Suárez Soars Over Caribbean as Giants Lead 3-1 in World Series!
Venezuela won its first tournament title after Suárez's ninth-inning double retook the lead vs. Team USA.
MIAMI — They won. They cried. They prayed.
They sang. They cried some more. Venezuela’s 3-2 victory over Team USA on Tuesday in the WBC final was, above all else, a deluge of emotion — for the players, for the fans, for an entire beleaguered nation of 33 million.
All tournament long, those on the diamond and in the stands provided a volcano of joyous noise, a fitting soundtrack to a tournament that exists for the fun of it. There was drumming in the dugout, chanting in the seats and dancing in the streets, all very loud and very proud. That symphony reached its crescendo at 10:36 p.
m. local time courtesy of veteran slugger Eugenio Suárez. With the game knotted at two and a runner on second base, Suárez connected squarely with a poorly located Garrett Whitlock changeup.
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