Cuba had just one hit through five innings, but it was a RBI double that allowed them to stay tied 1-1 with the Netherlands as the teams played in the opening round of the WBC in Taiwan. The Dutch took control of the game in the sixth with a three-spot off three singles and a walk, all coming from current or former big leaguers (Didi Gregorius, Jonathan Schoop, Josh Palacios, Chadwick Tromp). Cuba got a run back in the seventh but saw their last scoring opportunity go up in smoke on terrible baserunning by Luis Robert in the eighth. He was thrown out after getting too far off second considering an advance on a would-be wild pitch (with two outs). Cuba was retired 1-2-3 in the ninth and the Netherlands won 4-2.
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