MIAMI (AP) — New York Mets star nearer Edwin Díaz wounded his ideal knee celebrating a earn Wednesday night that state-of-the-art Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Vintage and eliminated the Dominican Republic.
Díaz was taken off the discipline in a wheelchair in Miami soon following pitching a great ninth inning to near out Puerto Rico’s 5-2 earn over the Dominicans.
The Mets later tweeted that Díaz wounded his knee and would bear even further tests Thursday.
The Puerto Rican players had been jumping alongside one another in the infield when Díaz collapsed to the floor, and he rapidly achieved for his suitable leg. Díaz was in tears and did not set any fat on the leg.
Díaz’s brother, Cincinnati pitcher Alexis Díaz, was also crying as Edwin was taken away. Mets teammate and Puerto Rico shortstop Francisco Lindor stood nearby with his fingers on his head.
Christian Vázquez homered in a 4-operate 3rd inning as Puerto Rico superior to the WBC quarterfinals to deal with the winner of Pool C on Saturday in Miami.
It’s just the next time ever that Dominican Republic didn’t make it past the very first spherical (2009).
Immediately after Vázquez’s solo homer off starter Johnny Cueto, Vimael Machin, Martin Maldonado, Francisco Lindor and Kiké Hernandez strike 4 straight singles to make it 3-. MJ Melendez then grounded out on a perform that permitted Lindor to rating.
Cueto took the reduction and was lifted ahead of the stop of the 3rd following allowing four hits, 3 operates and putting out two.
Juan Soto produced it 4-1 when he homered to deep centre discipline — 448 toes — off Puerto Rico reliever Jovani Moran for his next dwelling run of the tournament.
Soto concluded the match 6vforv15 with 3 doubles and a few RBIs.
Puerto Rico capped a dominant pool spherical in which it blanked Israel in a excellent 10- acquire Monday night.
CUBA 4, AUSTRALIA 3
TOKYO (AP) — Cuba acquired a 7,500-mile flight to Miami for a trip to the WBC semifinals for the initially time considering that 2006.
Alfredo Despaigne strike a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Yoelkis Guibert followed with a two-operate one in three-operate fifth inning.
Employing existing key leaguers for the initially time at the WBC, Cuba performs on Sunday in Marlins Park towards the winner of a quarterfinal amongst Venezuela and the second-put team from Team C: Canada, Colombia, Mexico or the U.S.
Former Philadelphia Phillies prospect Rixon Wingrove, who led Australia with 7 RBIs in the tournament, strike a go-in advance RBI sngle in the 2nd and had a two-operate homer in the sixth off the Chicago Cubs’ Roenis Elías. Australia received two on afterwards in the sixth before Elías retired Milwaukee Brewers prospect Alex Corridor on a flyout.
Elías pitched a fantastic seventh, Liván Moinelo labored about a pair of walks in a hitless eighth by hanging out Ulrich Bojarski and retiring Tim Kennelly on an inning-ending flyout. Raidel Martinez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the help save, hanging out Darryl George on the eighth pitch of the at-bat for the final out.
In advance of a group of 35,061 at the Tokyo Dome, Luis Robert tied the score for Cuba with a run-scoring groundout in the third.
Cuba, which misplaced the 2006 final to Japan, experienced been eradicated in the 2nd round of the previous three WBCs. The Cubans gained their 3rd straight activity in this event soon after dropping their to start with two.
Australia state-of-the-art previous the team stage for the very first time.
Yoán Moncada of the Chicago White Sox experienced two hits and two walks, and is hitting .421 wth five RBIs. Moncada sparked the third with a 1-out double off Mitch Neunborn, who experienced walked Roel Santos foremost off.
Winner Miguel Romero, the next of 5 Cuban pitchers, allowed 1 strike in 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Former main leaguer Yoenis Céspedes still left the staff prior to the sport for unspecified personalized factors, the Cuban Baseball Federation stated.
MEXICO 10, CANADA 3
PHOENIX (AP) — Randy Arozarena experienced two doubles and five RBIs, Rowdy Tellez extra a two-operate solitary and solo homer, and Mexico pulled away late from Canada to gain a spot in the quarterfinals.
Mexico begun the match with a astonishing loss to Colombia in Group C at Chase Industry but rallied with 3 straight wins, beating the U.S., Britain and Canada.
José Urquidy gave up two runs over four innings, putting out 5 to generate the get. Arozarena — the 2021 AL Rookie of the 12 months for the Tampa Bay Rays — strike a bases-clearing double in the sixth that broke the activity open, providing Mexico a 6-2 guide.
Canada leadoff hitter Edouard Julien had two hits and an RBI and catcher Bo Naylor strike a solo homer. Rob Zastryzny took the loss following giving up 3 operates more than two innings.
Canada played devoid of Los Angeles Dodgers star to start with baseman Freddie Freeman, who remaining Tuesday’s match since of a hamstring damage.
VENEZUELA 5, ISRAEL 1
MIAMI (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered, singled twice and had 3 RBIs and starter Jesús Luzardo struck out 5 in four scoreless innings to direct Venezuela, which presently had clinched the Group D title and a quarterfinal berth.
Ronald Acuña Jr. had two singles while Eduardo Escobar also went deep for Venezuela, which finished with 10 hits.
Venezuela burst to a three-run direct in the initially versus Robert Inventory. Acuña broke out of a event-starting up 1-for-11 skid with an RBI single and Suárez hit a two-run single.
Escobar’s solo shot in the fourth designed it 4- and Suárez connected with a leadoff travel in the sixth.
Jakob Goldfarb’s RBI one in the seventh snapped a 22-inning scoreless streak for Israel.
Venezuela joined Japan as the only team winners to end unbeaten.
Israel finished 1-3 immediately after achieving the second round in the 2017 event.
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