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GERMAN BACKS TENACIOUS KIKUCHI AS LIONS DOWN BUFFALOES Esteban German broke a scoreless deadlock with a two-run single in the sixth inning, Yusei Kikuchi threw seven gritty innings and the Seibu Lions beat the Orix Buffaloes 2-0 to resume league play with a victory on Friday night in Saitama Prefecture. The Lions improved to 4-3 in head-to-heads this
MAESTRI AND PANERATI IN JAPAN The Italian pitchers, Maestri and Panerati are both looking forward to 2013 baseball season in Japan. Maestri and his team, Orix Buffaloes, are already underway in the NPB as the young right-hander has already thrown in 3 games. Panerati is preparing for his first time around in the Challenge League.“The
MAESTRI DEMOTED TO MINORS IN JAPAN Italian right-hander Alessandro Maestri of the ORIX Buffaloes has been demoted to the Minors by the Japanese NPB club according to a report by GrandeSlam.net. The decision was made after a disappointing relief appearance of Maestri on Thursday. Coming in with the score at 3-3 and a runner on base, he issued
PUERTO RICO RALLY A DO-OR-DIE GAME Puerto Rico rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to overtake Italy for a 4-3, do-or-die victory in Miami that kept them alive in the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday. Alex Rios raced around to score from second base on a two-out infield single for
PUERTO RICO ELIMINATE ITALY By Gabriel Fidler It was a different night but the same story for Italy in the World Baseball Classic. After taking the lead on a big hit, this time by Anthony Rizzo, Italy wasted the efforts of an intrepid starting pitcher and allowed its opponent to come back late against their bullpen.
PUERTO RICO ELIMINATES ITALY Team Italy was five outs away from another shocking upset in the World Baseball Classic, but Puerto Rico came storming back to score three runs in the bottom of the eighth as Puerto Rico beat Italy, 4-3. The loss eliminated Italy from the tournament and sets up Puerto Rico to play the
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC RECAP: ITALY VS PUERTO RICO Even with only one game on the Mar. 13 schedule, the World Baseball Classic still managed to provide us with plenty of drama. Alex Maestri, Anthony Rizzo and Carlos Rivera can be thanked for that. With elimination on the line, Italy and Puerto Rico squared off in one of the
PUERTO RICO RALLIES AND STAY ALIVE MIAMI – Playing against established baseball powers like the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in its last two games, Team Italy led by two runs going into the seventh inning. Both times it allowed three-run rallies late to lose by a run, and now it’s out of the World
PUERTO RICO’S LATE RALLY GIVES ITALY THE BOOT Three-run spurt in eighth inning helps stave off Classic elimination By Joe Frisaro MIAMI — Team Puerto Rico survived the hard way on Wednesday night. On the brink of elimination, Puerto Rico rallied with three runs in the eighth inning to defeat Italy, 4-3, in front of
PUERTO RICO ENDS ITALY CLASSIC MIAMI-Anthony Rizzo took one Xavier Cedeno 88-mph fastball for a strike. He didn’t make the same mistake twice.Cedeno followed with the same pitch and Rizzo, a Fort Lauderdale native and Douglas High School star, laced it into right-center for a three-run, fifth-inning double. That hit nearly was enough for Team
PUERTO RICO RALLIES PAST ITALY 4-3 IN WBC By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) – With the score tied and two outs, Puerto Rico’s Alex Rios kept running from second base. Rios scored the go-ahead run without a play, and the Puerto Ricans rallied to oust Italy from the World Baseball Classic with a
ITALIANS TAKE A LARGE STEP IN BASEBALL Early on, bacci were floating on a comfortable zephyr during Marlins Stadium. Italy was violence a Dominican Republic in a ball game. Which is same to observant a Dominican Republic was violence Italy in a soccer game. After Chris Colabello’s home run put Italy forward 4-0, a Italian players
PUERTO RICO, ITALY MEET WITH ELIMINATION ON LINE By Joe Frisaro MIAMI — The time for urgency is now for Italy and Puerto Rico. Each squad lost on Tuesday night in their respective Round 2 opener of the World Baseball Classic at Marlins Park, setting up an elimination matchup on Wednesday. Both teams have enjoyed a
SOUHAN: COLABELLO STICKING WITH BASEBALL? THAT’S AMORE Team Italy’s Chris Colabello hasn’t given up on his dream of making it with the Twins. Article by: JIM SOUHAN , Star Tribune MIAMI – Chris Colabello, the Twins minor leaguer slugging for Italy in the World Baseball Classic, looks at his teammates and sees compatriots. Not necessarily because
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: SECOND ROUND, POOL 2 Q. How is your success being received back in Italy and what kind of feedback have you guys been getting? MARCO MAZZIERI: Well, I’ve been away for so long that I honestly don’t know what’s been the media coverage actually. But from what I’m hearing, from what I’ve