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Isaac Paredes of the Tampa Bay Rays went
2-for-3 with a solo homer and three RBIs to lead Mexico, which
will face Japan in the semifinals on Monday in Miami. Japan
advanced with a 9-3 win over Italy on Thursday in Tokyo.
Javy Baez and Eddie Rosario hit back-to-back homers with two
outs in the first inning for Puerto Rico. Baez finished 3-for-4
with two RBI.
Mexico starter Julio Urias of the Los Angeles Dodgers was
touched up for five hits, four runs and one walk with four
strikeouts in four innings. Relievers Javier Assad (2 2/3
innings) of the Chicago Cubs, JoJo Romero (two-thirds) of the
St. Louis Cardinals, Jake Sanchez (two-thirds) of the San Diego
Padres' minor league system and Giovanny Gallegos (one) of the
Cardinals kept Puerto Rico off the scoreboard the rest of the
night.
Puerto Rico starter Marcus Stroman of the Cubs allowed Paredes'
homer in the second inning and a total of five hits, two runs
and one walk with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Mexico added one run in the fifth and three runs in the seventh
for the lead. Paredes delivered a two-run single to tie the game
4-4, and Luis Urias' (Milwaukee Brewers) RBI single scored Alex
Verdugo (Boston Red Sox) with Mexico's fifth run.
Puerto Rico threatened in the ninth, as a leadoff single and a
two-out single put runners at first at second before Gallegos
struck out Enrique Hernandez (Red Sox) looking to end the game.
--Field Level Media
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