TORONTO — Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer, Adam Dunn and Ryan Braun added solo shots and the United States powered its way into the second round of the World Baseball Classic by beating Venezuela 15-6 on Sunday night.
Chris Iannetta and Mark DeRosa each had four RBIs for Team USA, which broke it open with an eight-run sixth inning and finished with 16 hits.
Third baseman Chipper Jones left the game in the sixth inning with a mild oblique strain and will be evaluated today.
Dominican Republic 9, Panama 0
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Miguel Olivo homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Dominican Republic rebounded from a startling loss by beating Panama in an elimination game.
Australia 17, Mexico 7
MEXICO CITY — Chris Snelling homered twice and Ben Risinger hit a three-run shot as Australia powered past Mexico. The game was stopped after eight innings because of the 10-run mercy rule.
Cuba 8, South Africa 1
MEXICO CITY — Frederich Cepeda and Cuba showed off their power in their first game of the WBC. Cepeda hit two of Cuba’s tournament-record six homers in a victory over South Africa. The previous home run record for the WBC was four, achieved by the Dominican Republic against Venezuela during the inaugural tournament in 2006.
South Korea 14, China 0
TOKYO — Olympic champion South Korea advanced to the second round with a rout of China in seven innings. South Korea put the game out of reach with five runs in the bottom of the fifth.
The AP
