Venezuela leads the Bruces 1-0 in the second. A win by Venezuela means they advance to the next round along with the Dominican Republic.
Update: It’s still 1-0 Venezuela after four innings. Australian pitchers are walking a ton of batters, but they’ve only given up 2 hits. If they keep it close, anything can happen.
Update: In the top of the 6th, Omar Vizquel walks with the bases loaded to extend the lead to 2-0. The Australian staff issued nine walks so far tonight.
Update: At the end of seven, the score is still 2-0. Australia collected just one hit through seven, while the Venezuelans drew 11 walks.
Update: Chacin and Julio strike out the side in order in the 8th. The men from a land down under fanned 11 times so far tonight.
Update: Venezuelan batters strike out twice and walk once in the top of the ninth but don’t score. They’ve sent 43 batters to the plate tonight, and 21 did not put the ball in play as they drew 13 walks while striking out 9 times. One more good half inning and they are in the next round.
Update: Australia goes down 1-2-3 in the ninth. Venezuela earns a berth in the next round along with Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. That’s going to be a lot of fun to watch.
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