The Dominican fans easily outnumbered the United States’ fans, turning even batting practice into a merry cacophony, with horns and drums and bands. They opened here Thursday with a 9-2 thumping of Canada while the United States needed 10 innings on Friday to nip Colombia, 3-2. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyRobertson escaped further trouble, but in the eighth inning, Leyland turned to Miller. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMiller got ahead of his first hitter, Jose Bautista, and then hit him with a slider. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThen came Cruz, a renowned slugger hiding in the seventh spot of a stacked lineup.

Source: New York Times March 12, 2017 04:23 UTC