US EditionItaly vs. Venezuela Final Score, Result: Seventh Inning Rally Lifts Team Venezuela to WBC Final
Venezuela rallied with a two-out, seven-inning surge including three straight RBIs by All-Stars to defeat Italy 4-2 and reach their first championship game.
- On Monday, Venezuela defeated Italy 4-2 at loanDepot Park in Miami, advancing to its first World Baseball Classic championship game. The victory secures a title matchup against the United States on Tuesday.
- Italy initially took a 2-0 lead after Venezuela starter Keider Montero struggled with control in the second inning, issuing three walks. Venezuela's offense remained quiet until a decisive seventh-inning rally.
- Ronald Acuna Jr., Maikel Garcia, and Luis Arraez hit run-scoring singles in the seventh-inning rally. Designated hitter Eugenio Suarez had launched a solo home run off Aaron Nola in the fourth to start the comeback.
- Venezuela will face Team USA in Tuesday's championship game, with Eduardo Rodriguez starting against Nolan McLean. A coin toss held earlier Monday determined the United States as the home team.
- This matchup marks Venezuela's first WBC final appearance in the tournament's history. Italy, which became the first European nation to reach a semifinal, concluded its run with a 5-1 record.
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Venezuela rallies past Italy 4-2 with 3-run 7th and will face US for World Baseball Classic title - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuelan players danced in the dugout before the first pitch, then pranced past Italy and into their nation’s first World Baseball Classic final. Ronald Acuña Jr., Maikel Garcia and Luis Arraez hit run-scoring, two-out singles in a rapid seventh-inning rally that sparked a 4-2 victory Monday night and vaulted Venezuela into a title matchup against the United States. Players celebrated in the clubhouse before quickly turning focus …
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West Hawaii TodayVenezuela topples Italy to clinch matchup in WBC final with Team USA
MIAMI — The party started before Maikel Garcia reached first base. As Garcia’s line drive sizzled into the left field corner, destined to drop for the go-ahead knock in a 4-2 victory for Venezuela over Italy in Monday’s semifinal of the World Baseball Classic, his teammates scaled the dugout to welcome home go-ahead runner Jackson Chourio. Dormant for much of the evening, loanDepot Park came to life, as Venezuela earned its first bid to the cham…
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