Colombia 101 030 040 9 9 2 Spain 000 002 000 2 7 3
Former Major Leaguer Edgar Renteria managed Colombia to a 9-2 win over Spain in the opener of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier at Rod Carew Stadium in Panama City on Thursday afternoon. Three runs in the fifth and four in the eighth blew the score open. Spain scored their only two runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Colombia took advantage from command problems by the Spanish pitching and took 12 walks in the game alongside their nine hits. Reynaldo Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with three runs and a RBI. Jesus Golindano collected three hits for Spain.