There Mexican baseball team stamped his ticket at quarter-finals of the World Baseball Classic (UK) after hitting the team canadian. In Benjamín Gil’s last pool game of ninth, the Maple Leaf team jeopardized the tricolor advantage; however, the appearance of Randy Arozarena It was crucial to get the third victory.

With a score of 10 runs against 3, Mexico provided the trip to Miami play the final phase of the tournament. Despite the comfortable advantage, the tricolor could have lost the reins of the match in the first half. And it is that the ninth Canadian threatened to bind in the fourth inning with a run that made them three to two.

The team led by Ernie Whitt were strengthened as the Mexican lead was only a single point. The duel of pitchers intensified in the fifth scroll and neither team dared to score; However, the next chapter, the Mexicans were able to place three players on the base and Randy Arozarena drove in three-pointers to the plate with a shot to left field.

Along with the production, the Tampa Bay Rays player added nine RBI in the 2023 edition of the World Baseball Classic and set a new record On the pitch Before him, the top belonged to Jorge Cantú, who managed to drive up to eight points when he was part of the formation of the national representative team in the 2006 edition.

The seven-to-two advantage remained in effect until in the seventh inning two more players from Gil’s team took over. In the bottom half, the Canadians scored once again thanks to a home run, but it was not enough. There final sentence arrived for the eighth episode, when the the slate was 10 to 3.

Jose Urquidystarting pitcher got the win for his four-inning work where he allowed a few runs. Behind him, five pitchers pitched in to help hold the lead and get Canada’s first baseman, Rob Zastryznywill wear the defeat.

with victory, Mexico extended their unbeaten streak to three games after beating the United States by 11 points to five, as well as Great Britain by two scores to one. There only loss of the ninth national took place on their debut, when they lost in extra innings against Colombia from five to four, such that they have an efficiency percentage of .750.

At the time, Mexico is in the lead of Group C, although with the ongoing dispute between the United States and Colombia. Depending on the outcome of said game, it will be determined whether Benjamin Gil’s ninth advances as leader or second, so he still has no confirmed rival for the quarter-finals.

In case Mexico finish in second place, they will have to face Venezuela, combined which has not lost any of its matches in the group stage. On the other hand, if he takes the lead, the rival to beat could be the Dominican Republicas well as Porto Rico.

There best participation from Mexico in a World Baseball Classic was in 2006, with a different competition format. On this occasion, they managed to advance to the second round and beat the United States to prevent them from reaching the semi-finals. Despite this, their balance sheet is unfavorable since they obtain only one victory in exchange for two defeats and are last of the group.

In the most recent edition, i.e. that of 2017, they were in Group D with Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Italy; However, they were at the bottom of the sector after getting the only victory against the Venezuelans.