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Venezuela vs. Italy
Team Venezuela did finally get things going in the 4th inning with a lead-off home run by Tigers left fielder Carlos Guillen. Italy did play very good baseball for the first few innings, including more than one spectacular defensive play. However, their relief pitching threw the game away when Venezuela’s bats got hot. The final score was about what was expected, 7 to nothing.
Tigers players on this day did ok, but they looked a little bit like some of Detroit’s winter is still in them. Carlos Guillen got the go-ahead homer, which is all that Venezuela needed. Miguel Cabrera was safe on first once on a fielder’s choice. For Team USA, Curtis Granderson struck out with 2 outs and the bases loaded in his only at bat.
Tomorrow should be really fun, with team USA playing Venezuela in Toronto.
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Tribute to Grilli
Carlos Guillen gave Jason Grilli a rude tribute, taking his former teammate deep in the Rogers Centre as part of the World Baseball Classic. I don’t think many Tigers fans will find that surprising. To be honest, Team Italy is playing much better than expected.
In another game, former Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez went 4 for 4 with 3 RBI’s for his team, Puerto Rico. It’s nice to see him like his old self again.
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Venezuela
Team Venezuela is stacked with Detroit Tigers, and it will interesting to watch them play for their home country in the World Baseball Classic. They should be able to beat Italy with no problem. Of course, that’s what I thought about when they played the Detroit Tigers in exhibition, but the Tigers, full of minor-leaguers, defeated them! But, I am really thankful for the newly established MLB Network, so I can watch this wonderful game of baseball all the time!
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