Canada first baseman Freddie Freeman can't quite control the one-hop throw as Colombia's Giovanny Urshela reaches safely in the first inning of Saturday's game in Miami. The most experienced Canadian hurlers are both retired stars — Ryan Dempster (since 2013) and Eric Gagne (since 2008). Article Continued Below“We got off to a good start in the first and Julio just settled down,” Freeman said. Hopefully we can end it with a win.” Freeman had dedicated his WBC appearance to his Toronto-born mother Rosemary, who passed away from melanoma when he was 10 years old. There was 24-year-old Nick Pivetta, a Phillies minor-leaguer who started against Colombia and went four solid innings, allowing one run.

Source: thestar March 11, 2017 21:22 UTC