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Canada Beats Puerto Rico 3-2, Can Set WBC History with Win over Cuba on Wednesday
Rain delayed the Pool A game at Estadio Hiram Bithorn, with Canada holding a 3-2 lead and three outs from advancing in the World Baseball Classic.
- At Estadio Hiram Bithorn, Tuesday night, Team Canada beat Puerto Rico 3-2 at the World Baseball Classic.
- After a 45-minute pregame delay, the game resumed at Estadio Hiram Bithorn but was interrupted again by a 15-minute stoppage in the fourth inning.
- Canada took two runs on bases-loaded walks in the third, including a walk to Tyler O'Neill and Tyler Black, then Owen Caissie doubled and Abraham Toro added an RBI single in the fourth.
- After the rain delay, Canada's bullpen preserved the lead as Logan Allen threw three innings of four-hit, one-run relief and Dykxhoorn tossed two perfect innings.
- Puerto Rico slipped to 3-1 after the loss, and a Cuba win on March 11 would send Canada onward for the first time in six WBCs, according to pool scenarios.
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Canada beats Puerto Rico 3-2, can set WBC history with win over Cuba on Wednesday
Team Canada was gifted two runs off of bases-loaded walks in the third inning and then leaned on defence and pitching to do the rest as it knocked off host Puerto Rico 3-2 at the World Baseball Classic tournament on Tuesday night.
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