Side note: Old friend Alex Hall batted cleanup as the designated hitter for Australia in their 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei to open the official WBC, 0-for-4 (two K's).
In tune-up games:
Canada 5, Phillies 3: Tyler Black again played second base (one fielding error), had two singles, stole two bases, remains hot at the plate. LHP Rob Zastryzny with a scoreless inning, one single allowed.
Great Britain 2, Padres 2: RHP Miles Langhorne inherited a two-on, no-out situation in the 6th and did well to limit the damage to just one run.
Angels 4, Italy 3: 3B Andrew Fischer K'd in his lone at-bat.
Dodgers 7, Mexico 5: SS Joey Ortiz 1-for-4.
Nicaragua 2, Cardinals 1: SS Freddy Zamora 0-for2
Nationals 5, Venezuela 1: Jackson Chourio 0-for-1, BB as the DH
USA 14, Rockies 4: 2B Brice Turang doubled in each of his plate appearances, drove in two