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Canada Advances Past World Baseball Classic First Round for First Time, Beats Cuba 7-2
Canada won Group A and advanced to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals after a 7-2 victory over Cuba in a winner-take-all game, marking their first time past Round 1.
- On Wednesday, Canada advanced past the first round of the World Baseball Classic for the first time, defeating Cuba 7-2 in a winner-take-all game in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- With a 3-1 record, Canada secured the top spot in Group A, eliminating Cuba from the tournament for the first time during the opening round.
- Abraham Toro hit a 420-foot home run in the fifth inning, while Otto Lopez added a two-run single and reliever James Paxton struck out six over 2 2/3 scoreless innings.
- Canada and Puerto Rico will play quarterfinals in Houston this weekend, with both teams finishing the group stage with identical 3-1 records.
- Defensive lapses plagued Cuba, which finished with three errors, while Canada's three-run sixth inning featured a dropped popup and a catcher's interference call on Andrys Perez.
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