{"id":502347,"date":"2026-03-17T01:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T05:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/venezuela-rallies-against-italy-and-advances-to-its-first-world-baseball-classic-final\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T01:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T05:58:17","slug":"venezuela-rallies-against-italy-and-advances-to-its-first-world-baseball-classic-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/venezuela-rallies-against-italy-and-advances-to-its-first-world-baseball-classic-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela rallies against Italy and advances to its first World Baseball Classic final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MIAMI, FLORIDA.\u2013<\/strong> The Venezuela<\/strong> team made history on Monday night by defeating Italy<\/strong> 4-2 and qualifying for the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic<\/strong> for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be interested in<\/strong>;DeRosa praises Pujols' attitude and supports the use of the ABS system in the World Baseball Classic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe game, held at loanDepot Park<\/strong>, was defined by a three-run rally in the seventh inning that changed the course of the game and unleashed the euphoria of thousands of Venezuelan fans present in the stands.\n\n\n

Decisive Rally in the Seventh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the score 2-1 in favor of Italy and two outs in the seventh inning, Venezuela reacted. The young Jackson Chourio<\/strong> hit a single to put runners on the corners, setting the stage for Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.<\/strong> to tie the game with a hit to left field that drove in Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\nFollowing that, Maikel Garc\u00eda<\/strong> hit a productive hit that gave the South Americans the lead, while Luis Arr\u00e1ez<\/strong> extended the difference with another run-scoring single to seal the score.\n\n\n

Italy competed, but did not resist<\/h3>\n\n\nItaly had taken control early with two runs in the second inning against starter Keider Montero<\/strong>, while veteran Aaron Nola<\/strong> maintained dominance for several innings, despite allowing a solo home run by Eugenio Su\u00e1rez<\/strong>.\n\nHowever, the Italian relay team couldn't contain the Venezuelan offensive in the final stretch of the match.\n\n\n

Key Bullpen for the Victory<\/h3>\n\n\nAfter a short opening by Montero, the Venezuelan bullpen was decisive in limiting Italy to only three hits for the rest of the game. The relief corps, led by Ricardo S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, Andr\u00e9s Machado<\/strong> and Daniel Palencia<\/strong>, silenced the rival offense at key moments.\n\nThe leader Omar L\u00f3pez<\/strong> highlighted the team's dedication and the chemistry shown throughout the tournament.\n\n\n

To the final against the United States<\/h3>\n\n\nWith this triumph, Venezuela advances to its first final in the history of the World Baseball Classic, where it will face the United States<\/strong>, which previously eliminated the Dominican Republic.\n\nThe Venezuelan team will now seek its first title in the tournament, backed by a combination of solid pitching, defense, and timely hitting that has made it one of the most complete teams in the championship.\n\nThe final will be played this Tuesday, in what promises to be a high-level duel between two international baseball powerhouses.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MIAMI, FLORIDA.\u2013 The Venezuela team made history on Monday night by defeating Italy 4-2 and qualifying for the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic for the first time. You may be interested in;DeRosa praises Pujols’ attitude and supports the use of the ABS system in the World Baseball Classic The game, held at loanDepot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":972,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35481],"tags":[611,40231,40853,41301,40638],"class_list":{"0":"post-502347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-baseball","7":"tag-deultimominuto","8":"tag-dominican-republic","9":"tag-thetruthnewspaper","10":"tag-world-baseball-classic","11":"tag-world-baseball-classic-2026"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yamell Rossi","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-7a176880-76f8-4b0c-9527-4e34feef45e4-96x96.jpg","categories_name":["Baseball"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/972"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}