WBC GameThread No. 25: Cuba vs. Japan

A Round 1 rematch sees Japan ready to punch its championship round ticket while Cuba looks to keep its tournament hopes alive.

By Bhrodhnos Mar 14, 2017, 4:53am CDT

Cuba (2-2) at Japan (4-0), March 13, 2017, 5:00 AM CT

Pitching Matchup: RHP Vladimir Baños (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.20 WHIP, 5.0 IP) vs. RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (0-0, 2.08 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 4.1 IP)

Cuba	Postion	Japan	Postion
Cuba	Postion	Japan	Postion
Roel Santos	CF	Tetsuto Yamada	DH
Alexander Ayala	SS	Ryosuke Kikuchi	2B
Frederich Cepeda	DH	Norichika Aoki	RF
Alfredo Despaigne	LF	Yoshitomo Tsutsugo	LF
Yurisbel Gracial	2B	Sho Nakata	1B
William Saavedra	1B	Hayato Sakamoto	SS
Yosvani Alarcón	C	Nobuhiro Matsuda	3B
Jefferson Delgado	3B	Shogo Akiyama	CF
Víctor Mesa Jr.	RF	Seiji Kobayashi	C
Vladimir Baños	RHP	Tomoyuki Sugano	RHP