Cuba defeated Taiwan 7-1 in the last day of Group A of the World Classic. The result made “dream” about the second round of the tournament that takes place in the US, China and Japan, published the official newspaper cubadebate. “This is what he came to,” said Yadir Drake from Matanzas. “We came to qualify and today we took a big step.”
He enthusiasm came to the newsroom of Hit which stressed that the team reinforced for the first time with players from the United States Major Leagues “did not believe in the pressure of ‘life or death’ duels” and qualified for the next one. The newspaper took up the statements of manager Armando Johnson: “We always said that the team would end up responding, and it did, first against Panama and now in this game.”
The performance of the athletes led by Johnson was summarized by the portal Full Swing like that of a team that “did their homework” against a weak host, Taiwan. This was demonstrated from the first inning with four runs that got the Asians out of rhythm at the Taichung Intercontinental Stadium.
The performance of the athletes led by Johnson was summarized by the Complete Swing portal as that of a team that “did their homework” against a host, Taiwan
The Cuban offensive shone. Yoan Moncada connected a double with a line to the center field. Luis Robert Jr. reached first base after an error by the shortstop Kun Yu Chiang. Alfredo Despaigne hit a two-run double. In this way, Cuba achieved four races for a out permitted.
The second inning it was more measured for Team Asere with two races. A solo home run by Yoan Moncada and Roel Santos added another run with a single. The seventh race came after a combination between Yadir Drake and Roel Santo. The board in favor of Taiwan moved after a hit by Wei Chen Wang.
The Cuban pitching responded with Elian Leyva who pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, while Miguel Romero, who was relieved, got 2.2 innings, also scoreless, with four strikeouts and Onelki Garcia got zero scorers in two innings.
Until then, there were ample possibilities that Cuba, which began with defeats against the Netherlands and Italy, would be in the next round. These teams closed the activities of Group A with a 7-1 victory for the Italians over the Dutch.
Fortune touched Cuba, which finished as the leader in Group A and Italy in second position. In the next round the rivals could be Australia or South Korea and the stage will be in the Tokyo Dome.
The triumph of Team Asere comes after the launch of MVPwritten and performed by rapper Wilger Luis Aranda Campuzano casdapro and produced by Josh Lopez. The theme, according to the Cuban rapper, is in support of the Cuban team that is playing in the World Classic.
“It is wrong for a part of the fans to put so much pressure on the Cuba team, often even showing personal disrespect towards the players,” Casdapro commented. “It is unfortunate that they are only waiting to see those who are representing the nation with such pride, honor and respect for the flag fail.”
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