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Puerto Rico vs. Japan
Sunday, March 17, 2013

Vaya con Rios: Puerto Rico KOs Classic champs

Puerto Rico 3, Japan 1

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Rios' two-run blast

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PUR
1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 0
JPN
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
W:
Santiago (1-0)
L:
Maeda (0-1)
SV:
Cabrera (1)

Alex Rios launched a two-run homer in the seventh inning to help power Puerto Rico into the World Baseball Classic title game. Puerto Rico also relied on strong pitching to knock out two-time champion Japan, which was eliminated for the first time in tournament history.