Netherlands loses to PR, faces rematch with DR tonight.

It was looking like another upset as the surprise team from the Netherlands were taking on the Puerto Ricans to see who will advance to the next round in Miami.
In the 2nd inning, the Netherlands took a 1-0 lead on the heavy favorites Puerto Ricans, who at the moment were having a hard time scoring runs. As the game moved along to the later innings, the pressure to perform and win the game was building up for team PR who were trying to win it in front of the hometown crowd. In the 7th, it looked like PR was going to do exactly that when they would go on to load the bases with 1 out. All this was happening while on the mound for the Netherlands was a 19 year old reliever named Juan Carlos Sulbaran, who in the previous inning had struck out Pudge Rodriguez with 2 on and 2 outs, as the Netherlands had denied PR of any runs through 6 innings.
This time Sulbaran looked ready to imploded, as he found himself in a pressure pack situation once again. Sulbaran would then unleashed a wild pitch as it looked like PR was about to break through and tie the game, but the runner at 3rd Mike Aviles, hesitated and stayed put, when he could had easily scored to tie the game.
His Hesitation proved to be crucial as the batter Ramon Vasquez would go on to pop up in the infield for the 2nd out, leaving it all up to Carlos Beltran who grounded out to 1st for the final out of the inning, leaving the bases loaded with the Netherlands still up 1 to 0.
But the dream would come to an end in the 8th inning for the Netherlands, as Puerto Rico would go on to load the bases once again, this time on 3 walks, and with 1 out, as Yadier Molina delivered to give Puerto Rico the lead 2 to 1. Puerto Rico would go on to win the game 3 to 1, getting their tickets to Miami & the next round.

The Netherlands almost had it, but lost it in the end, now they must pick themselves up again because they now have a date with the Dominicans tonight who will be looking for some revenge after shockingly going down to the Netherlands in the opener. The Dominicans must get on the board and score early because another lost to the far less superior team from the Netherlands and it would mean suicide for the Dominican nation.