WBC Roundup: Netherlands tops Cuba, Panama beats Taiwan
TAICHUNG, Taiwan — The 20-team World Baseball Classic bought underway after a six-year absence with the Netherlands defeating Cuba 4-2 in a Group A sport in Taiwan to open the match.
In a late sport on Wednesday in Taiwan, Panama defeated the hosts 12-5.
Play in Group B begins on Thursday in Tokyo with South Korea taking part in Australia and host Japan — led by Angels star Shohei Ohtani — up in opposition to China. Play in Groups C and D begins Saturday in Phoenix and Miami.
The United States received the final match in 2017 and is among the many favourites with the Dominican Republic and Japan. Japan has received it twice (2006, 2009) and the Dominicans as soon as (2013).
This is the primary World Baseball Classic wherein MLB gamers are eligible to play for Cuba. Former MLB participant Yoenis Cespedes, who performed for Cuba within the occasion in 2009, hit .458 in that match and commenced his MLB profession three years later with the Oakland Athletics. He performed in a part of eight seasons with Oakland, Boston, Detroit and the New York Mets.
Cespedes, taking part in because the DH, was hitless and walked twice as Cuba managed solely three hits. The sport was a matchup between the 2 favourites within the group, giving the Dutch an enormous carry proper out of the gate.
Cuba went forward 1-0 within the second on a double by Yadil Mujica to attain Yoelkis Guibert.
Didi Gregorius singled residence Roger Bernadina to tie it 1-1 within the third. The Netherlands took a 4-1 lead within the sixth when Josh Palacios singled residence Gregorius, and a single from Chadwick Tromp scored two extra.
Cuba lower it to 4-2 within the seventh however couldn’t get any extra.
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PANAMA 12, TAIWAN 5
Panama overwhelmed Taiwan with a lopsided victory in Wednesday’s second Group A sport.
Taiwan was down 12-2 within the backside of the seventh and confronted a loss below the 10-run mercy rule after seven innings. But Nien-Ting Wu hit a two-run homer and pushed the sport to the total 9 innings.
Taiwan bought one other run within the eighth to make it 12-5.
Panama had 14 hits, led by Jonathan Arauz with two hits and three RBIs. The Central Americans have been additionally issued eight walks.
Taiwan had 13 hits. Tsung-Che Cheng and Wu — the house run hitter — had three hits every.
The WBC is being performed with out the pitch clock, and this sport lasted 4 hours.
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