Italy keeps making its mark on the World Baseball Classic, advancing to the semifinals with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico at Daikin Park in Houston. The Italians (loosely defined) have beaten teams with home runs and surprising pitching, but they knocked off Puerto Rico with small-ball. They collected only eight hits in the game, but two were doubles and five came with men in scoring position, and men were in scoring position because they stole five bases. The final-out call in Italian is everything:
My take: Italy and the Dominican Republic are the only undefeated teams in the WBC, and it's reasonable to expect they may face each other in the final. A great story continues.
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WBC: Italy runs to semis
Italy keeps making its mark on the World Baseball Classic, advancing to the semifinals with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico at Daikin Park in Houston. The Italians (loosely defined) have beaten teams with home runs and surprising pitching, but they knocked off Puerto Rico with small-ball. They collected only eight hits in the game, but two were doubles and five came with men in scoring position, and men were in scoring position because they stole five bases. The final-out call in Italian is everything:
My take: Italy and the Dominican Republic are the only undefeated teams in the WBC, and it's reasonable to expect they may face each other in the final. A great story continues.
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