World Baseball Classic | Otto Lopez stands out and Canada whitewashes Colombia

(Phoenix) Otto Lopez hit a three-run homer on Tuesday, helping Canada beat Colombia 5-0 at the World Baseball Classic.


Lopez punctuated the scoring with his long ball in the ninth.

He also hit a triple and finished the match with two runs scored.

Édouard Julien collected two singles and a double.

Noah Skirrow did well in five innings and the Canadian pitchers rebounded the day after the Americans were beaten 12-1, giving up only five hits and one walk.

First baseman Freddie Freeman left in fourth with a back thigh injury.

The star player of the Los Angeles Dodgers had appeared inconvenienced an inning earlier, after hitting a candle.

“There was stiffness, so we took him out of the game as a precaution,” Canada manager Ernie Whitt said. We will wait for the opinion of the doctors and the Dodgers. His health is the priority. »

Whitt said Freeman is unlikely to face Mexico on Wednesday.

Canada improved to 2-1 in Group C, while Colombia are 1-2.

Venezuela 4 – Nicaragua 1

In Miami, Eugenio Suarez and Anthony Santander hit two hits each and Venezuela defeated Nicaragua 4-1 to maintain a perfect 3-0 record.

Nicaragua finished the tournament 0-4, having been outscored 22-4 in points.


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