Nelson Cruz hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Andrew Miller in the eighth inning, Starling Marte added a solo shot off the All-Star reliever and the defending champion Dominicans overcame a five-run deficit to beat the United States 7-5 Saturday night. "If you didn't feel the emotions of this game, either you were dead or need to be checked out," Cruz said. The comeback delighted a clamorous crowd of 37,446, the largest for baseball in the five-year history of Marlins Park. Miller yanked off his cap in dismay, while Cruz began gleefully pumping his fists even before he reached first base. The Dominicans' Edinson Volquez, making his fifth career WBC start, allowed three runs — one earned — in 3 2/3 innings.

Source: ABC News March 12, 2017 03:32 UTC