Women's Baseball World Cup Finals Day 5: Frandelis Garcia leaves with injury USA will have home team advantage in Final
The most crucial game of Day 5 of the Women's Baseball World Cup Finals 2024, presented by CARNEXT, started at 15:00 (local time). World No. 3 Venezuela and No. 5 Mexico are playing a one-game playoff for a spot in Saturday's bronze-medal game against No. 7 Canada.
World No. 4 USA defeated No. 1 Japan to open the day and earn the home team advantage in the World Championship Final. It was Japan's first loss in a World Cup game since August 12, 2012. Japan gave up, 5-2, to the US in Edmonton, Canada.
No. 2 Chinese Taipei and No. 7 Canada will close the Opening Round at 19:00. All times are local.
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Standings IX Women's Baseball World Cup 2024 - Finals presented by CARNEXT
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1 |
| 3 |  |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2.5 |
| 4 |  |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 3.5 |
| 4 |  |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 3.5 |
| 6 |  |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 4.5 |
Mexico @ Venezuela
Frandelis Garcia started for Venezuela, while Mexico picked Rosa Del Castillo.
Venezuela lost star pitcher Frandelis Garcia, who left with an injury with runners at third and second and two outs in the top of the third. Reliever Stephany Suarez walked the bases loaded, then got Diana Ibarra to hit into a force out at third.
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USA-Japan 4-3
World No. 4 USA used an extra-inning balk to defeat No. 1 Japan and earn the World Championship Final home team advantage. Japan lost their first World Cup game since August 12, 2012, when they gave up 5-2 to the US in Edmonton.
Reigning Women's Baseball World Cup MVP Ayami Sato started for Japan. Jamie Baum took the mound for the United States.
Pitchers dominated the first three innings. Sato allowed the United States two hits and no runner in scoring position. Japan had one hit and reached second with one out in the bottom of the third.
The United States took the lead in the top of the fourth. With runners at the corners, Jilliam Albayati drove Sato's fifth pitch beyond the left-field wall for a three-run home run.
In the bottom of the fifth, Ayaka Deguchi put Japan on the scoreboard with a single up the middle. The US got out of the inning with a double play.
Yuna Tsuchiya relieved Sato in the top of the sixth.
Japan tied the game in the bottom of the sixth. Miu Shiraishi doubled with runners at second and first, sending both home.
With the game tied and runners at the corners, the US replaced Baum with right-hander Maggie Meidlinger, who used four pitches to retire Iwami and get out of the inning.
Wakana Mori took the mound for Japan in the seventh.
US shorstop Valerie Perez sent the game to extra inning, stopping Yuki Kawabata's grounder up the middle with a diving catch and getting the third out at first.
The US took the lead in the top of the eighth. With the bases loaded and one out, Mori balked to score Albayati, the lead tie-break runner, from third.
With runners at third and second, Maidlinger struck out Shiraishi in the bottom of the eighth to give the US the win and the home team advantage in the World Championship Final.
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