Australia’s historic ride at the World Baseball Classic has finally been ended by a 4-3 defeat by Cuba in the quarter-finals
Australia threaten to get back on terms late but Cuba hold firmAustralia’s baseball adventure in Japan is over – but, to the very end, the national team players proved they can slug it out with the best in the world.
Rixon Wingrove’s inspired slugging then stole the show for Australia as his RBI single capitalised on George’s initial blow, which was perilously close to being a homer, and gave Australia a 1-0 lead. Ultimately, though, despite threatening to get back on terms at the top of the eighth with two men on base, the strength of the Cuban bullpen ensured they extricated themselves from trouble and sealed victory with pitcher Raidel Martinez closing the deal clinically at the top of the ninth.
But the former Milwaukee Brewers player Nilsson, affectionately known throughout the league as “Dingo”, admitted to some sadness that they hadn’t gone further.
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