Our Clients:

Field Level Media - Professional sports content solutions | FLM

Mar 18, 2023 1:13 am

WBC roundup: Mexico rallies to edge Puerto Rico, advance to semifinals

Mexico recovered from a 4-0 deficit in the first inning, scoring the next five runs to eliminate Puerto Rico 5-4 on Friday night in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals in Miami.

Isaac Paredes of the Tampa Bay Rays went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and three RBIs to lead Mexico, which will face Japan in the semifinals on Monday in Miami. Japan advanced with a 9-3 win over Italy on Thursday in Tokyo.

Javy Baez and Eddie Rosario hit back-to-back homers with two outs in the first inning for Puerto Rico. Baez finished 3-for-4 with two RBI.

Mexico starter Julio Urias of the Los Angeles Dodgers was touched up for five hits, four runs and one walk with four strikeouts in four innings. Relievers Javier Assad (2 2/3 innings) of the Chicago Cubs, JoJo Romero (two-thirds) of the St. Louis Cardinals, Jake Sanchez (two-thirds) of the San Diego Padres’ minor league system and Giovanny Gallegos (one) of the Cardinals kept Puerto Rico off the scoreboard the rest of the night.

Puerto Rico starter Marcus Stroman of the Cubs allowed Paredes’ homer in the second inning and a total of five hits, two runs and one walk with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Mexico added one run in the fifth and three runs in the seventh for the lead. Paredes delivered a two-run single to tie the game 4-4, and Luis Urias’ (Milwaukee Brewers) RBI single scored Alex Verdugo (Boston Red Sox) with Mexico’s fifth run.

Puerto Rico threatened in the ninth, as a leadoff single and a two-out single put runners at first at second before Gallegos struck out Enrique Hernandez (Red Sox) looking to end the game.

–Field Level Media

You may also like

Guardians, Cubs
Jul 1, 2025 10:54 pm

Matthew Boyd pitches Cubs past Guardians, his former team

Matthew Boyd allowed two runs over seven strong innings against his most recent former club as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Tuesday night. Carson Kelly…

angels braves
Jul 1, 2025 10:36 pm

Hot Angels plate 4 runs in 8th, shut out Braves

The visiting Los Angeles Angels broke up a scoreless game with four runs in the eighth inning and beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday in the opener of their…

Athletics, Rays
Jul 1, 2025 10:33 pm

10th-inning sacrifice fly lifts Athletics over Rays

Pinch hitter Austin Wynns drove in Colby Thomas with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the visiting Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday. Thomas, the…

More Baseball News

Guardians, Cubs
Jul 1, 2025 10:54 pm

Matthew Boyd pitches Cubs past Guardians, his former team

Matthew Boyd allowed two runs over seven strong innings against his most recent former club as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Tuesday night. Carson Kelly…

angels braves
Jul 1, 2025 10:36 pm

Hot Angels plate 4 runs in 8th, shut out Braves

Athletics, Rays
Jul 1, 2025 10:33 pm

10th-inning sacrifice fly lifts Athletics over Rays

Yordan Alvarez
Jul 1, 2025 9:57 pm

Astros concerned after Yordan Alvarez (hand) has setback

Cardinals, Pirates
Jul 1, 2025 9:45 pm

Pirates shut out Cardinals for second consecutive game

Read all
fb-post
advertisment
title-icon

Upcoming events

See all odds
[gs-fb-comments]