Tonight at Petco Park in San Diego, the World Baseball Classic continues with a game between Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
Team Venezuela is coming off a tough 4-2 loss to the United States last night, and they're seeking their first win of the second round. The Dominican Republic is also looking to stave off their second loss after suffering defeat Tuesday night at the hands of Puerto Rico.
On the hill for Venezuela will be Jhoulys Chacin, making his first appearance on the mound at Petco Park since joining the Padres in December. This will be Chacin's second appearance in the 2017 WBC. His first was a relief outing and he was knocked around, giving up five earned runs on four hits (two homers) and a walk through 3 2/3 innings.
Another player with Padres ties will take the mound for the Dominican Republic. The nod goes to former Friar Edinson Volquez, who looks to redeem himself after a somewhat erratic start his previous time out. He pitched 3 2/3 innings in a first-round game against Team USA on Saturday, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits (though two errors from the Dominican defense didn't help his cause).
Pool F schedule for Thursday, March 16th
Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic
Location: San Diego
Time: 7:00 pm PT
TV: MLB Network
Streaming: MLB.TV
Full World Baseball Classic Schedule and Results - Second Round
WBC Pool E (Tokyo, Japan)
March 11
Israel 4, Cuba 1
March 12
Japan 8, Netherlands 6
March 13
Netherlands 12, Israel 2
March 14
Japan 8, Cuba 5
March 14
Netherlands 14, Cuba 1
March 15
Japan 8, Israel 3
WBC Pool F (San Diego, CA)
March 14
Puerto Rico 3, Dominican Republic 1
March 15, 6:00 pm PT
United States 4, Venezuela 2
March 16, 7:00 pm PT
Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic
March 17, 7:00 pm PT
United States vs. Puerto Rico
March 18, 12:30 pm PT
Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela
March 18, 7:00 pm PT
United States vs. Dominican Republic
March 19, 3:00 pm PT
TBD vs. TBD
Standings
Pool E
- Japan: 3 wins, 0 losses
- Netherlands: 2 wins, 1 loss
- Israel: 1 win, 2 losses
- Cuba: 0 wins, 3 losses
Pool F
- Puerto Rico: 1 win, 0 losses
- United States: 1 win, 0 losses
- Venezuela: 0 wins, 1 loss
- Dominican Republic: 0 wins, 1 loss