The selection of Dominican Republic defeated Cuba 6 for 1 at the start of the WBSC Premier 12 baseball tournament, which brings together the 12 best-ranked nations in the world, in a Group B match based in China-Taipei.
The Dominicans scored 8 hits and the Cubans scored six, with two errors. The Dominican relay was spectacular.
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The first run of the game came in the bottom of the sixth inning when with bases loaded, Dominican pitcher Joely Rodríguez made a wild pitch and Alfredo Despaigne scored from third base.
At the beginning of the seventh inning, Arismendy Alcantara hits an RBI single for the tying run and by error by the Cuban center fielder Yoelkis Guibert, Pedro González He also steps on the plate for the two Dominican scores.
At the end of the seventh inning, Cuba threatened with two runners in circulation and only one out, but Dominican pitcher Robert Corniel forced Alfredo Despaigne to bat at third base and in a 5-4-3 formation.
For the Dominican Republic, Kelvin Gutiérrez stood out on offense 2-for-4, with one run scored and two RBIs; Ricardo Céspedes 3-2, two runs scored; Arismendy Alcántara 1-1, one RBI and one scored; Rainer Núñez 4-1, with a pushed return.
