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Spain
defeated Germany by 3 runs to 11 on the first day of the final round
of the European Baseball Championship and is now in the 3rd
position, after Great Britain and Netherlands, both with 3 fighting
for the Championship.
The Spanish team played today the best of the 6 matches disputed so
far, and was clearly superior and directed the game in every sense.
The Spanish players were excellent in the 4th inning, which ended
with 5 scores and the scoreboard showing an inspiring 0-8, with a
double hit by José Cruz who allowed for 2 runs. In the following
inning the advantage was increased to 0-9.
Germany reduced the difference in the 6th inning but in
the 8th Spain scored again leaving the scoreboard with a
difference of 9: 2-11. By the end of the 9th inning, the
German team scored a run establishing the final result.
Yoel Fernández, the opening pitcher, and Remigio Leal, a substitute,
made an excellent Spanish defense allowing for 2 hits, while, during
the attack, Spain connected up to 12 good hits.
The
assigned batter, José Cruz, got the cream of the scores with 3 of
them, while Daniel Figueroa and Daniel Freire scored 2 each. The
triumph the mound was for trainingr, mientras la derrota se
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