USA vs Venezuela in World Baseball Classic championship
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Venezuela rallied from an early deficit to knock off Italy and set up a date with the U.S. in the country's first World Baseball Classic.
Maikel Garcia keyed a seventh-inning rally and now Venezuela will attempt to take down another superpower on the way to a WBC title.
Lifted by a three-run seventh inning, Team Venezuela defeated Team Italy, 4-2, in the WBC semifinal at Miami. Undefeated (5-0) entering Monday night, surprising Team Italy had handed Team USA its only loss on the way to this unanticipated run to the WBC semifinal.
The International Criminal Court prosecutor announced that the United States did not commit crimes against humanity with sanctions against Venezuela.