WILLIAMSPORT, PA –
Mexico vs. Venezuela
Mexico takes the field as we get underway here at Williamsport!
Venezuelan pitcher Luis Yepez ropes a lead-off single to right field to start the game.
Two singles for Venezuela start the day, and they’re in business early.
Three straight hits puts Venezuela on the board early. Willian’s Mora ripped one of the head of the center fielder and gave the team representing Latin America a 1-0 lead.
Left-fielder Jhonson Freitez hit a rocket to center field for a long home run to give Venezuela a 4-0 lead.
Mexico stops the bleeding and we head to the bottom of the first.
Yepez is throwing GAS early.
Yepez works a 1-2-3 inning striking out two.
4-0 Venezuela after one
Francisco Aguilar takes the mound in relief for team Mexico and Venezuelan right fielder Santiago Bello works a lead-off walk.
Aguilar strikes out the next batter then gets Joshua Durán to ground into a double play.
After Yepez struck out the first batter of the inning he gave up his first runner of the game on an error by the first baseman, which Mexico immediately followed with a base-hit to left field and they have a rally going in the bottom of the second.
Yepez drills the next batter in the left arm and the bases are loaded.
He works out of trouble with a strikeout and fly out to left field.
Score remains 4-0 Venezuela after two
New pitcher comes in for Mexico, No. 14 Sergio Gonzalez takes the mound.
Leadoff hitter Simón Vicheria ropes a single to right field.
Gonzalez gets the next batter out looking for the first out of the inning.
An infield single by Yepez brings up Jesús Diaz with a chance to add to the lead.
Diaz delivers with a single to right field, driving in Vicheria from second.
Mora then drives in Yepez with a double to right to make the lead 6-0.
After a walk loaded the bases, Diego Biarreta drove in two more with a double to left field to make the score 8-0.
A passed ball allowed another run to score and we’re getting close to mercy.
A ground out to shortstop Antonio Guerrero stops the bleeding heading to the bottom of the third.
Another K to start the inning for Yepez who is throwing 80 MPH which is the MLB equivalent of 104.
Another clean inning for Venezuela and the score remains.
9-0 Venezuela after three
After a leadoff walk, Jonathan Landaeta drills a double to right-center and Venezuela is threatening to score again.
Another walk loads the bases.
Vicheria hits into a double play but a run scores to make it 10-0.
Yepez grounds out to end the inning.
Going to the bottom half, Mexico needs to score a run to avoid a mercy.
Venezuela makes a pitching change. Yepez finishes the day going 3.0 innings, allowing one hit and no runs.
A clean inning ends the game in four innings due to the mercy rule.
FINAL: Venezuela 10, Mexico 0
