1 18 10 3.68 R. Lucero 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 16 4.50 F. Villarreal 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 1.29 PITCHING Game Score: C. Gonzáles 19 Batters Faced: C. Gonzáles 21, T. Fernández 11, R. Díaz 6, R. Lucero 8, F. Villarreal 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gonzáles 3-3, T. Fernández 2-3, R. Díaz 1-0, R. Lucero 3-2, F. Villarreal 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: C. Gonzáles 73-40, T. Fernández 41-23, R. Díaz 18-10, R. Lucero 29-16, F. Villarreal 16-9 Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Díaz 1-0, R. Lucero 3-1, F. Villarreal 1-0 HB: C. Gonzáles	USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Flores W (4-0) 7.0 6 1 1 3 10 1 112 69 1.41 C. Shepherd 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 15 7.72 PITCHING Game Score: J. Flores 68 Batters Faced: J. Flores 29, C. Shepherd 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flores 5-5, C. Shepherd 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Flores 112-69, C. Shepherd 25-15
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Flores Ballpark: Ann Arbor Grounds Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:15 Attendance: 39645

[Alan T]

WBC Day 18:

Puerto Rico 8, Mexico 2 - Salvador Davila goes 3 for 5 with two doubles and 3 RBI in the win for Puerto Rico

Spoiler

Tuesday, April 19th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Puerto Rico 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 15 1 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 1
Puerto Rico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Hernández 3B 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 .309 2 7 E. Medina LF 5 2 3 1 1 0 3 .304 0 9 R. Santos RF 4 0 2 0 2 1 5 .338 2 11 C. Gonzáles DH 4 0 2 4 1 0 6 .149 2 11 L. Pérez C 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 .286 4 16 R. López 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 5 T. Carrasco SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .177 0 1 A. Lozano 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .274 2 10 S. Dávila CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .313 0 7 Totals 40 8 15 8 9 1 31 BATTING Doubles: E. Medina (3, 4th Inning off V. Ochoa, 0 on, 1 out) T. Carrasco (1, 5th Inning off V. Ochoa, 0 on, 1 out) C. Gonzáles (4, 9th Inning off S. Gonzáles, 2 on, 2 outs) S. Dávila 2 (5, 2nd Inning off P. Rodríguez, 3 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off V. Ochoa, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: E. Medina 4, R. López, A. Lozano 2, T. Carrasco 3, R. Santos 2, C. Gonzáles 3, S. Dávila 5 2-out RBI: C. Gonzáles, S. Dávila Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Pérez 5, A. Lozano, T. Carrasco, R. Santos GIDP: E. Medina Sac Fly: C. Gonzáles Team LOB: 15 BASERUNNING SB: J. Hernández (5) FIELDING Errors: J. Hernández (1) Double Plays: 1 (Carrasco-López-Lozano)	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Moreno LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .272 3 17 N. Matos DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .304 1 7 A. Cardenas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .266 5 17 F. García CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .276 3 12 J. Rivera 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .339 0 12 A. García RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 .292 2 5 J. Muñóz SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .208 1 9 C. Cantú 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .172 0 5 A. Torres C 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 .219 5 11 Totals 34 2 7 1 7 7 30 BATTING Total Bases: F. García, J. Moreno, C. Cantú, A. Torres, J. Muñóz 2, J. Rivera Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. García, A. García, N. Matos, J. Moreno, A. Torres, A. Cardenas GIDP: J. Muñóz Team LOB: 14 FIELDING Errors: J. Rivera (2) Double Plays: 1 (Cantú-Muñóz-Rivera)
Puerto Rico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Cerda W (2-1) 8.0 6 2 1 5 5 0 131 76 3.28 J. Mazariegos 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 26 15 5.06 PITCHING Game Score: L. Cerda 64 Batters Faced: L. Cerda 36, J. Mazariegos 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cerda 6-12, J. Mazariegos 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: L. Cerda 131-76, J. Mazariegos 26-15 HB: L. Cerda Balk: L. Cerda	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Rodríguez L (0-3) 1.2 5 4 4 4 0 0 52 25 7.00 V. Ochoa 3.1 6 2 2 2 1 0 70 39 9.75 L. Alejándrez 3.1 2 1 1 3 0 0 59 31 2.70 S. Gonzáles 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 9 5.11 PITCHING Game Score: P. Rodríguez 19 Batters Faced: P. Rodríguez 13, V. Ochoa 17, L. Alejándrez 16, S. Gonzáles 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Rodríguez 3-1, V. Ochoa 3-5, L. Alejándrez 3-7, S. Gonzáles 0-2 Pitches - Strikes: P. Rodríguez 52-25, V. Ochoa 70-39, L. Alejándrez 59-31, S. Gonzáles 12-9 Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Ochoa 2-0, S. Gonzáles 1-1 WP: V. Ochoa, L. Alejándrez
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: S. Dávila Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:29 Attendance: 39598

[Alan T]

WBC Stats Leaders:

League Leaders AVG J. Villa - CUB .389 2 T. Sanu JPN .387 3 E. López USA .373 4 D. Juteau CAN .368 5 R. Moore USA .367	League Leaders HR G. Pichette - CAN 8 2 T. Jones USA 6 2 H. Okamoto JPN 6 2 H. Thompson USA 6 5 7 tied with 5	League Leaders RBI T. Jones - USA 24 2 G. Pichette CAN 23 3 H. Thompson USA 22 4 P. Garza CUB 20 4 Q. Strode ENG 20
League Leaders W J. Flores - USA 4 2 F. Borges CUB 3 2 M. Bradford USA 3 2 S. Calderón USA 3 2 5 more tied with 3	League Leaders ERA A. López - DOM 0.00 2 A. Moya USA 0.66 3 J. Flores USA 1.41 4 J. Torres CUB 1.46 5 T. Tsuchiya JPN 1.59	League Leaders K M. Bradford - USA 31 2 R. Lemieux CAN 29 3 J. Flores USA 28 3 A. Moya USA 28 5 J. Rodgers CAN 26

[Alan T]

The Semi-finals are set!

Mexico vs Cuba
Canada vs USA

The answer to the earlier trivia question: Until this WBC, there were three countries that had made the semi-finals in each of the previous three WBCs:

USA, Japan, Dominican Republic

Neither Japan or Dominican Republic made it this year, leaving USA as the only team to have made it to the semi-finals in each WBC.

This is Canada's third trip to the semi-finals, Mexico's second trip and Cuba's first trip. Leaving only England and Puerto Rico as countries to never have made the semi-finals after making it to the WBC.


Final Standings:

POOL A:

Cuba 12-6
Canada 11-7
Japan 7-11
England 6-12

POOL B:

USA 15-3
Mexico 8-10
Puerto Rico 7-11
Dominican Republic 6-12

[Alan T]

The semi-finals and finals of the 4th WBC will be simmed tomorrow as time permits throughout the day.

[Montreal_GM]

USA is going to be tough to beat.

Thanks Alan. Looking forward to seeing how the finals play out.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

USA is going to be tough to beat.

Thanks Alan. Looking forward to seeing how the finals play out.

The fun thing is we say that every WBC, but the USA haven't won it in 16 years! It all depends on who gets hot at the right time!

[Alan T]

Well... today has been the day from hell. Lets get the semi-finals started and see where we end up!

[Alan T]

WBC Day 19:

Cuba 5, Mexico 4 - Cuba leads 5-0 before Mexico scores 4 runs in the final two innings to make this game closer than it should have been. Mexico Reliever Mario Gonzalez pitches great in relief, going 5.2 innings, coming in the second inning after Juan Alvarez couldn't make it beyond the first. Gonzalez gives up 0 runs on 3 hits in relief.

Cuba leads the series 1 game to 0

Spoiler

Thursday, April 21st, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 10 0 Cuba 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 0
Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. García RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .600 0 1 N. Matos DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0 J. Moreno LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0 F. García CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .250 0 2 A. Cardenas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 J. Rivera 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 C. Cantú 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1 1 A. Ruíz SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 a-J. Muñóz PR, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 A. Torres C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 b-R. Rodríguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 Totals 36 4 10 4 2 6 14 a - J. Muñóz pinch ran for A. Ruíz in the 8th b - R. Rodríguez pinch hit for A. Torres in the 9th BATTING Home Runs: C. Cantú (1, 9th Inning off O. García, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. García, A. García 3, N. Matos, J. Moreno 2, C. Cantú 4, A. Torres, J. Muñóz Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Moreno, J. Rivera GIDP: N. Matos Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Cantú-Ruíz-Rivera, Ruíz-Cantú-Rivera)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0 J. Villa SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0 Á. Quiñones 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .000 0 1 P. Garza CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .250 1 2 J. Muñóz DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Martínez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 M. Valenzuela LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .500 0 0 L. Santana 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0 a-Á. Valadez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Coutreras C 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .667 0 1 Totals 29 5 7 4 6 1 12 a - Á. Valadez substituted for L. Santana in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Villa (1, 1st Inning off J. Álvarez, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Coutreras (1, 4th Inning off M. González, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: P. Garza (1, 1st Inning off J. Álvarez, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: P. Garza 4, J. Villa 2, M. Valenzuela, J. Serrea, A. Coutreras 3, H. Martínez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Quiñones, J. Serrea, A. Coutreras GIDP: J. Villa, H. Martínez Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Villa-Martínez-Santana)
Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Álvarez L (0-1) 1.0 3 5 5 3 0 1 31 15 45.00 M. González 5.2 3 0 0 2 1 0 62 37 0.00 S. Gonzáles 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 12 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Álvarez 18 Batters Faced: J. Álvarez 9, M. González 20, S. Gonzáles 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Álvarez 1-2, M. González 8-6, S. Gonzáles 4-0 Pitches - Strikes: J. Álvarez 31-15, M. González 62-37, S. Gonzáles 21-12 Inherited Runners - Scored: M. González 2-1	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Borges W (1-0) 8.0 8 3 3 2 5 0 108 69 3.38 O. García SV (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 20 13 9.00 PITCHING Game Score: F. Borges 57 Batters Faced: F. Borges 33, O. García 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Borges 13-5, O. García 0-2 Pitches - Strikes: F. Borges 108-69, O. García 20-13
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: A. García Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:32 Attendance: 39585

[Alan T]

WBC Day 19:

USA 4, Canada 2 - Sergio Calderon strikes out 9 and gives up only 2 runs on 7 hits to get the win for the U.S.

USA leads the series 1 to 0.

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Thursday, April 21st, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Canada 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 USA 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 9 1
Canada AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI S. Zhai LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 0 1 J. Ledrew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0 D. Juteau 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 G. Pichette DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0 R. Roy SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 C. LaRocque C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 1 J. Hardwick CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0 Y. Yang 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0 a-B. McCarthy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 R. Didkowsky RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 1 9 13 a - B. McCarthy pinch hit for Y. Yang in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Hardwick (1, 9th Inning off L. Árias, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: S. Zhai (1, 3rd Inning off S. Calderón, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. LaRocque, J. Hardwick 3, S. Zhai 3, Y. Yang 2, D. Juteau 2 2-out RBI: C. LaRocque, S. Zhai Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hardwick, J. Ledrew, R. Didkowsky Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: R. Klassen Double Plays: 1 (Roy-Ledrew-Juteau)	USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 C. Murphy 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0 a-R. Moore PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-B. Adams 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Thompson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 F. Dawson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1 W. Shaw RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0 E. López SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0 C. Peña CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1 M. Griffith 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1 J. Wallace C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0 Totals 31 4 9 3 2 3 11 a - R. Moore pinch ran for C. Murphy in the 8th b - B. Adams substituted for R. Moore in the 9th BATTING Doubles: C. Murphy (1, 3rd Inning off R. Klassen, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: C. Peña, A. Tomlinson, C. Murphy 3, J. Wallace, F. Dawson 2, E. López 2 2-out RBI: F. Dawson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Peña, J. Wallace, F. Dawson GIDP: C. Murphy Sac Fly: M. Griffith Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: S. Calderón
Canada IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Klassen L (0-1) 8.0 9 4 4 2 3 0 111 75 4.50 PITCHING Game Score: R. Klassen 49 Batters Faced: R. Klassen 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Klassen 12-8 Pitches - Strikes: R. Klassen 111-75 WP: R. Klassen	USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA S. Calderón W (1-0) 8.0 7 2 2 1 9 0 122 79 2.25 L. Árias SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: S. Calderón 68 Batters Faced: S. Calderón 32, L. Árias 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Calderón 6-8, L. Árias 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: S. Calderón 122-79, L. Árias 16-9 WP: S. Calderón
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: S. Calderón Ballpark: Ann Arbor Grounds Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:29 Attendance: 39877

[Alan T]

WBC Day 20:

Mexico 12, Cuba 8 - Felix Garcia hits two home runs and drives in 7 runs for Mexico to help them tie up the series.

The series is tied 1 game each

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Friday, April 22nd, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mexico 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 3 0 12 10 1 Cuba 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 10 0
Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Moreno LF 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1 N. Matos DH 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .400 1 1 A. Cardenas 3B 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 .000 0 1 F. García CF 4 2 3 7 1 0 0 .500 2 9 J. Rivera 1B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .200 0 1 a-R. Rodríguez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-M. Heredia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. García RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 .333 0 2 J. Muñóz SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .200 0 0 C. Cantú 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .125 1 1 A. Torres C 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0 Totals 34 12 10 12 8 3 14 a - R. Rodríguez pinch ran for J. Rivera in the 8th b - M. Heredia substituted for R. Rodríguez in the 8th BATTING Doubles: N. Matos (1, 3rd Inning off E. Gallegos, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: F. García 2 (2, 7th Inning off T. Espinosa, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs) N. Matos (1, 5th Inning off E. Gallegos, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. García 9, N. Matos 7, J. Moreno 2, A. Torres, J. Rivera 2-out RBI: F. García Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cantú, J. Muñóz GIDP: A. García, J. Muñóz Sac Fly: A. Cardenas Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: J. Muñóz Double Plays: 2 (Cantú-Muñóz-Rivera, Cardenas-Cantú-Rivera)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .167 0 0 J. Villa SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0 Á. Quiñones 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250 0 2 P. Garza CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 1 2 J. Muñóz DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .143 0 0 H. Martínez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 0 0 M. Valenzuela LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .500 0 2 L. Santana 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 a-Á. Valadez PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Coutreras C 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .667 2 5 Totals 35 8 10 7 4 1 19 a - Á. Valadez pinch hit for L. Santana in the 9th BATTING Doubles: Á. Quiñones (1, 9th Inning off A. Aguirre, 1 on, 1 out) M. Valenzuela (1, 2nd Inning off G. Ruíz, 2 on, 1 out) J. Muñóz (1, 2nd Inning off G. Ruíz, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: A. Coutreras 2 (2, 6th Inning off G. Ruíz, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off M. González, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: P. Garza, J. Villa 2, Á. Quiñones 3, M. Valenzuela 3, A. Coutreras 8, J. Muñóz 2 2-out RBI: A. Coutreras Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Serrea, J. Muñóz GIDP: Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING CS: P. Garza (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Villa-Martínez-Santana, Martínez-Santana)
Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA G. Ruíz 5.2 7 5 5 3 0 1 83 54 7.94 M. González W (1-0) 2.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 35 23 2.25 A. Aguirre 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 8 9.00 PITCHING Game Score: G. Ruíz 32 Batters Faced: G. Ruíz 27, M. González 9, A. Aguirre 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ruíz 8-7, M. González 2-3, A. Aguirre 0-3 Pitches - Strikes: G. Ruíz 83-54, M. González 35-23, A. Aguirre 14-8 WP: G. Ruíz, A. Aguirre HB: G. Ruíz, A. Aguirre	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Gallegos 4.0 5 5 5 4 0 1 67 37 11.25 A. Colón L (0-1) 2.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 35 20 7.72 T. Espinosa 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 3 0.00 J. Torres 2.2 3 3 3 3 2 1 53 26 10.13 PITCHING Game Score: E. Gallegos 28 Batters Faced: E. Gallegos 20, A. Colón 9, T. Espinosa 2, J. Torres 14 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gallegos 5-5, A. Colón 2-4, T. Espinosa 0-0, J. Torres 1-5 Pitches - Strikes: E. Gallegos 67-37, A. Colón 35-20, T. Espinosa 3-3, J. Torres 53-26 Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Espinosa 2-2 WP: E. Gallegos HB: E. Gallegos, T. Espinosa
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: F. García Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:11 Attendance: 39827

[Alan T]

WBC Day 20:

USA 5, Canada 2 - Andy Hobbs strikes out 8 in 8 innings, allowing only 2 runs on 4 hits to get the win.

USA leads the series 2 games to 0.

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Friday, April 22nd, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Canada 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 USA 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 12 0
Canada AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI S. Zhai LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .286 0 1 J. Ledrew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0 D. Juteau 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 G. Pichette DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 0 1 R. Roy SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 C. LaRocque C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1 J. Hardwick CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .429 0 1 Y. Yang 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 R. Didkowsky RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 a-B. McCarthy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-J. Renouf RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 28 2 4 2 0 9 8 a - B. McCarthy pinch hit for R. Didkowsky in the 8th b - J. Renouf substituted for B. McCarthy in the 8th BATTING Doubles: J. Hardwick (2, 5th Inning off A. Hobbs, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. LaRocque, J. Hardwick 2, S. Zhai, Y. Yang Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Zhai, R. Roy GIDP: G. Pichette, B. McCarthy Sac Fly: G. Pichette Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING SB: S. Zhai (1), D. Juteau (1) FIELDING Errors: C. Chao Double Plays: 1 (Ledrew-Roy-Juteau)	USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0 R. Moore RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0 H. Thompson DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .143 0 1 F. Dawson 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .571 0 2 a-W. Shaw PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 b-E. Lozano 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 T. Jones C 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .500 0 1 C. Peña CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 0 1 X. Jiménez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 E. López SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .500 1 2 M. Griffith 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .500 0 1 Totals 32 5 12 5 4 6 15 a - W. Shaw pinch hit for F. Dawson in the 7th b - E. Lozano substituted for W. Shaw in the 8th BATTING Doubles: R. Moore (1, 3rd Inning off C. Chao, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Griffith (1, 4th Inning off C. Chao, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Jones (1, 2nd Inning off C. Chao, 1 on, 0 outs) F. Dawson (1, 2nd Inning off C. Chao, 0 on, 0 outs) E. López (1, 8th Inning off D. MacLeod, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: E. López (1, 2nd Inning off C. Chao, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: A. Tomlinson, R. Moore 3, M. Griffith 4, T. Jones 2, H. Thompson, F. Dawson 3, E. López 6 2-out RBI: E. López Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Peña 2, A. Tomlinson, R. Moore GIDP: X. Jiménez Sac Fly: H. Thompson Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING CS: R. Moore 2 (2) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (López-Dawson, López-Griffith-Lozano)
Canada IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Chao L (0-1) 6.0 8 5 5 2 5 1 116 67 7.50 D. MacLeod 1.2 4 0 0 2 1 0 36 22 0.00 K. Muttart 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: C. Chao 39 Batters Faced: C. Chao 28, D. MacLeod 9, K. Muttart 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Chao 4-7, D. MacLeod 1-1, K. Muttart 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: C. Chao 116-67, D. MacLeod 36-22, K. Muttart 5-3 Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Muttart 2-0 HB: C. Chao	USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Hobbs W (1-0) 8.0 4 2 2 0 8 0 111 72 2.25 L. Árias SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 9 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Hobbs 74 Batters Faced: A. Hobbs 28, L. Árias 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hobbs 10-4, L. Árias 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: A. Hobbs 111-72, L. Árias 9-9 HB: A. Hobbs 2
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: A. Hobbs Ballpark: Ann Arbor Grounds Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:48 Attendance: 39925

[Alan T]

WBC Day 21:

USA 5, Canada 2 (12 innings) - Renaud Lemieux pitches a heroic 10 innings much to the chagrin of the Napa Valley coaching staff. He strikes out 11 and gives up only 2 runs on 5 hits. The U.S. scores three runs on four singles off of Canadian pitcher Ron Gunter in the top of the 12th to win the game.

USA leads 3 games to 0

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Sunday, April 24th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E USA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 11 2 Canada 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 .357 0 0 C. Murphy 3B 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .625 0 2 a-R. Moore PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 b-X. Jiménez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-T. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1 d-B. Adams 3B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 H. Thompson DH 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .167 0 1 F. Dawson 1B 6 0 1 0 0 3 5 .385 0 2 W. Shaw RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0 E. López SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 1 2 C. Peña CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 1 M. Griffith 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .364 0 1 J. Wallace C 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .286 0 0 Totals 47 5 11 4 2 14 12 a - R. Moore pinch ran for C. Murphy in the 8th b - X. Jiménez substituted for R. Moore in the 8th c - T. Jones pinch hit for X. Jiménez in the 11th d - B. Adams substituted for T. Jones in the 11th BATTING Doubles: A. Tomlinson 2 (2, 1st Inning off R. Lemieux, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Lemieux, 0 on, 1 out) C. Murphy (2, 8th Inning off R. Lemieux, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Tomlinson 5, C. Murphy 4, M. Griffith, J. Wallace, H. Thompson, F. Dawson, B. Adams 2-out RBI: B. Adams Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Dawson 2 Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: M. Bradford , C. Shepherd Double Plays: 1 (Murphy-Griffith-Dawson)	Canada AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI S. Zhai LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1 J. Ledrew 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-M. Carrier 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Juteau 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .273 0 0 G. Pichette DH 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .111 0 2 a-T. Brisson DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 R. Roy SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .083 0 0 C. LaRocque C 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 1 J. Hardwick CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333 1 2 Y. Yang 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 c-B. McCarthy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 e-R. Didkowsky RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 J. Renouf RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 d-L. Terry PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 Totals 40 2 5 2 0 13 15 a - T. Brisson substituted for G. Pichette in the 3rd b - M. Carrier substituted for J. Ledrew in the 9th c - B. McCarthy pinch hit for Y. Yang in the 10th d - L. Terry pinch hit for J. Renouf in the 10th e - R. Didkowsky substituted for B. McCarthy in the 11th BATTING Doubles: D. Juteau (1, 9th Inning off L. Árias, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: J. Hardwick (1, 2nd Inning off M. Bradford, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: G. Pichette, J. Hardwick 4, S. Zhai, R. Roy, D. Juteau 2 2-out RBI: G. Pichette Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. LaRocque, R. Roy, R. Didkowsky GIDP: S. Zhai Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING CS: J. Ledrew (1) FIELDING Errors: S. Zhai
USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Bradford 8.0 3 2 2 0 9 1 91 66 2.25 L. Árias 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 14 0.00 C. Shepherd W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 21 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: M. Bradford 77 Batters Faced: M. Bradford 29, L. Árias 7, C. Shepherd 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bradford 10-3, L. Árias 0-5, C. Shepherd 0-3 Pitches - Strikes: M. Bradford 91-66, L. Árias 25-14, C. Shepherd 32-21 HB: M. Bradford 4 Balk: C. Shepherd	Canada IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Lemieux 10.0 5 2 2 2 11 0 127 86 1.80 R. Gunter L (0-1) 1.2 5 3 2 0 2 0 31 21 10.80 W. MacGregor 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: R. Lemieux 83 Batters Faced: R. Lemieux 37, R. Gunter 10, W. MacGregor 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lemieux 6-13, R. Gunter 2-1, W. MacGregor 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: R. Lemieux 127-86, R. Gunter 31-21, W. MacGregor 8-6 Inherited Runners - Scored: W. MacGregor 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: R. Lemieux Ballpark: Assasins Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:13 Attendance: 39746 Special Notes: Gaël Pichette was ejected in the 3rd inning for arguing a strike call.

[Alan T]

WBC Day 21:

Cuba 14, Mexico 1 - Jose Munoz goes 3 for 5 with 2 Home Runs and 3 RBI for Cuba while Fonseca pitches 8.1 innings of 4-hit ball, giving up just one run to get the win.

Cuba leads the series 2 games to 1

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Sunday, April 24th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 4 14 12 0 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .222 0 1 J. Villa SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .429 0 2 Á. Quiñones 3B 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 .273 1 5 c-D. Lara PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 P. Garza CF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 2 a-Á. Valadez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 b-J. Méndez CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Muñóz DH 5 3 3 3 0 2 1 .333 2 3 H. Martínez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 0 d-L. Lucero PH, 3B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 2 M. Valenzuela LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .455 1 3 L. Santana 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 e-J. Nava PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Coutreras C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .444 2 5 Totals 38 14 12 12 3 11 9 a - Á. Valadez pinch hit for P. Garza in the 6th b - J. Méndez substituted for Á. Valadez in the 6th c - D. Lara pinch hit for Á. Quiñones in the 9th d - L. Lucero pinch hit for H. Martínez in the 9th e - J. Nava pinch hit for L. Santana in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Villa 2 (3, 3rd Inning off C. Román, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off V. Ochoa, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: Á. Quiñones (1, 4th Inning off M. González, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Valenzuela (1, 9th Inning off V. Ochoa, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Muñóz 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Román, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off C. Gutiérrez, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Lucero (1, 9th Inning off V. Ochoa, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Villa 5, Á. Quiñones 4, M. Valenzuela 5, J. Serrea, J. Muñóz 9, D. Lara, L. Lucero 4 2-out RBI: Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela, J. Serrea, L. Lucero Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Muñóz, Á. Valadez GIDP: J. Méndez Team LOB: 3 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Herrera-Villa-Nava)	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Moreno LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1 N. Matos DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 1 1 A. Cardenas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .100 0 1 F. García CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .444 2 9 a-M. Heredia PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 c-R. Rodríguez CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 J. Rivera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 0 1 A. García RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2 J. Muñóz SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0 b-A. Ruíz PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 C. Cantú 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 1 1 A. Torres C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 0 4 10 a - M. Heredia pinch hit for F. García in the 7th b - A. Ruíz pinch hit for J. Muñóz in the 7th c - R. Rodríguez substituted for M. Heredia in the 8th BATTING Home Runs: M. Heredia (1, 7th Inning off J. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. Cantú, A. Cardenas, M. Heredia 4, R. Rodríguez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. García, N. Matos GIDP: J. Rivera Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Cantú-Ruíz-Rivera)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Fonseca W (1-0) 8.1 4 1 1 0 4 1 113 76 1.08 J. Herrera 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Fonseca 75 Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 31, J. Herrera 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 9-12, J. Herrera 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 113-76, J. Herrera 2-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Herrera 1-0 HB: J. Fonseca 2	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Román L (0-1) 2.0 2 4 4 2 4 1 47 27 18.00 M. González 1.2 4 5 5 0 2 1 35 25 6.52 C. Gutiérrez 3.1 1 1 1 1 4 1 50 31 2.70 V. Ochoa 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 2 29 18 21.61 L. Alejándrez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: C. Román 34 Batters Faced: C. Román 11, M. González 10, C. Gutiérrez 13, V. Ochoa 9, L. Alejándrez 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Román 0-2, M. González 1-2, C. Gutiérrez 2-4, V. Ochoa 1-2, L. Alejándrez 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: C. Román 47-27, M. González 35-25, C. Gutiérrez 50-31, V. Ochoa 29-18, L. Alejándrez 4-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: M. González 1-0 WP: C. Román, M. González HB: C. Román, M. González, C. Gutiérrez
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: J. Muñóz Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:01 Attendance: 39783

[Alan T]

WBC Day 22:

USA 4, Canada 3 - Canada leads 3-0 entering the 9th inning until their pitcher John Rodgers runs out of gas. The U.S. scores 4 runs in the top of the 9th, including a 3-run Home Run from Frank Dawson to win and complete a semi-finals sweep of Canada.

The USA advance to the WBC finals!

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Monday, April 25th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 0 Canada 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .333 0 0 C. Murphy 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 0 2 H. Thompson DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .188 0 1 F. Dawson 1B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .353 1 5 W. Shaw RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 E. López SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .412 1 2 C. Peña CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .200 0 2 M. Griffith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 0 1 J. Wallace C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 0 0 Totals 34 4 9 4 0 12 10 BATTING Doubles: C. Peña (1, 9th Inning off J. Rodgers, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Murphy (3, 7th Inning off J. Rodgers, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Thompson (1, 9th Inning off J. Rodgers, 1 on, 1 out) E. López 2 (3, 5th Inning off J. Rodgers, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Rodgers, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: F. Dawson (1, 9th Inning off J. Rodgers, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: C. Peña 3, A. Tomlinson, C. Murphy 2, H. Thompson 2, F. Dawson 4, E. López 5 2-out RBI: C. Peña Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Peña, M. Griffith, J. Wallace, W. Shaw GIDP: M. Griffith Sac Bunt: C. Peña Team LOB: 4 FIELDING Double Plays: 3 (López-Griffith-Dawson, Murphy-Griffith-Dawson, López-Griffith-Dawson)	Canada AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI S. Zhai LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1 J. Ledrew 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .077 0 0 a-M. Carrier 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Juteau 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 G. Pichette DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .083 0 2 R. Roy SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .125 0 1 C. LaRocque C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .143 0 1 b-T. Brisson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Hardwick CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .333 1 3 Y. Yang 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1 c-B. McCarthy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Renouf RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 Totals 30 3 7 3 4 8 9 a - M. Carrier substituted for J. Ledrew in the 9th b - T. Brisson pinch ran for C. LaRocque in the 9th c - B. McCarthy pinch hit for Y. Yang in the 9th BATTING Doubles: D. Juteau (2, 8th Inning off A. Moya, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: J. Hardwick, J. Ledrew, S. Zhai, R. Roy, Y. Yang, D. Juteau 3 2-out RBI: J. Hardwick, R. Roy, Y. Yang Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Pichette GIDP: J. Ledrew, R. Roy, Y. Yang Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Yang-Ledrew-Juteau)
USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Moya W (1-0) 8.0 7 3 3 3 7 0 113 66 3.38 L. Árias SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 10 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Moya 60 Batters Faced: A. Moya 31, L. Árias 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Moya 7-6, L. Árias 2-0 Pitches - Strikes: A. Moya 113-66, L. Árias 18-10 HB: A. Moya	Canada IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Rodgers L (0-1) 8.2 9 4 4 0 12 1 125 83 4.15 D. MacLeod 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Rodgers 62 Batters Faced: J. Rodgers 34, D. MacLeod 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodgers 6-7, D. MacLeod 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodgers 125-83, D. MacLeod 4-2 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. MacLeod 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: F. Dawson Ballpark: Assasins Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:37 Attendance: 39812

[Alan T]

WBC Day 22:

Mexico 5, Cuba 3 - Felix Garcia hits a walk-off 2 run Home run in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the game for Mexico.

The Series is tied 2-2

Spoiler

Monday, April 25th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 Mexico 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 0
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .308 0 1 J. Villa SS 5 1 2 0 0 3 2 .421 0 2 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .267 1 7 P. Garza CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .231 1 2 J. Muñóz DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .313 2 3 H. Martínez 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .133 0 1 M. Valenzuela LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .333 1 3 L. Santana 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 b-J. Méndez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-M. Marrero C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Coutreras C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .417 2 5 a-Á. Valadez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 3 8 18 a - Á. Valadez pinch hit for A. Coutreras in the 9th b - J. Méndez pinch ran for L. Santana in the 9th c - M. Marrero substituted for J. Méndez in the 9th BATTING Doubles: P. Garza (1, 8th Inning off P. Díaz, 0 on, 0 outs) Á. Quiñones (2, 5th Inning off P. Díaz, 2 on, 2 outs) H. Martínez (1, 4th Inning off P. Díaz, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: P. Garza 2, J. Villa 2, Á. Quiñones 2, J. Serrea 2, A. Coutreras, H. Martínez 2, J. Muñóz 2-out RBI: Á. Quiñones, H. Martínez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Garza, Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela 2 GIDP: L. Santana, Á. Valadez Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Errors: H. Martínez	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Moreno LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .294 0 1 N. Matos DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .278 1 1 A. Cardenas 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .267 0 2 F. García CF 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 .357 3 12 J. Rivera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .077 0 1 A. García RF 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .400 0 2 a-R. Rodríguez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 J. Muñóz SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .100 0 0 C. Cantú 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .267 1 1 A. Torres C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .133 0 0 Totals 38 5 11 4 2 7 18 a - R. Rodríguez substituted for A. García in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Moreno (1, 1st Inning off E. Mireles, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Cardenas (1, 1st Inning off E. Mireles, 2 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: F. García (3, 9th Inning off J. Herrera, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. García 4, A. García 3, N. Matos, J. Moreno 2, C. Cantú 2, A. Cardenas 4 2-out RBI: F. García Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Moreno, C. Cantú, A. Torres 2 Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Cantú-Muñóz-Rivera, Rivera-Muñóz-Cantú)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Mireles 5.1 7 3 1 2 3 0 118 73 1.69 A. Colón 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 32 25 3.60 J. Herrera L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 13 9 13.50 PITCHING Game Score: E. Mireles 47 Batters Faced: E. Mireles 26, A. Colón 10, J. Herrera 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mireles 7-6, A. Colón 2-3, J. Herrera 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: E. Mireles 118-73, A. Colón 32-25, J. Herrera 13-9 Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Colón 3-0 WP: E. Mireles	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Díaz 7.0 8 3 3 2 7 0 120 69 3.86 R. Rosa W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 10 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: P. Díaz 54 Batters Faced: P. Díaz 31, R. Rosa 7 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Díaz 6-7, R. Rosa 2-2 Pitches - Strikes: P. Díaz 120-69, R. Rosa 20-10 Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rosa 1-0 HB: P. Díaz Balk: P. Díaz
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: F. García Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:02 Attendance: 39770

[Alan T]

WBC Day 23:

Cuba 7, Mexico 0 - Ivan Davila pitches a 6-hit shutout for Cuba while Antonio Coutreras hits a GRAND SLAM in the top of the 6th to provide the victory.

Cuba leads the series 3 games to 2

Spoiler

Tuesday, April 26th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 7 0 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 1 J. Villa SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .348 0 2 Á. Quiñones 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 1 7 P. Garza CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .294 2 4 J. Muñóz DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .263 2 3 H. Martínez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .167 0 1 M. Valenzuela LF 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .375 1 3 a-Á. Valadez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 L. Santana 1B, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .063 0 0 A. Coutreras C 4 1 1 4 0 0 2 .375 3 9 Totals 34 7 7 6 5 6 9 a - Á. Valadez pinch hit for M. Valenzuela in the 8th BATTING Doubles: P. Garza (2, 6th Inning off P. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs) Á. Quiñones (3, 1st Inning off P. Rodríguez, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Valenzuela (2, 2nd Inning off P. Rodríguez, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: P. Garza (2, 1st Inning off P. Rodríguez, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Coutreras (3, 6th Inning off P. Rodríguez, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: P. Garza 6, Á. Quiñones 2, L. Santana, M. Valenzuela 2, A. Coutreras 4, H. Martínez 2-out RBI: P. Garza Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Santana, A. Coutreras Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Double Plays: 5 (Villa-Martínez-Santana, Villa-Martínez-Santana, Quiñones-Martínez-Santana, Villa-Martínez-Santana, Villa-Martínez-Valadez)	Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Moreno LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .316 0 1 a-M. Heredia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1 b-R. Rodríguez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 N. Matos DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 1 1 A. Cardenas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263 0 2 F. García CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .389 3 12 J. Rivera 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .067 0 1 A. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316 0 2 J. Muñóz SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .083 0 0 C. Cantú 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 1 A. Torres C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0 Totals 28 0 6 0 4 4 14 a - M. Heredia pinch hit for J. Moreno in the 8th b - R. Rodríguez substituted for M. Heredia in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Moreno (2, 5th Inning off I. Dávila, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Torres (1, 3rd Inning off I. Dávila, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. García 2, N. Matos, J. Moreno 2, A. Torres 2, A. Cardenas Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Matos GIDP: A. García, C. Cantú, A. Cardenas 2, J. Rivera Team LOB: 10
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA I. Dávila W (1-0) 9.0 6 0 0 4 4 0 99 53 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: I. Dávila 75 Batters Faced: I. Dávila 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Dávila 13-5 Pitches - Strikes: I. Dávila 99-53 HB: I. Dávila	Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA P. Rodríguez L (0-1) 5.1 6 7 7 5 2 2 116 65 11.81 R. Rosa 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 50 33 0.00 S. Gonzáles 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: P. Rodríguez 25 Batters Faced: P. Rodríguez 27, R. Rosa 10, S. Gonzáles 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Rodríguez 7-7, R. Rosa 4-1, S. Gonzáles 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: P. Rodríguez 116-65, R. Rosa 50-33, S. Gonzáles 7-5 WP: P. Rodríguez
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: I. Dávila Ballpark: Rebels Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 16 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:43 Attendance: 39867

[Alan T]

Dávila Shuts out Mexico
Iván Dávila of the Cuba put the clamps on the opposition and held the Mexico scoreless in a 6-hit whitewash.

"He's got some good stuff, but we should have done better than that," said the Mexico skipper after the 7-0 loss.

Dávila was on target most of the game and finished with 4 strikeouts and 4 walks.

[Alan T]

WBC Day 24:

Cuba 7, Mexico 5 - Norberto Matos hits 2 Home runs for Mexico but it is not enough to lift them to victory. The Cuba star of the day is Pepillo Garza whom goes 2 for 3 with a HR and 2 RBI in the win.

Cuba wins the series and advances to the finals!

Spoiler

Thursday, April 28th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Mexico 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 1 Cuba 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 7 9 2
Mexico AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. García RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 2 N. Matos DH 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .360 3 3 J. Moreno LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 0 1 F. García CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .318 3 12 A. Cardenas 3B 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 .261 0 2 J. Rivera 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .158 0 1 C. Cantú 2B 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .273 1 4 A. Ruíz SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 A. Torres C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .190 0 0 a-J. Muñóz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 0 Totals 37 5 9 5 1 8 12 a - J. Muñóz pinch hit for A. Torres in the 9th BATTING Doubles: C. Cantú 2 (2, 2nd Inning off F. Borges, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off F. Borges, 1 on, 1 out) A. Torres (2, 7th Inning off F. Borges, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: N. Matos 2 (3, 3rd Inning off F. Borges, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off F. Borges, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: N. Matos 9, C. Cantú 4, A. Torres 2, A. Cardenas, J. Rivera 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. García, A. Torres 2, A. Ruíz Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: A. Ruíz Double Plays: 3 (Rosa-Torres-Rivera, Rosa-Ruíz-Rivera, Cantú-Ruíz-Rivera)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 0 1 J. Villa SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .385 0 2 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 1 7 P. Garza CF 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .350 3 6 J. Muñóz DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .261 3 4 H. Martínez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 1 M. Valenzuela LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .400 1 4 L. Santana 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .056 0 1 a-Á. Valadez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Coutreras C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .316 3 9 Totals 30 7 9 5 3 2 10 a - Á. Valadez substituted for L. Santana in the 9th BATTING Home Runs: P. Garza (3, 5th Inning off M. González, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Muñóz (3, 5th Inning off M. González, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: P. Garza 5, J. Villa 2, Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela 2, J. Serrea, J. Muñóz 4 2-out RBI: P. Garza, J. Muñóz GIDP: Á. Quiñones, A. Coutreras, J. Muñóz Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING CS: M. Valenzuela (1) FIELDING Errors: P. Garza , L. Santana
Mexico IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Álvarez 0.1 4 4 4 2 1 0 34 18 60.77 R. Rosa 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 25 0.00 M. González L (1-1)BS (1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 2 23 13 8.44 S. Gonzáles 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 46 29 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Álvarez 18 Batters Faced: J. Álvarez 8, R. Rosa 10, M. González 6, S. Gonzáles 10 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Álvarez 0-0, R. Rosa 6-1, M. González 3-0, S. Gonzáles 4-4 Pitches - Strikes: J. Álvarez 34-18, R. Rosa 39-25, M. González 23-13, S. Gonzáles 46-29 Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rosa 3-0 WP: J. Álvarez 2 HB: J. Álvarez	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Borges W (2-0) 7.0 7 5 4 1 6 2 119 80 4.20 O. García H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 6.75 A. Colón H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 3.18 J. Herrera SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 14 7.72 PITCHING Game Score: F. Borges 50 Batters Faced: F. Borges 31, O. García 2, A. Colón 2, J. Herrera 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Borges 9-6, O. García 0-0, A. Colón 1-0, J. Herrera 0-3 Pitches - Strikes: F. Borges 119-80, O. García 7-4, A. Colón 5-4, J. Herrera 21-14 Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Colón 1-0 WP: F. Borges HB: F. Borges
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: N. Matos Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:07 Attendance: 39819

[Alan T]

The WBC Final is set! Team USA faces off vs Team Cuba!

USA will be looking for their second WBC championship while Cuba is seeking out their first title.

The WBC Finals will run tonight, in a few hours leading up to the FOOL 2039 Regular Season live sim!

[Chief Rum]

USA!! USA!! Way to beat those lousy, freeloadin' Canadians!

Canada sucks!

(Kudos to anyone who gets the reference... and j/k Eric!)

[muns]

loved reading the box scores for this alan. Thank ya!!

[Alan T]

WBC Day 25:

Cuba 10, USA 9 - Martin Valenzuela hits an RBI double folloed by a pinch hit RBI single from Domingo Lara in the top of the 9th off of USA reliever Luis Arias to come from behind to win this one.

Cuba leads the series 1 game to 0

Spoiler

Saturday, April 30th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 10 13 0 USA 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 0
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .231 0 1 J. Villa SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .379 0 3 Á. Quiñones 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .241 1 7 P. Garza CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .280 3 6 J. Muñóz DH 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .269 3 4 b-J. Méndez PR, DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Martínez 2B 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .208 0 3 a-Á. Valadez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 M. Valenzuela LF 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .480 1 7 L. Santana 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .091 0 3 c-D. Lara PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 A. Coutreras C 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .304 3 10 Totals 38 10 13 10 6 9 19 a - Á. Valadez pinch hit for H. Martínez in the 9th b - J. Méndez pinch ran for J. Muñóz in the 9th c - D. Lara pinch hit for L. Santana in the 9th BATTING Doubles: M. Valenzuela 3 (5, 2nd Inning off J. Flores, 2 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Flores, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off L. Árias, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Serrea (1, 2nd Inning off J. Flores, 1 on, 1 out) J. Muñóz (2, 5th Inning off C. Shepherd, 1 on, 1 out) H. Martínez (2, 5th Inning off C. Shepherd, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Villa, Á. Quiñones, L. Santana, M. Valenzuela 7, J. Serrea 2, A. Coutreras, J. Muñóz 2, H. Martínez 3, D. Lara 2-out RBI: L. Santana, M. Valenzuela 2, D. Lara Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Quiñones, L. Santana, J. Muñóz Sac Fly: J. Villa Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING CS: M. Valenzuela (2) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Martínez-Villa-Santana, Lara-Valadez)	USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .391 0 1 R. Moore RF 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 .429 0 1 H. Thompson DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .143 0 1 F. Dawson 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 .333 1 7 a-C. Murphy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2 T. Jones C 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 .333 0 3 C. Peña CF 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 .211 0 5 X. Jiménez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 E. López SS 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .476 1 2 M. Griffith 2B 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .294 0 1 Totals 35 9 11 9 7 6 18 a - C. Murphy substituted for F. Dawson in the 9th BATTING Doubles: T. Jones (2, 1st Inning off E. Gallegos, 2 on, 2 outs) E. López (4, 4th Inning off E. Gallegos, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: C. Peña (1, 4th Inning off O. García, 3 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. Peña 3, A. Tomlinson 3, R. Moore, M. Griffith, T. Jones 2, F. Dawson, E. López 4 2-out RBI: C. Peña, T. Jones, F. Dawson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Peña, X. Jiménez, H. Thompson 2 GIDP: C. Peña, H. Thompson Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING CS: M. Griffith (1)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Gallegos 3.2 7 8 8 3 1 0 95 59 15.26 O. García 2.1 3 1 1 1 4 0 45 25 4.91 A. Colón W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 35 18 2.35 J. Herrera SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 5 5.40 PITCHING Game Score: E. Gallegos 11 Batters Faced: E. Gallegos 22, O. García 11, A. Colón 7, J. Herrera 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gallegos 3-7, O. García 1-2, A. Colón 1-2, J. Herrera 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: E. Gallegos 95-59, O. García 45-25, A. Colón 35-18, J. Herrera 13-5 Inherited Runners - Scored: O. García 2-2 HB: E. Gallegos	USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Flores 2.2 5 5 5 3 2 0 51 30 16.88 C. Shepherd 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 0 36 23 6.75 K. Baty H (1) 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 43 24 0.00 K. Davies H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0.00 R. Wright H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 0.00 L. Árias L (0-1)BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 2 0 21 13 3.18 J. Merry 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: J. Flores 23 Batters Faced: J. Flores 16, C. Shepherd 10, K. Baty 10, K. Davies 1, R. Wright 2, L. Árias 5, J. Merry 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flores 2-4, C. Shepherd 2-1, K. Baty 1-3, K. Davies 0-1, R. Wright 0-2, L. Árias 0-0, J. Merry 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: J. Flores 51-30, C. Shepherd 36-23, K. Baty 43-24, K. Davies 5-2, R. Wright 11-7, L. Árias 21-13, J. Merry 1-1 Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Shepherd 1-0, K. Baty 1-0, K. Davies 1-0, R. Wright 1-0, J. Merry 1-0
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: M. Valenzuela Ballpark: Ann Arbor Grounds Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:51 Attendance: 39633

[Alan T]

WBC Day 26:

USA 4, Cuba 3 (13 innings) - Adrian Tomlinson singles home Mike Griffith in the bottom of the 13th inning to win an important home game for Team USA to keep them from falling down 2 games to 0 early in the series.

The Series is tied 1 game each.

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Sunday, May 1st, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E Cuba 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 USA 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI P. Garza CF 6 1 1 2 0 2 1 .258 4 8 M. Valenzuela LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 .419 1 7 J. Villa SS 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .343 0 3 Á. Quiñones 3B 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .235 1 7 J. Muñóz DH 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 .250 4 5 J. Serrea RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .258 0 1 H. Martínez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .172 0 3 Á. Valadez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0 a-L. Santana PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 3 A. Coutreras C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 3 10 b-J. Méndez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 c-M. Marrero C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 49 3 9 3 1 11 14 a - L. Santana pinch hit for Á. Valadez in the 10th b - J. Méndez pinch hit for A. Coutreras in the 10th c - M. Marrero substituted for J. Méndez in the 10th BATTING Home Runs: P. Garza (4, 5th Inning off S. Calderón, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Muñóz (4, 2nd Inning off S. Calderón, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: P. Garza 4, J. Villa, Á. Valadez, Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela, J. Serrea 2, J. Muñóz 4, J. Méndez 2-out RBI: P. Garza Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Muñóz Team LOB: 8	USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 5 1 2 1 2 1 0 .393 0 2 R. Moore RF 6 0 1 1 0 2 2 .308 0 2 H. Thompson DH 5 0 0 0 1 3 2 .115 0 1 F. Dawson 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .360 1 7 a-C. Murphy 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 0 2 T. Jones C 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 .182 0 3 C. Peña CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .217 0 5 X. Jiménez 3B 5 1 1 0 1 2 2 .071 0 0 E. López SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .417 1 3 b-W. Shaw PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 c-B. Adams SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2 M. Griffith 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .318 0 2 Totals 45 4 9 4 7 10 18 a - C. Murphy substituted for F. Dawson in the 10th b - W. Shaw pinch hit for E. López in the 10th c - B. Adams substituted for W. Shaw in the 11th BATTING Doubles: X. Jiménez (1, 6th Inning off J. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Moore (2, 6th Inning off J. Fonseca, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Griffith (2, 3rd Inning off J. Fonseca, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: C. Peña, A. Tomlinson 2, X. Jiménez 2, R. Moore 2, M. Griffith 3, F. Dawson 2 2-out RBI: A. Tomlinson, R. Moore, E. López Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Peña, M. Griffith, T. Jones, H. Thompson Sac Fly: M. Griffith Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING SB: M. Griffith (1), H. Thompson (1) CS: M. Griffith (2) FIELDING Errors: A. Tomlinson
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Fonseca 7.0 6 3 3 5 3 0 114 67 2.35 O. García 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 14 3.86 J. Herrera 2.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 47 26 3.38 J. Torres L (0-1) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 32 21 6.75 PITCHING Game Score: J. Fonseca 51 Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 33, O. García 3, J. Herrera 9, J. Torres 10 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 5-12, O. García 1-0, J. Herrera 1-1, J. Torres 2-5 Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 114-67, O. García 18-14, J. Herrera 47-26, J. Torres 32-21 HB: J. Fonseca 2	USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA S. Calderón 8.2 6 3 3 0 8 2 127 84 2.70 K. Baty 3.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 46 29 0.00 L. Árias W (1-1) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 2.84 PITCHING Game Score: S. Calderón 68 Batters Faced: S. Calderón 33, K. Baty 13, L. Árias 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Calderón 7-11, K. Baty 4-5, L. Árias 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: S. Calderón 127-84, K. Baty 46-29, L. Árias 15-10 Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Baty 1-0 WP: S. Calderón
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: P. Garza Ballpark: Ann Arbor Grounds Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:59 Attendance: 39687

[Alan T]

WBC Day 27:

Cuba 14, USA 9 - Robbie Moore goes 3 for 5 with 2 Home Runs and 5 RBI for the United States in the loss. Domingo Lara of Cuba had the game's big hit, a pinch hit GRAND SLAM Home Run in the bottom of the 8th inning to help insure the Cuba victory.

Cuba leads the series 2 games to 1

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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E USA 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 9 14 1 Cuba 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 5 X 14 13 1
USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 6 2 2 0 0 1 4 .382 0 2 R. Moore RF 5 3 3 5 1 0 3 .389 2 7 H. Thompson DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .161 0 1 F. Dawson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .345 1 7 a-W. Shaw PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-E. Lozano 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 T. Jones C 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .143 0 4 C. Peña CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .269 1 7 X. Jiménez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .111 0 0 c-B. Adams PR, 3B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 2 E. López SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .393 1 3 M. Griffith 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .296 0 2 Totals 40 9 14 8 5 5 23 a - W. Shaw pinch ran for F. Dawson in the 7th b - E. Lozano substituted for W. Shaw in the 7th c - B. Adams pinch ran for X. Jiménez in the 8th BATTING Doubles: F. Dawson (2, 3rd Inning off E. Mireles, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: C. Peña (2, 5th Inning off E. Mireles, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: C. Peña (1, 9th Inning off T. Espinosa, 1 on, 1 out) R. Moore 2 (2, 6th Inning off E. Mireles, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Colón, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. Peña 7, A. Tomlinson 2, X. Jiménez, R. Moore 9, M. Griffith, H. Thompson 2, F. Dawson 2, E. López, E. Lozano 2-out RBI: , R. Moore 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , X. Jiménez 3, R. Moore, H. Thompson GIDP: T. Jones Sac Fly: T. Jones Team LOB: 11 FIELDING Errors: T. Jones	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI P. Garza CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 4 8 M. Valenzuela LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 5 .417 1 7 J. Villa SS, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .325 0 3 Á. Quiñones 3B 2 4 1 0 3 0 0 .250 1 7 J. Muñóz DH 4 3 2 3 1 1 2 .278 5 8 J. Serrea RF 2 2 0 1 3 1 0 .242 0 2 H. Martínez 2B 4 1 3 2 1 0 3 .242 0 5 Á. Valadez 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .200 0 2 a-L. Santana PH, 1B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .120 0 5 b-D. Lara PH, SS 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 5 A. Coutreras C 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .226 3 10 Totals 37 14 13 14 8 6 21 a - L. Santana pinch hit for Á. Valadez in the 7th b - D. Lara pinch hit for L. Santana in the 8th BATTING Doubles: H. Martínez (3, 2nd Inning off A. Hobbs, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: J. Muñóz (5, 1st Inning off A. Hobbs, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Lara (1, 8th Inning off K. Davies, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: P. Garza, J. Villa, Á. Valadez, Á. Quiñones, M. Valenzuela 2, J. Muñóz 5, H. Martínez 4, L. Santana, D. Lara 4 2-out RBI: Á. Valadez, J. Muñóz Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Valenzuela 2, A. Coutreras Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: A. Colón Double Plays: 1 (Villa-Martínez-Valadez)
USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Hobbs L (1-1) 2.2 6 5 5 2 1 1 61 37 5.91 C. Shepherd 3.2 1 3 3 3 2 0 55 32 7.04 K. Baty 1.0 5 5 5 3 2 0 39 19 6.43 K. Davies 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 8 9.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Hobbs 21 Batters Faced: A. Hobbs 17, C. Shepherd 15, K. Baty 11, K. Davies 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hobbs 3-4, C. Shepherd 5-4, K. Baty 0-1, K. Davies 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: A. Hobbs 61-37, C. Shepherd 55-32, K. Baty 39-19, K. Davies 11-8 Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Shepherd 2-0, K. Baty 3-3, K. Davies 3-3 HB: A. Hobbs	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Mireles W (1-0) 6.0 7 4 4 4 3 1 119 69 3.97 A. Colón H (2) 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 24 17 4.66 T. Espinosa 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 13 8 108.11 O. García 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 7 3.86 J. Torres SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 6.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Mireles 41 Batters Faced: E. Mireles 30, A. Colón 9, T. Espinosa 3, O. García 3, J. Torres 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mireles 7-8, A. Colón 2-2, T. Espinosa 0-1, O. García 0-0, J. Torres 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: E. Mireles 119-69, A. Colón 24-17, T. Espinosa 13-8, O. García 13-7, J. Torres 10-7 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Torres 3-0 WP: E. Mireles HB: E. Mireles
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: R. Moore Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:46 Attendance: 39804

[Alan T]

WBC Day 28:

USA 9, Cuba 0 - Mike Bradford strikes out 10 in a 3-hit shutout in the first dominant U.S. victory of the WBC finals. Enrique Lopez chipped in by going 3 for 5 with a Home Run and Seven RBIs for the U.S.

The series is tied 2-2

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Wednesday, May 4th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E USA 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 10 2 Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .410 0 3 R. Moore RF 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .381 2 8 H. Thompson DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 0 1 F. Dawson 1B 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .323 1 7 T. Jones C 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 .118 0 4 C. Peña CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .250 1 7 a-C. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2 b-W. Shaw CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 X. Jiménez 3B 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .174 0 0 E. López SS 5 2 3 7 0 0 0 .424 2 10 M. Griffith 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 2 Totals 37 9 10 9 8 8 16 a - C. Murphy pinch hit for C. Peña in the 7th b - W. Shaw substituted for C. Murphy in the 7th BATTING Triples: X. Jiménez (1, 3rd Inning off T. Espinosa, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: E. López (2, 2nd Inning off I. Dávila, 3 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Tomlinson 3, X. Jiménez 4, R. Moore, H. Thompson, E. López 6 2-out RBI: A. Tomlinson, R. Moore, E. López Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Jones, H. Thompson 2 Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: R. Moore (1), T. Jones (1), F. Dawson (1) FIELDING Errors: T. Jones , E. López Double Plays: 1 (López-Griffith-Dawson)	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .216 0 2 J. Villa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 0 3 a-J. Méndez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 1 7 P. Garza CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 4 8 J. Muñóz DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .256 5 8 H. Martínez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .222 0 5 M. Valenzuela LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385 1 7 L. Santana 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 5 A. Coutreras C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 3 10 Totals 30 0 3 0 0 10 5 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for J. Villa in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: P. Garza, J. Villa, L. Santana Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Muñóz GIDP: A. Coutreras Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING SB: P. Garza (1) FIELDING Errors: A. Coutreras 2 , T. Espinosa
USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Bradford W (1-0) 9.0 3 0 0 0 10 0 132 88 1.06 PITCHING Game Score: M. Bradford 91 Batters Faced: M. Bradford 30 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bradford 12-4 Pitches - Strikes: M. Bradford 132-88	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA I. Dávila L (1-1) 1.2 4 5 5 2 0 1 44 23 4.22 T. Espinosa 1.1 4 2 2 2 0 0 41 20 32.41 O. García 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 15 2.70 J. Torres 3.0 0 2 2 3 5 0 58 31 6.00 A. Colón 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 4.22 PITCHING Game Score: I. Dávila 19 Batters Faced: I. Dávila 11, T. Espinosa 10, O. García 8, J. Torres 12, A. Colón 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Dávila 3-2, T. Espinosa 3-1, O. García 2-3, J. Torres 2-2, A. Colón 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: I. Dávila 44-23, T. Espinosa 41-20, O. García 28-15, J. Torres 58-31, A. Colón 12-9 Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Espinosa 1-0, A. Colón 2-2
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. López Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 17 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:11 Attendance: 39971

[Alan T]

WBC Day 29:

USA 6, Cuba 3 - Moya pitches 8.2 innings, striking out 10 and giving up just 3 runs on 5 hits. The United States take their first lead in the FOOL WBC with this win.

USA leads the series 3 games to 2

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Thursday, May 5th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E USA 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 6 10 2 Cuba 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .405 0 3 C. Murphy 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .421 0 2 H. Thompson DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .195 0 3 F. Dawson 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .306 1 7 W. Shaw RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .063 1 1 a-T. Jones PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .118 0 4 E. López SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .389 2 10 b-X. Jiménez PH, SS 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .208 0 2 C. Peña CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 1 7 M. Griffith 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .278 1 3 J. Wallace C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .154 0 0 Totals 35 6 10 6 5 6 16 a - T. Jones pinch hit for W. Shaw in the 8th b - X. Jiménez pinch hit for E. López in the 8th BATTING Doubles: A. Tomlinson (3, 1st Inning off F. Borges, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Murphy (4, 5th Inning off F. Borges, 1 on, 2 outs) F. Dawson (3, 8th Inning off J. Herrera, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: M. Griffith (1, 7th Inning off F. Borges, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Shaw (1, 4th Inning off F. Borges, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Tomlinson 2, C. Murphy 3, M. Griffith 5, H. Thompson 2, F. Dawson 2, W. Shaw 4, X. Jiménez 2-out RBI: H. Thompson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Tomlinson, H. Thompson, F. Dawson 2 GIDP: C. Peña, J. Wallace Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: H. Thompson (2) FIELDING Errors: M. Griffith , F. Dawson Double Plays: 1 (López-Griffith-Dawson) PB: J. Wallace	Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .220 0 2 J. Villa SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 0 3 Á. Quiñones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .205 1 7 P. Garza CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .233 4 8 J. Muñóz DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .279 6 9 H. Martínez 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211 0 5 c-Á. Valadez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2 M. Valenzuela LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .349 1 7 L. Santana 1B 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .194 0 7 a-J. Méndez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 b-L. Lucero 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 2 d-D. Lara PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .750 1 5 A. Coutreras C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 3 10 Totals 33 3 6 3 1 11 12 a - J. Méndez pinch ran for L. Santana in the 8th b - L. Lucero substituted for J. Méndez in the 9th c - Á. Valadez pinch hit for H. Martínez in the 9th d - D. Lara pinch hit for L. Lucero in the 9th BATTING Home Runs: J. Muñóz (6, 9th Inning off A. Moya, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: L. Santana 2, J. Serrea, J. Muñóz 5, Á. Valadez 2-out RBI: J. Muñóz Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Garza, J. Villa, D. Lara GIDP: A. Coutreras Sac Bunt: J. Villa Team LOB: 6 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Quiñones-Martínez-Santana, Martínez-Villa-Santana)
USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Moya W (2-0) 8.2 5 3 3 1 10 1 114 78 3.24 L. Árias SV (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 2.70 PITCHING Game Score: A. Moya 71 Batters Faced: A. Moya 32, L. Árias 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Moya 9-6, L. Árias 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: A. Moya 114-78, L. Árias 14-9 WP: A. Moya	Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Borges L (2-1) 7.0 8 5 5 3 3 2 118 69 4.91 J. Herrera 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 42 23 3.68 PITCHING Game Score: F. Borges 41 Batters Faced: F. Borges 30, J. Herrera 10 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Borges 8-8, J. Herrera 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: F. Borges 118-69, J. Herrera 42-23 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Herrera 1-1
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: A. Moya Ballpark: Charm Ballpark Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:53 Attendance: 39725

[Alan T]

Woops, this is one day late for the news headline:

Bradford Fires Shutout in USA Victory
Today at Ann Arbor Grounds Mike Bradford of the USA permitted 3 hits, walked 0 and fanned 10 during the 9-0 shutout win over the Cuba.

[Alan T]

WBC Day 30:

USA 18, Cuba 5 - The Chico duo of Frank Dawson and Tex Jones combine to go 6 for 9 with a double, 3 Home Runs and 10 RBI for the U.S. as they crush Cuba and find themselves just one win away from their second WBC title!

USA leads the series 4 games to 2

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Saturday, May 7th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 10 1 USA 9 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 X 18 17 0
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Serrea RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .196 0 2 J. Villa SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3 Á. Quiñones 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .213 1 8 a-D. Lara PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600 1 5 P. Garza CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .261 4 8 J. Muñóz DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .277 7 11 H. Martínez 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .262 0 5 M. Valenzuela LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .348 1 7 L. Santana 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .200 0 9 A. Coutreras C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .171 3 10 Totals 35 5 10 5 0 9 11 a - D. Lara pinch hit for Á. Quiñones in the 7th BATTING Doubles: P. Garza (3, 6th Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 1 out) L. Santana (1, 4th Inning off J. Flores, 3 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Muñóz (7, 6th Inning off J. Flores, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: P. Garza 3, J. Villa, Á. Quiñones, L. Santana 2, M. Valenzuela, J. Muñóz 4, H. Martínez 3 2-out RBI: L. Santana Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Coutreras GIDP: J. Muñóz Team LOB: 5 FIELDING Errors: A. Coutreras Double Plays: 1 (Valadez-Martínez-Santana)	USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 3 3 1 2 3 2 2 .400 0 5 R. Moore RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .400 2 9 H. Thompson DH 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 .244 1 5 F. Dawson 1B 5 2 4 5 0 0 3 .366 2 12 T. Jones C 4 3 2 5 2 0 2 .190 2 9 C. Peña CF 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 .216 1 7 X. Jiménez 3B 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 .222 0 4 a-W. Shaw PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 1 1 b-B. Adams 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2 E. López SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .366 2 11 M. Griffith 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .293 1 3 Totals 38 18 17 18 11 8 17 a - W. Shaw pinch ran for X. Jiménez in the 7th b - B. Adams substituted for W. Shaw in the 8th BATTING Doubles: C. Peña (2, 1st Inning off E. Gallegos, 0 on, 1 out) F. Dawson (4, 8th Inning off Á. Valadez, 2 on, 1 out) Triples: A. Tomlinson (1, 1st Inning off O. García, 2 on, 2 outs) X. Jiménez (2, 7th Inning off J. Herrera, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: T. Jones 2 (2, 1st Inning off E. Gallegos, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Torres, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Thompson (1, 7th Inning off J. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out) F. Dawson (2, 7th Inning off J. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: C. Peña 2, A. Tomlinson 3, X. Jiménez 3, R. Moore 2, M. Griffith 2, T. Jones 8, H. Thompson 6, F. Dawson 8, E. López 2-out RBI: A. Tomlinson, R. Moore, H. Thompson, F. Dawson, E. López Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Tomlinson, M. Griffith, T. Jones, F. Dawson GIDP: C. Peña Sac Fly: F. Dawson Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: C. Peña (1), R. Moore (2), H. Thompson (3) CS: H. Thompson (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Griffith-López-Dawson)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Gallegos L (0-1) 0.2 3 6 6 2 1 1 33 19 20.52 O. García 0.0 5 3 3 0 0 0 11 7 6.75 T. Espinosa 2.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 37 22 13.50 A. Colón 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 32 19 4.26 J. Torres 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 4 8.00 J. Herrera 2.1 4 6 6 5 4 2 73 37 8.38 Á. Valadez 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 4 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Gallegos 13 Batters Faced: E. Gallegos 8, O. García 5, T. Espinosa 9, A. Colón 8, J. Torres 2, J. Herrera 16, Á. Valadez 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gallegos 0-1, O. García 0-0, T. Espinosa 2-4, A. Colón 1-2, J. Torres 0-0, J. Herrera 0-3, Á. Valadez 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: E. Gallegos 33-19, O. García 11-7, T. Espinosa 37-22, A. Colón 32-19, J. Torres 5-4, J. Herrera 73-37, Á. Valadez 10-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: O. García 1-1, T. Espinosa 2-0, Á. Valadez 2-2 WP: Á. Valadez HB: E. Gallegos Balk: Á. Valadez	USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Flores W (1-0) 5.1 8 5 5 0 4 1 76 47 11.25 K. Baty SV (1) 3.2 2 0 0 0 5 0 53 35 4.22 PITCHING Game Score: J. Flores 36 Batters Faced: J. Flores 23, K. Baty 14 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flores 4-6, K. Baty 1-5 Pitches - Strikes: J. Flores 76-47, K. Baty 53-35 WP: J. Flores HB: J. Flores, K. Baty
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: F. Dawson Ballpark: Ann Arbor Grounds Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 3:38 Attendance: 39646

[Alan T]

WBC Day 31:

USA 6, Cuba 0 - Sergio Calderon outduels his Boston Settlers teammate Jorge Fonseca in this one as he pitches a 3-hut shutout to lead the United States to a clinching victory!

The United States are the FOOL World Baseball Classic Champions!

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Sunday, May 8th, 2039 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 USA 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 6 6 0
Cuba AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI P. Garza CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 4 8 M. Valenzuela LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 1 7 J. Villa SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 0 3 Á. Quiñones 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 8 J. Muñóz DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 7 11 J. Serrea RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .188 0 2 H. Martínez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 0 5 Á. Valadez 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .357 0 2 A. Coutreras C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .159 3 10 Totals 28 0 3 0 1 4 7 BATTING Total Bases: Á. Valadez 2, M. Valenzuela GIDP: J. Villa Team LOB: 2 FIELDING Errors: A. Coutreras	USA AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Tomlinson LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .383 0 5 R. Moore RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .357 2 9 H. Thompson DH 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .271 1 5 F. Dawson 1B 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 .356 2 15 T. Jones C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .208 2 9 C. Peña CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200 1 7 X. Jiménez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .200 0 4 E. López SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .356 2 12 M. Griffith 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .295 1 4 Totals 28 6 6 5 5 1 7 BATTING Doubles: H. Thompson (2, 7th Inning off J. Fonseca, 0 on, 2 outs) E. López (5, 2nd Inning off J. Fonseca, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: H. Thompson (1, 3rd Inning off J. Fonseca, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: M. Griffith, T. Jones, H. Thompson 5, F. Dawson, E. López 2 2-out RBI: F. Dawson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Peña 2, X. Jiménez, R. Moore 2 Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING SB: C. Peña (2), R. Moore (3), T. Jones (2) CS: A. Tomlinson (1), M. Griffith (3) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Griffith-López-Dawson)
Cuba IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Fonseca L (1-1) 6.2 5 6 4 5 0 0 110 63 3.27 J. Torres 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 14 6.97 PITCHING Game Score: J. Fonseca 39 Batters Faced: J. Fonseca 31, J. Torres 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fonseca 8-10, J. Torres 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: J. Fonseca 110-63, J. Torres 22-14 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Torres 1-0 HB: J. Fonseca 3	USA IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA S. Calderón W (2-0) 9.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 88 55 1.75 PITCHING Game Score: S. Calderón 84 Batters Faced: S. Calderón 29 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Calderón 11-10 Pitches - Strikes: S. Calderón 88-55
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: S. Calderón Ballpark: Ann Arbor Grounds Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:14 Attendance: 39785

[Alan T]

Calderón Records Shutout Against Cuba
"He's got a bunch of different arm angles and his ball was really moving," said the Cuba manager after watching Sergio Calderón of the USA humiliate his club 6-0 in a fine 3-hit shutout.

"If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Calderón said after he befuddled the Cuba. "I was making good pitches the entire game."

He whiffed 4 and walked 1 in the complete game effort.

[Alan T]

FOOL World Baseball Classic Player Awards:


Best Hitter: POOL A

Gael Pichette (Canada)

Best Pitcher: POOL A

John Rodgers (Canada)

Best Youngster: POOL A

Pepillo Garza (Cuba)


Best Hitter: POOL B

Tex Jones (USA)

Best Pitcher: POOL B

Julio Flores (USA)

Best Youngster: POOL B

Curt Murphy (USA)



Best Fielders: POOL A

Pitcher: Eduardo Mireles (Cuba)
Catcher: Christophe LaRocque (Canada)
First Baseman: Danjuro Ikeda (Japan)
Second Baseman: Héctor Martínez (Cuba)
Third Baseman: Yin-fat Yang (Canada)
Shortstop: José Villa (Cuba)
Left Fielder: Callum MacIan (England)
Center Fielder: Brian Prebble (England)
Right Fielder: Júlio Serrea (Cuba)


Best Fielders: POOL B


Pitcher: Pedro Rodríguez (Mexico)
Catcher: Tex Jones (USA)
First Baseman: Andrés Lozano (Puerto Rico)
Second Baseman: Cristo Cantú (Mexico)
Third Baseman: Edgardo Negrete (Dominican Republic)
Shortstop: Juan Muñóz (Mexico)
Left Fielder: José Moreno (Mexico)
Center Fielder: Félix García (Mexico)
Right Fielder: Luis Torres (Dominican Republic)