United States - 000 200 034 - 9 14 1 Canada - 020 001 010 - 4 9 2Adam Jones's two-run double in the eighth gave the US its first lead of the game. After Canada closed to within a run in its half of the eighth, Eric Hosmer added some insurance with a three-run double in the ninth.
Michael Saunders, who hit .727 in three games (8-for-11), belted a two-run homer in the second inning. Left fielder Adam Loewen - who was Canada's starting pitcher against the US back in the 2006 WBC - drove in the other two runs.
Old Hoss Radbourn approved of the final score.
Derek Holland (Rangers) / Jameson Taillon (Pirates)The winner of this game advances to Round 2 of the tournament, joining Italy, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. (In 2006 and 2009, Canada did not make it out of the first round.)
Pool D Standings
Italy 2-1 Canada 1-1 USA 1-1 Mexico 1-2WBC scoreboard
Japan scored in every inning against the Netherlands, but because of the Mercy Rule, the game went only 7 innings.
ReplyDeleteJPN - 151 311 4 - 16 17 0
NED - 000 004 0 - 4 6 3
Saw satan in his eyes? Lol . Larry Wallker said that when he was holding Alfredo in that fight between Canada and Mexico.
ReplyDeleteGrantland:
ReplyDelete"[F]or the first time since before the [1994] strike, the Yankees need everything to go right. And it never does. Things are already going wrong ..."
A double and infield error puts two on with no outs in top of 2nd. Torre calls for a bunt! Thanks for the out, Joe.
ReplyDeleteFC 5-2 cuts down the runner coming home! 2 outs!
ReplyDeleteVictorino is out 4-3 to end the inning. US does not score. Nice bunting!
ReplyDeleteMorneau doubles to start the Canadian 2nd.
ReplyDeleteSaunders dong = Canada 2-0!
ReplyDeleteRobinson follows with a single. Three hits on Holland's last four pitches.
ReplyDeleteLoewen's single and a Victorino error puts runners on 2nd/3rd, 0 outs. Orr 5-3, runners hold. Iorg strikes out looking. Gillies 4-3. Damn, that's a wasted opportunity for more runs that will likely haunt Canada later in this game.
ReplyDeleteTaillon gets the US's 1-2-3 hitters 1-2-3.
ReplyDeleteHome Umpire blows 3 of 5 taken pitches during Braun's AB.= in the 3rd.
ReplyDeleteUS ties it 2-2 in top of 4th.
ReplyDeleteVictorino K's between Hosmer and Rollins singles as the US threatens. It occurs to me that we may be paying Victorino $13m to bat ninth for us this year, too.
ReplyDeleteThe Yanks article you link in comment #3 is great. I shared on FB.
ReplyDeleteTop 8: US, down by a run, has 1st/2nd, no outs. Again, they try to bunt. Zobrist pops out to catcher! Jones should have been run up, but ump calls the 0-2 strike a ball. Amnd Jones takes advantage by doubling on the next pitch, scoring 2 runs and giving the US a 4-3 lead.
ReplyDeleteFUCK YOU, BRIAN KNIGHT!
U-S-A! U-S-A!
ReplyDeleteZen: There is a similar piece at Sports on Earth: Quarter to Panic O'Clock.
ReplyDeleteWith 2 outs, Victorino singles in a run. US 5-3.
ReplyDeleteI'd say this was war vs health care, but Canada is in the war business too, now. Battle for North America? I think Mexico will win that.
ReplyDeleteThis game would have been a good one on which to test the ball/strike robots. Assuming they exist.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Canada, you got 6 outs to get at least 2 runs. Let's go.
ReplyDeleteIt's not often we get the chance to root against each other on JoS.
ReplyDeleteOh shit, I thought the inning was over. It was just a pitching change.
ReplyDeleteOkay, now it's over. How aboot some runs, eh?
ReplyDeleteVotto starts it with an infield single. Woo hoo!
ReplyDeleteMorneau strikes out, dropping his WBC average to .636. Saunders bunts for a single; he's hitting .727! 1st/2nd, 1 out.
ReplyDeleteAh hah! Going to argue with a bunt single, Alan?
ReplyDeleteRobinson singles to left. Loaded for Loewen!
ReplyDeleteDP USA!
ReplyDeleteYah, RBI groundout! He should have bunted!
ReplyDeleteIn play, run(s)!
ReplyDeleteBut it's an RBI groundout. 5-4 now, with 2 outs.
Was he bunting for a hit? I'll go for that.
ReplyDeleteBBI loads them up again for Iorg. Be a hero, whoever you are...
ReplyDeleteShit, PH Smith grounds out to second.
ReplyDeleteDamn, US gets an insurance run.
ReplyDelete...and then some.
ReplyDeleteHosmer doubles in 3 more. Fuckin frozen moose balls.
ReplyDeleteIs that a specifically Canadian expression of frustration?
ReplyDeleteKimbrel in.
ReplyDeleteGillies K looking.
Green L9.
Votto K looking.
And that's it.
Well, there are moose in Canada. And it's cold. And many of those moose have balls. ... But not that I know of.
ReplyDeleteAll right.
ReplyDeleteNext game I watch (or "watch") will be April 1.