As a result of iffy pitching, Team Dominican Republic fell to the Orioles 6-1 this afternoon. Johnny Cueto gave up a three-run home run in the first inning from which his team was unable to recover. He did manage to give them an additional two innings without causing further damage. He was replaced by dear old Pedro Martinez. From the box score it didn't look good for Petey, he gave up a couple of doubles and a single in his first inning. But Sports Illustrated says it wasn't too terrible: a gift double, an RBI double, and an RBI single. He then got three fly outs to end the inning. When he came back out for the fifth inning, he walked the lead off batter but got two strike outs and another fly out. Besides being team cheerleader, David Ortiz contributed two hits (both singles) from his four at bats. He also hit a long fly ball for an out.
Team Canada didn't fare any better against the Phillies, losing 9-2. As was generally suspected, Canada will be at the mercy of their pitching for this tournament. With Adam Stern playing center (and doing nicely at the plate, he was 3 for 5 with an RBI), Jason Bay was moved back to left field. He didn't have any more success at the plate, however. He ended up 0 for 2, with a walk. But no strike outs, so that's good.
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