Bronze Beats Gold in 2022 as Canada Prevails over 2019 World Champions Argentina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| ARGN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Team Canada MNT Defeats Argentina In Pitcher’s Duel
- Team Canada MNT Defeats Argentina In Pitcher’s Duel
- Both teams were strong in the circle Monday, but Team Canada MNT defeated Argentina 3-1. Sean Cleary allowed just five hits to Argentina.
- Cleary was the winning pitcher for Team Canada MNT. The righty went seven innings, allowing one run on five hits and striking out 13.
- Huemul Mata took the loss for Argentina. The pitcher surrendered three runs on six hits over six and two-thirds innings, striking out nine.
- Bradley Ezekiel went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Team Canada MNT in hits.
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All of the Scoring Occurs in the 7th Innng
| BOTTOM 7TH • ARGENTINA |
| Ground Out | 3 OutsStrike 1 looking, Foul, In play.F Eder grounds out, shortstop S Boland to first baseman C Jones. |
| Single | CAN 3 – ARGN 1In play.J Malarczuk singles on a ground ball to left fielder M Roy. T Migliavacca scores. M Montero advances to 2nd. |
| Strikeout | 2 OutsFoul, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.A Peker strikes out swinging, S Cleary pitching. T Migliavacca remains at 2nd. M Montero remains at 1st. |
| SingleBall 1, In play.M Montero singles on a ground ball to pitcher S Cleary. T Migliavacca advances to 2nd. |
| Strikeout | 1 OutBall 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Foul tip.F Lombardo is out on foul tip, S Cleary pitching. T Migliavacca remains at 1st. |
| SingleLineup: T Migliavacca in for batter M Godoy, In play.T Migliavacca singles on a bunt to pitcher S Cleary. |
| TOP 7TH • TEAM CANADA |
| Strikeout | 3 OutsLineup changed: R Godoy in at pitcher, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Ball 1, Strike 3 swinging.D Mayson strikes out swinging, R Godoy pitching. |
| Single | CAN 3 – ARGN 0Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.B Ezekiel singles on a ground ball to left fielder M Montero. B Hunter scores. M Roy advances to 2nd. |
| Single | CAN 2 – ARGN 0Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.M Roy singles on a line drive to right fielder S Carril. C Walsh scores. B Hunter advances to 3rd. |
| Fielder’s Choice | 2 OutsB Abrey advances to 3rd on error by left fielder M Montero, C Walsh advances to 2nd on the same error, Lineup: B Hunter in for batter T Pauli, Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Foul, In play.B Hunter grounds into fielder’s choice, shortstop J Malarczuk to catcher B Motroni. B Abrey out advancing to home. C Walsh held up at 2nd. |
| Single | CAN 1 – ARGN 0Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.C Walsh singles on a ground ball to left fielder M Montero. P Burns scores. B Abrey advances to 2nd. |
| Fielder’s ChoiceBall 1, Strike 1 looking, In play.B Abrey grounds into fielder’s choice, pitcher H Mata to shortstop J Malarczuk. P Burns held up at 2nd. |
| Sacrifice Bunt | 1 OutLineup changed: P Burns in for first baseman C Jones, In play.S Boland sacrifices, pitcher H Mata to second baseman F Eder. S Boland out advancing to 1st. P Burns advances to 2nd. |
| SingleBall 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, In play.C Jones singles on a line drive to left fielder M Montero. |
Box Score
Team Canadamore stats
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Roy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bradley Ezekiel | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Mayson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Burns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Boland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Abrey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Walsh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Pauli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Cleary | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
BattingTB: Mathieu Roy, Bradley Ezekiel 3, Cory Jones, Colin Walsh
RBI: Mathieu Roy, Bradley Ezekiel, Colin Walsh
SAC: Shane Boland
ROE: Cory Jones
FC: Blake Hunter, Bryan Abrey, Shane Boland
TotalsTeam QAB: 11 (36.67%)
Tyler Pauli 2, Mathieu Roy 3, Bradley Ezekiel, Derek Mayson 2, Bryan Abrey, Cory Jones, Shane Boland
Team LOB: 5FieldingE: Shane Boland
Argentinamore stats
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Peker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Juan Malarczuk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Federico Eder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruno Motroni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Franco Ortellado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Zara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Santiago Carril | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Manuel Godoy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Teo Migliavacca | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Lombardo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mariano Montero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Huemul Mata | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Roman Godoy | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Batting2B: Juan Zara, Federico Eder
TB: Juan Zara 2, Teo Migliavacca, Federico Eder 2, Mariano Montero, Juan Malarczuk
RBI: Juan Malarczuk
ROE: Bruno Motroni
SB: Juan Malarczuk 2
CS: Franco Ortellado
TotalsTeam QAB: 11 (36.67%)
Juan Zara 2, Federico Eder, Santiago Carril 2, Juan Malarczuk 2, Manuel Godoy, Bruno Motroni 2, Alan Peker
Team LOB: 8FieldingE: Federico Eder, Mariano Montero
Team Canadamore stats
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Cleary | 7.0 | 120 | .675 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 120 | .675 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
PitchingW: Sean Cleary
Pitches-Strikes: Sean Cleary 120-81
Groundouts-Flyouts: Sean Cleary 4-3
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Sean Cleary 17-30
Argentinamore stats
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huemul Mata | 6.2 | 128 | .617 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Roman Godoy | 0.1 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 133 | .624 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
PitchingL: Huemul Mata
WP: Huemul Mata 2
Pitches-Strikes: Huemul Mata 128-79, Roman Godoy 5-4
Groundouts-Flyouts: Huemul Mata 5-2, Roman Godoy 0-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Huemul Mata 12-29, Roman Godoy 1-1