Italy holds off Puerto Rico rally, reaches WBC semifinals

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Italy’s unbeaten WBC run rolls on with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico and semifinal berth
J.J. D’Orazio doubled with three RBIs and Andrew Fischer drove in two runs as Italy kept up its charmed World Baseball Classic run with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico on Saturday to earn its first trip t...

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Upstart Italy gets past Puerto Rico, clinches first World Baseball Classic semifinal berth
Italy holds off Puerto Rico rally, reaches WBC semifinals: Highlights
Italy’s unbeaten run in World Baseball Classic continues with win over Puerto Rico in quarterfinals
J.J. D’Orazio doubled with three RBIs and Andrew Fischer drove in two runs as Italy kept up its charmed World Baseball Classic run with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico on Saturday to earn its first trip t...

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WBC: Italy stays hot, dispenses Puerto Rico to advance to semifinal
JJ D'Orazio drove in three runs and Andrew Fischer knocked in two for Italy, which erased an 1-0 deficit with four runs in the first and then pushed its lead to 8-2 with a four-run fourth.

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Michael Lorenzen to start for Italy, Keider Montero for Venezuela in World Baseball Classic semi

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Team Italy embraces the cliche – and the deeper meaning – as upstart darlings of the WBC

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Red Sox's Greg Weissert Comes Up Huge For Team Italy In WBC Quarters

Team Italy advanced to the WBC semis, and it was Weissert who came in and closed the door on Puerto Rico.