Firstly World Classic Baseball game for six years hit the diamond in Taichung, Taiwan like Cuba And Netherlands Open play in the global competition of baseball.
Padres star Xander Boagerts lead the Dutch team, while White Sox midfielder Luis Roberts and former big player Yoenis Céspedes swinging the big club for the Cuban team. The two teams consist of Group A along with Chinese Taipei, Panama and Italy. The top two teams of Group A will play against the teams of Group B in the quarter-finals.
Here are the best plays from the game!
Out of jam!
Cuba created some initial momentum for Dutch starting pitcher Tom de Blok by loading bases in the first inning. But de Blok got out of trouble by making the necessary double in the middle to get out of the round.
Tom de Blok, Netherlands escape from base jam with impressive doubles streak against Cuba
Tom de Blok and the Netherlands came out of their predicament in the first half thanks to an impressive doubles streak against Cuba.
Let’s honk the horn!
The WBC venue was a neutral venue for both teams, but that didn’t dampen the crowd’s energy one bit. And when baseball hits the global stage, you’ll see and hear all sorts of new things. Example: horns attack.
The first of many!
There will be many runs recorded in this WBC, but only the first one! The event’s first RBI went to Yadil Mojica, who threw Yoelkis Guibert a screaming liner on the right sideline.
Yadil Mujica gives Cuba the first attack with an RBI brace against the Netherlands
Yadil Mujica gave Cuba a quick start thanks to an RBI brace against the Netherlands in the second half.
Just miss it
Former Padre Jurickson Profar has a penchant for hitting the ball from long distance, but this game-ending deep shot barely misses the outfield barrier.
DIDI!
With a runner in the scoring position, Didi Gregorious made a single clutch into the opposite half at the end of the third half.
Didi Gregorius’ RBI single helps the Netherlands level Cuba
Didi Gregorius hit an RBI single in the third round to help the Netherlands draw against Cuba.
Stretch for it
Bogaerts is better known for his offensive ability than defense, but he briefly flashed with a beautiful throw and a throw-in with a weapon to beat the runner back to the pocket. And check out this impressive footage from Gregorious at first.
dribbling!
In baseball, it’s the small breaks, not the big booms in general, that make the difference and Josh Palacios of the Netherlands found green grass in the middle late in the sixth round to give his team the lead. before.
Hit ’em where they don’t
As we said, small breaks. This two RBI hit from Chadwick Tromp wasn’t pretty, but it did what it needed to, giving the Netherlands a 4-1 lead to rise to the top of the seventh table.
Josh Palacios, Chadwick Tromp hit key RBI singles to give Netherlands 4-1 lead over Cuba
Dutch offense comes in the sixth inning, thanks to Josh Palacios and Chadwick Tromp’s RBI single.
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