Pool E of the Second Round of the

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, a quarter-final round in the tournament, was held at

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, Japan, from March 12 to 15, 2017. The round was between Team Israel (won Pool A; ranked 41st in the world), Team Japan (won Pool B; ranked 1st in the world), Team Cuba (second in Pool B; ranked 5th in the world), and

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(second in Pool A; ranked 9th in the world). Pool E was a

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. Each team played the other three teams once, with the top two teams advancing to the semifinals. Undefeated Japan (3−0) and the Netherlands (2−1) advanced to the semi-final round, as Israel (1−2) came in third in the pool, and Cuba (0−3) came in fourth.

Standings

Pool E

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Results

*All times are

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( UTC+09:00).

Israel 4, Cuba 1

In the first game of the second round, Team Israel, undefeated in the first round, beat Team Cuba (5th-ranked in the world) by a score of 4−1. Former Major Leaguer Jason Marquis (in 5.2 innings on three days' rest) and three Team Israel relief pitchers (including Brad Goldberg and

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, who both threw 96 mph

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s) kept Team Cuba to five hits and one run, a homer by Cuban star Alfredo Despaigne who became the all-time World Baseball Classic home run leader. Pool A MVP catcher

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had two hits for Israel.

Japan 8, Netherlands 6

Japan, undefeated in the first round, beat the Netherlands 8−6 in 11 innings. The game lasted nearly five hours, and ended at 11:56 p.m. in Japan. The stadium scoreboard reminded fans younger than 18 to leave the stadium before midnight to comply with a juvenile safety law, and many fans left.

Netherlands 12, Israel 2

In a rematch of the Pool A game in which Israel prevailed, the Netherlands defeated Israel 12–2 on March 13, giving Israel their first loss of the tournament. The game ended after eight innings with the application of the 10-run

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Japan 8, Cuba 5

Japan beat Cuba 8−5, backed by two home runs from designated hitter Tetsuto Yamada.

Netherlands 14, Cuba 1

The Netherlands defeated Cuba 14−1, eliminating Cuba from contention to advance to the semi-final round, in a game ended after seven innings under the World Baseball Classic's mercy rule.

Japan 8, Israel 3

Undefeated two-time WBC champion Team Japan beat Team Israel, 8−3."Team Israel's World Baseball Classic run ends in loss to Japan,"
''USA Today''.">"Israel falls to Japan, ending miracle run at baseball tournament,"
''The Times of Israel''.

References

External links

Official website
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