ReutersVenezuela on Monday rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to beat Italy 4-3 in a tiebreaker game in Guadalajara, Mexico, to advance to Round Two of the World Baseball Classic. John Andreoli homered to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh, briefly giving the Italians hope of making the second round for the second straight Classic. Andreoli stepped to the plate with two outs in the ninth, but Rodriguez forced him to ground out to third. The win sent Venezuela to San Diego for Round Two and a game against the US today. Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic were yesterday to play the Pool F opener at Petco Park in San Diego.

Source: Taipei Times March 14, 2017 15:56 UTC