Team Israel keeps upsetting major opponents at the WBC:
Israel took advantage of timely hits and solid pitching on Sunday to beat Cuba 4-1 and improve to 4-0 in the World Baseball Classic.
Alfredo Despaigne put Cuba up 1-0 with a solo home run in the second inning at Tokyo Dome but Israel tied the game in the fourth on a double by Ryan Lavarnway that scored Ike Davis from first.
Team Israel took a 2-1 lead in the sixth when Zach Borenstein singled to right scoring Ty Kelly from second base. Blake Gailen made it 3-1 with a two-out double to right that scored Nate Freiman.
“We didn’t light up the scoreboard today but we were able to get the timely hits when we needed them,” Borenstein said. “Things are just clicking for us right now.”
Jason Marquis continues to pitch well. I’m amazed that a small subset of American ballplayers is having a better tournament than the actual All-Star team USA.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2mWqVAj
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