Netherlands, Israel advance at WBC
JURICKSON Profar drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Netherlands to a 6-5 win over Chinese Taipei at the World Baseball Classic yesterday.
The Netherlands improved to 2-0 in Pool A and advanced to the second round in Tokyo along with Israel, which also has a 2-0 record.
South Korea and Chinese Taipei failed to advance to the second round, which starts on Sunday at Tokyo Dome.
Designated hitter Didi Gregorius contributed three doubles, including the game-tying hit in the eighth inning, to power the Netherlands offense. The New York Yankees’ shortstop had three RBI.
Israel has been the surprise of the tournament so far, beating South Korea 2-1 in its opening game and overpowering Chinese Taipei 15-7 on Tuesday.
In Pool B, Japan improved to 2-0 with a 4-1 win over Australia at Tokyo Dome. Sho Nakata hit a solo home run in the seventh inning and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo added a two-run homer in the eighth for the two-time champion.
In an earlier game, Roel Santos hit a two-run triple as Cuba scored four runs in the fourth in a 6-0 win over China.
Former major leaguer Bruce Chen held Cuba scoreless over the first 2 2-3 innings but a pitching change gave the Cuban batters the spark they needed.
Yoelkis Cespedes drove in the first run in the fourth off Luo Xia, and Santos’ clutch triple to center field made it 3-0. Santos then scored on Alexander Ayala’s double to left as Cuba improved to 1-1.
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