Puerto Rico wins in 11, moves into WBC final
March 21, 2017
Eddie Rosario's sacrifice fly drove in Carlos Correa in the bottom of the 11th inning, giving Puerto Rico a 4-3 victory over the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic semifinals at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
Correa opened the inning at second base and Enrique Hernandez was placed at first in a game played under international tiebreaker rules. Yadier Molina's sacrifice bunt moved the runners before Javier Baez was intentionally walked by Loek Van Mil.
Rosario hit the first pitch to send Puerto Rico, 7-0 in the tournament, to the title game for the second consecutive tournament.
The United States will play Japan in the other semifinal Tuesday, with the winner meeting Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Japan won the first two tournaments. Team USA has never made the final game.
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