Cuba v USA: World Baseball Classic 2023 Semifinals – Live | World Baseball Classic

Summarize this content to 100 words important eventShow only major eventsPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureRBI single (Andy Ibanez, Cuba 2-7 USA)Cuba 2-7 USA, top of fifthAndy Ibáñez hit a base and scored Moncada, finally giving Cuba a second game.Updated to 21.04 EDTCuba 1-7 USA Top of 5thAlevarena appears again. With 2 runners still on his second out, he hit the bases but it was too hard to score Moncada. Cuba now has a runner in the corner.Cuba 1-7 USA Top of 5thDespaigne strikes out twice.Cuba 1-7 USA Top of 5thLuis Roberto has a runner on second base, but strikes out first.Cuba 1-7 USA Top of 5thMiles Mikolas was now pitching for the United States, and Moncada immediately hit his double.Cuba 1-7 USA Bottom of 4thRonald Bolaños is looking to at least finally pull this elusive final out of the 4th and put this inning out of its misery. .Bonhos throws a strike at Smith. 0-1. The next pitch hits the top of the plate. 0-2. Smith stays alive by fouling the next pitch. He popped out to sleep this inning.Cuba has five more innings to go. This is good news. It would take six runs to tie it. Frankly, I don’t like their odds, but I’ve seen some comebacks in this tournament.Runscore Wild Pitch! (Cuba 1 – 7 USA)Cuba 1-7 USA Bottom of 4thIt appeared to be a quick innings for Cuba, but no dice were rolled. This attack is too relentless. Schwalber came back with a runner on third base. With a one-on-one count, he’s almost drilled. 2-1. The next pitch is too low. 3-1. Schwalber will foul the next pitch-off. 3-2. The next pitch will bounce off and score.America goes 7 to 1 and Cuba goes to the bullpen. Yeah, it looks like it’s going to rush into the runaway zone at once.Updated to 20.51 EDTRBI Triple! (Nelson Arenado, Cuba 1-6 USA)Cuba 1-6 USA Bottom of 4thArenado takes 1 ball.Arenado behaves violently. blow.Arenado takes the second pitch.Arenado is fouled on the next pitch. Hit two.Arenado hit the ball into the corner for a run-scoring triple.Cuba 1-5 USA Bottom of 4thViera does well against very dangerous hitters, but sees if he can put Goldschmidt away. 0-1. The next pitch is set away, away from the catcher, and extremely far away. (There is no one on base, so it’s a “harmless, no foul” situation.) The next pitch is also a ball. 2-1. Goldschmidt really fails on the next pitch. 2-2. Next pitch? Another ball that almost left the catcher. 3-2. Next, Goldschmidt checks his swing outside. It’s ball 4 and he takes the base.Cuba 1-5 USA Bottom of 4thMike Trout strikes out. 2 down in the inning.Cuba 1-5 USA Bottom of 4thWainwright got off to a rough start thanks to some iffy throws in the first innings, but remained calm and gave the United States four quality innings while giving up just one run. I am now being ceremonially embraced in the dugout. That means his day is probably over.Vieira faces Betts doing a full count. He fouled on the next pitch. Still 3-2. Then he grounds to short for the first out.Cuba 1-5 USA Top 4Santos is looking to see if he can launch a two-out attack here. At 1-1, he is called in with a borderline-feeling check swing call. He then golfs a fly ball into the outfield that Mike Trout can easily handle. Four innings to the bottom!Cuba 1-5 USA Top 4Guibert is next up and falls into the 0-2 hole. He checks his swing on the next pitch. 1-2.He then hit a solid base hit, so here he’s not going to score a 1-2-3 inning.Cuba 1-5 USA Top 4Drake, in short, grounds Turner. Now the first 2 outs are easy. I have a feeling Cuba will really regret not getting Wainwright’s wayward throw in the first place.Cuba 1-5 USA Top 4Ariel Martínez pops right out 1 of 4 times.Email from Joel Eley:Hello again from Jakarta. Looks like a bit of a march after yesterday’s fireworks display.Does the mercy rule apply to knockouts?It hasn’t gotten uglier, but Cuba is still in a hole. Please note that the mercy rule only applies to pool play. Therefore, the game will last at least nine innings regardless of the score.As a baseball fan, I hate the idea of ​​games with mercy rules.Cuba 1-5 USA Bottom of 3rdTurner eventually grounds out to end the inning, but Team USA tacks on two to extend their lead. To make this a game, Cuba needs to start scoring and scoring immediately.Sacrifice fly! (Tim Anderson, Cuba 1-5 USA)Cuba 1-5 USA Bottom of 3rdCarlos Viera is the next Cuban pitcher. With runners on every base and just 1 of his outs, Anderson could add to the U.S. lead without benefiting from a base hit.I think he prefers base hits.Got the ball after Anderson fouled off the pitch. 1-1. He fouled on the next pitch. 1-2. The next pitch is the ball. The count is 2-2 for him. Anderson indeed hit a long fly ball that scored an extra run.Cuba 1-4 USA Bottom of 3rdThe bases loaded still have only one out, and that’s enough for Romero, who picked a bad time in a bad inning.RBI single! (Pete Alonso, Cuba 1-4 USA)Cuba 1-4 USA Bottom of 3rdAlonso has the potential to do a lot of damage to this Cuban line-up. He hits a line drive base hit and scorches very hard to score over a run! He almost hit it too well!Cuba 1-3 USA Bottom of 3rdWill Smith is fine (writes and quickly removes a very corny reference to 1990s pop rap).Will Smith rose to lead the count, 2-1. Romero calls a strike and returns. 2-2.According to the referee, Romero throws a curveball that doesn’t skim the top of the zone. Smith then fouls Curve off. The next pitch is a walk, and the US has the bases loaded with one out. This is a dangerous place for Cuba. This could be a game.Cuba 1-3 USA Bottom of 3rdSchwarber is back at the table again. Romero is 2-0 behind. No wait, he makes it 3-0. I barely caught that pitch. This is not where you want it to be and Romero ends up hitting him. Honestly, not the worst case scenario!Kyle probably didn’t appreciate it, but you know what I mean: 2 on, 1 out.Cuba 1-3 USA Bottom of 3rdOne down, Arenado is up to the plate. He took the ball and walked off the pitch to foul the stands. 1-1. He hit a solid single into the outfield.I’m already learning to drown out Smoltz’s voice. He is like a babbling brook now. It’s mostly relaxing.Cuba 1-3 USA Bottom of 3rdCuba will go to the bullpen and bring in Miguel Romero, now with the Oakland Athletics. He will face Goldschmidt. You know the current National League MVP who hit a monster home run the last time he opened.Goldschmidt makes a full count and commits a foul on the next pitch. Still 3-2. And he’s off for the next foul. Still 3-2. It’s a good bat. I think he’s taking a walk here.No, he strikes out. This (and my addictive personality) is why I don’t bet on sports.Cuba 1-3 USA Top of 3rdIbáñez was next, beating Wainwright 3-1, but with the third out, he ran out to Trout.Cuba 1-3 USA Top of 3rdAlevarena followed next, with Wainwright trailing 2–0 before hitting a fly ball into the outfield. 2 down.Cuba 1-3 USA Top of 3rdWainwright’s defense sucks! He airmails the throw first and Despaigne is safe at first after what should have been a ground out.Cuba 1-3 USA Top of 3rdLuis Roberto pops out and goes down just before I start typing.Cuba 1-3 USA, bottom 2Trout has runners at first and is starting to get embarrassed by my prediction that this won’t be a high scoring game.Trout swings and misses the strike, almost getting hit. The park includes it and just came out third. Three times!Cuba 1-3 USA, bottom 2Betts continues to hit hard by scorching a single into the outfield. He’s his 2-for-2 and the line keeps moving for the United States.
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