Championship Game: Cuba - 2 Chinese Taipei - 0 (August 12, 2007, 1:30 pm. Championship Game)

Yulieski González saved the championship game against Taiwan with not run allowed in 2 2/3 strong innings.

Summary: Cuba pins its undefeated récord and championship hopes on the right arm of veteran Industriales ace and WBC holdover Yadel Martí and Chinese Taipei counters with right-hander Chu-Kuan Lee. Yulieski González pitches out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh for his second straight save and Cuba wins yet another showcase international tournament with a perfect 9-0 récord.

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CHT					2					0					0					1					0					0					1					0					1										0					6					0
CUB					0					0					0					1					0					1					0					0					0										2					6					0

Conditions: 68 degree F, overcast, slight breeze from left field toward home plate.

CUBA (8-0) Starting Lineup (White Jerseys, Red Pants Blue Caps)

Carlos Taberas #56 cf

Héctor Olivera #12 2B

Alfredo Despaígne #54 DH

Yosvani Peraza #41 C

Donald Duarte #7 3B

José Julio Ruiz #9 1B

Alexei Bell #88 RF

Yasser Gómez #5 LF

Rudy Reyes #11 SS

Yadel Martí #90 P

Chinese Taipei (4-4) Starting Lineup (Blue Jerseys, White Pants, Blue Caps)

Han Lin #16 SS

Chien-Yu Kuo #7 CF

Chih-Yao Chan #8 RF

Yi-Chuan Lin #9 3B

Ying-Chieh Liao #3 DH

Chao-Ting Tang #50 LF

Kun-Sheng Lin #15 C

Chien-Ming Su #55 1B

Ming-Chue Tsai #20 2B

Chu-Kuan Lee #71 P

First Inning Top

(Yadel Martí pitching for Cuba) Lin fly out to right field. Kuo ground out, third baseman to first. Chan fly out to deep center field (sensational running catch by Tabares). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

First Inning Bottom

(Chu-Kuan Lee pitching for Chinese Taipei) Tabares ground out, shortstop to first. Olivera fly out to left field. Despaígne flyout to center field. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Second Inning Top

Lin line out, second baseman to first. Liao fly out to right field. Tang broken bat ground out, second baseman to first. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Second Inning Bottom

Peraza broken bat ground out, third baseman to first. Duarte fly out to center field. Julio Ruíz ground out to first baseman (unassisted) 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Third Inning Top

Lin strikeout swinging. Su single to right field. (Alberto Bicet warming in Cuban bullpen). Tsai broken bat grounder to shortstop, Su forced out shortstop to second baseman. Tsai reaches on fielder’s choice. Lin fly out to right field. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Third Inning Bottom

Bell bounce out to first baseman (unassisted). Gómez single to center field. Reyes bouncer to pitcher, Gómez beats through to second. Reyes out pitcher to shortstop to first baseman. Tabares ground out to shortstop. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Fourth Inning Top

Kuo bounce out, shortstop to first. Chan single to left field. Lin line drave to second baseman (out), Chan doubled off first base (second baseman to first baseman). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Fourth Inning Bottom

Olivera double to right field (Chih-Yao Chan misses diving catch in short right field).. Despaígne ground out, second baseman to first. Olivera advances to third base. (Pitching change: Ko-Chien Lin replaces Chu-Kuan Lee). Peraza single to left field, scoring Olivera. Duarte double play, shortstop (unassisted) to first base. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Fifith Inning Top

Liao single to center field. Tang double play, shortstop to second to first. Lin fly out to center field. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Fifth Inning Bottom

Julio Ruíz ground out to first baseman (unassisted). Bell strikeout swinging. Gómez fly out to left field. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Sixth Inning Top

Su bounce out, third baseman to first. Tsai foll out, pitcher to first baseman. Lin ground out, third baseman to first. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Sixth Inning Bottom

Reyes bounce out, third baseman to first. Tabares bounce out, shortstop to first. Olivera infield single (off third baseman’s glove). Despaígne double to right center field, scoring Olivera. (Pitching change: Ming-Chieh Hsu replaces Ko-Chien Lin) Peraza fly out to right field. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Seventh Inning Top

Kuo single to right center field. (Yulieski González and Vicyohandri Odelín warming in Cuban bullpen). Chan base on balls, Kuo advances to second base. Lin strikeout swinging. Liao infield single to deep shortstop. (Pitching change: Yulieski González replaces Yadel Martí). Jui-Mu Chen (pinch-hitting for Tang) double play, second to shortstop to first. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB

Seventh Inning Bottom

Duarte fly out to center field (great running catch by Chien-Yu Kuo). Julio Ruíz ground out, second baseman to first. Bell fly out to center field. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Eighth Inning Top

Lin ground out, second baseman to first. Su bounce out, third baseman to first. Tsai bounce out, shortstop to first. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Eighth Inning Bottom

Gómez ground out, shortstop to first. Reyes single to left field. Tabares at bat (Reyes caught stealing, catcher to shortstop to first baseman). Tabares fly out to left field. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Ninth Inning Top

Lin line out, second baseman to first. Kuo double to left center field. Vicyohandri Odelín and Alberto Bicet warming in Cuban bullpen). Chan strikeout swinging. Lin fly out to left field. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Ninth Inning Bottom

Not Played

Doubles:Héctor Olivera, Chien-Yu Kuo.Triples: None; Home Runs:None;

Errors:None;

Winning Pitcher:Yadel Martí (2-0); Losing Pitcher:Chu-Kuan Lee (0-1); Save: Yulieski Gónzalez (2)

Time of Game: 2:36

Report provided by author Peter C. Bjarkman, who can also be found at www.bjarkmanlatinobaseball.mlblogs.com.