2017 World Baseball Classic – Pool F
Pool F of the Second Round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic was held at Petco Park, San Diego, California, from March 14 to 18, between the top two teams in Pools C and D. Pool F was a round-robin tournament. Each team played the other three teams once, with the top two teams advancing to semifinals. The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and United States advanced to Pool F.
Puerto Rico and the United States advanced to the championship round. The defending champions, the Dominican Republic, were eliminated.
Standings[]
Rk | Team
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W | L | HTH | RA | IPD | RA/IPD | TG |
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1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | − | ||||
2 | United States | 2 | 1 | − | ||||
3 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2 | − | ||||
4 | Venezuela | 0 | 3 | − |
NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. RA/IPD − The index of RA/IPD. TG − Tiebreaker game.
Pool F MVP: Yadier Molina
Results[]
- All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).
Puerto Rico 3, Dominican Republic 1[]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Hector Santiago (1−0) LP: Carlos Martínez (1−1) Sv: Edwin Díaz (1) Home runs: DOM: Nelson Cruz (1) PUR: Yadier Molina (1) Attendance: 16,637 (41.4%) Umpires: HP − Will Little, 1B − Tom Hallion, 2B − , 3B − Boxscore |
Puerto Rico made its comeback from its three-loss streak from 2013 World Baseball Classic by giving the reigning champions Dominican Republic its first loss since the 2009 World Baseball Classic.[1]
United States 4, Venezuela 2[]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Pat Neshek (1−0) LP: Héctor Rondón (0−1) Sv: Luke Gregerson (1) Home runs: VEN: Rougned Odor (1) USA: Adam Jones (1), Eric Hosmer (1) Attendance: 16,635 (41.4%) Umpires: HP − Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B − , 2B − Tom Hallion, 3B − Boxscore |
Drew Smyly struck out eight Venezuelan batters,[2] while Félix Hernández did not allow a run to the United States for five innings.[3] Adam Jones and Eric Hosmer hit home runs in the eighth inning to give the United States the lead.[4]
Dominican Republic 3, Venezuela 0[]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Fernando Abad (1−0) LP: Jhoulys Chacín (0−1) Sv: Jeurys Familia (2) Home runs: VEN: None DOM: Gregory Polanco (1), Nelson Cruz (2) Attendance: 16,390 (40.8%) Umpires: HP − Tom Hallion, 1B − , 2B − Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B − Boxscore |
Puerto Rico 6, United States 5[]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Seth Lugo (2−0) LP: Marcus Stroman (0−1) Sv: Edwin Díaz (2) Home runs: USA: Buster Posey (1), Adam Jones (2) PUR: None Attendance: 32,463 (80.8%) Umpires: HP − Will Little, 1B − Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B − , 3B − Boxscore |
With their win against the United States, Venezuela was eliminated from the WBC for the second time since missing out from the first round in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[citation needed]
Puerto Rico 13, Venezuela 2[]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: José De León (1−0) LP: Martín Pérez (0−1) Home runs: PUR: Kennys Vargas (1) VEN: Rougned Odor (2) Attendance: 20,778 (51.7%) Umpires: HP − Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B − , 2B − , 3B − Will Little Boxscore |
United States 6, Dominican Republic 3[]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Danny Duffy (2−0) LP: Ervin Santana (0−1) Sv: Luke Gregerson (2) Home runs: USA: Giancarlo Stanton (1) DOM: Robinson Canó (1) Attendance: 43,002 (107.1%) Umpires: HP − Bill Miller, 1B − Will Little, 2B − , 3B − Boxscore |
Title holders Dominican Republic suffered a shocking elimination to the United States for their final position.
References[]
- ^ "Puerto Rico upsets Dominican Republic in WBC and has blast doing so". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Mariners' Drew Smyly strikes out 8 for USA". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Felix Hernandez keeps Team USA in check". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Team USA rides late home runs past Venezuela". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
External links[]
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