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Eduardo Rodriguez and Wilyer Abreu came up big for Venezuela in the WBC final.
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For the first time in World Baseball Classic history, Venezuela is the last team standing. Venezuela pulled off a shocking upset of the United States in the WBC championship game on Tuesday night, outlasting USA in a tense 3-2 thriller at loanDepot Park in Miami. Coming off a 4-2 win over Italy on Monday, Venezuela was more shorthanded than USA, which had Monday off.
It didn't matter in the end, however, as Venezuela prevailed despite being major road underdogs. Venezuela got off to a good start against Nolan McLean, drawing first blood on Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly in the top of the third. In the fifth, Wilyer Abreu extended the lead to 2-0 with a long solo shot off McLean, giving Venezuela some breathing room.
WILYER ABREU GOES YARD! pic. twitter.