Cuba secures first place in group B with romp against Thailand
The Cuban team won their sixth game at the World Cup of Baseball. They crushed Thailand 11-1 in seven innings. The 25-time World Champion secured first place in group B of the preliminary round with the victory.
Cuba started the scoring in the first frame and added another run in the third, before the pounding began and they ran up the score til the sixth. Yulieski GOUERRIEL crushed two pitches for solo-shots to take the lead in the World Cup homerun rankings with three. Yosvany PERAZA (2-4) hit a monster three-run-homerun, which should have travelled about 500 feet. Rudy REYES hit two doubles for three RBI. Yoandry URGELLES was two for five with a triple, two runs scored and two RBI. Eriel SANCHEZ scored twice too.
Manager Rey Vicente ANGLADA rested several of his starters and will do the same tomorrow against the Netherlands.
Thailand scored their only run on an error in the sixth.
Vladimir BANOS (W 2-0) allowed just two hits and a walk in five innings. He struck out eight. Norberto GONZALEZ closed out the game.
Wachira TONGTHONG (L 0-2) gave up 14 hits, eleven runs (10 ER) and six base on balls in six innings. Reliever Suthikiat BUNNAM threw a perfect seventh.
THA 000 001 0 1 4 2
