Pool F of the Second Round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic was held at Petco Park, San Diego, California, from March 14 to 18, between the top two teams in Pools C and D. Pool F was a round-robin tournament. Each team played the other three teams once, with the top two teams advancing to semifinals. The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and United States advanced to Pool F.

Puerto Rico and the United States advanced to the championship round. The defending champions, the Dominican Republic, were eliminated.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 3 3 0 22 8 +14 1.000 Advance to championship round
2  United States (H) 3 2 1 15 11 +4 .667 1
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 7 9 2 .333 2
4  Venezuela 3 0 3 4 20 16 .000 3
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Pool F MVP: Puerto Rico Yadier Molina

Results

Puerto Rico 3, Dominican Republic 1

March 14, 18:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Dominican Republic010000000161
 Puerto Rico10010100X360
WP: Hector Santiago (1−0)   LP: Carlos Martínez (1−1)   Sv: Edwin Díaz (1)
Home runs:
DOM: Nelson Cruz (1)
PUR: Yadier Molina (1)
Attendance: 16,637 (41.4%)
Umpires: HP − Will Little, 1B − Tom Hallion, 2B − Edgar Estivision, 3B − Byung-ju Kim
Boxscore

Puerto Rico made its comeback from its three-loss streak from 2013 World Baseball Classic by giving the reigning champions Dominican Republic its first loss since the 2009 World Baseball Classic.[1]

United States 4, Venezuela 2

March 15, 18:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Venezuela001000100252
 United States00000013X4111
WP: Pat Neshek (1−0)   LP: Héctor Rondón (0−1)   Sv: Luke Gregerson (1)
Home runs:
VEN: Rougned Odor (1)
USA: Adam Jones (1), Eric Hosmer (1)
Attendance: 16,635 (41.4%)
Umpires: HP − Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B − Edgar Estivision, 2B − Tom Hallion, 3B − Masanobu Sasaki
Boxscore

Drew Smyly struck out eight Venezuelan batters,[2] while Félix Hernández did not allow a run to the United States for five innings.[3] Adam Jones and Eric Hosmer hit home runs in the eighth inning to give the United States the lead.[4]

Dominican Republic 3, Venezuela 0

March 16, 19:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Venezuela000000000081
 Dominican Republic00001011X380
WP: Fernando Abad (1−0)   LP: Jhoulys Chacín (0−1)   Sv: Jeurys Familia (2)
Home runs:
VEN: None
DOM: Gregory Polanco (1), Nelson Cruz (2)
Attendance: 16,390 (40.8%)
Umpires: HP − Tom Hallion, 1B − Byung-ju Kim, 2B − Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B − Masanobu Sasaki
Boxscore

Puerto Rico 6, United States 5

March 17, 19:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 United States010011002572
 Puerto Rico40000200X680
WP: Seth Lugo (2−0)   LP: Marcus Stroman (0−1)   Sv: Edwin Díaz (2)
Home runs:
USA: Buster Posey (1), Adam Jones (2)
PUR: None
Attendance: 32,463 (80.8%)
Umpires: HP − Will Little, 1B − Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B − Masanobu Sasaki, 3B − Edgar Estivision
Boxscore

With their win against the United States, Venezuela was eliminated from the WBC for the second time since missing out from the first round in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Puerto Rico 13, Venezuela 2

March 18, 12:30 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Puerto Rico10101251213170
 Venezuela000002000252
WP: José De León (1−0)   LP: Martín Pérez (0−1)
Home runs:
PUR: Kennys Vargas (1)
VEN: Rougned Odor (2)
Attendance: 20,778 (51.7%)
Umpires: HP − Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B − Edgar Estivision, 2B − Byung-ju Kim, 3B − Will Little
Boxscore

United States 6, Dominican Republic 3

March 18, 19:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 United States002200020681
 Dominican Republic200000100390
WP: Danny Duffy (2−0)   LP: Ervin Santana (0−1)   Sv: Luke Gregerson (2)
Home runs:
USA: Giancarlo Stanton (1)
DOM: Robinson Canó (1)
Attendance: 43,002 (107.1%)
Umpires: HP − Bill Miller, 1B − Will Little, 2B − Byung-ju Kim, 3B − Masanobu Sasaki
Boxscore

Title holders Dominican Republic suffered a shocking elimination to the United States for their final position.

References

  1. "Puerto Rico upsets Dominican Republic in WBC and has blast doing so". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  2. "Mariners' Drew Smyly strikes out 8 for USA". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  3. "Felix Hernandez keeps Team USA in check". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  4. "Team USA rides late home runs past Venezuela". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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