After 12 days of thrilling games, the World Baseball Classic championship game has arrived. The United States outlasted the high-powered Dominican Republic to return to the title game on Sunday night. Venezuela came back to beat the underdog Italy team to punch its first-ever ticket to the WBC title game on Monday. It is fair to call Tuesday’s title bout in Miami the biggest game in Venezuelan baseball history. “I’ve never been to the championship of the WBC before. We get there and we’re happy,” Venezuela third baseman Maikel Garcia said after beating Italy. “We’re excited to play tomorrow against the United States. We have to come tomorrow and play the same way we played against Japan, against Italy, and we have to show the world who Venezuela is.” Team USA will be the home team Tuesday and the game will be played on American soil, but make no mistake, it will be a pro-Venezuela crowd. Venezuelan baseball fans have showed out throughout the WBC and especially Monday night against Italy. The atmosphere will be even more electric Tuesday. Here now is what you need to know going into Tuesday’s WBC Championship Game. Team USA vs. Venezuela: Where to watch, odds Time: 8 p.m. ET | Date: Tuesday, March 17Location: loanDepot Park (Miami, Florida)TV channel: Fox | Live stream: fubo (Try for free)Starting pitchers: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (VEN) vs. RHP Nolan McLean (USA)Odds (via FanDuel): USA -265, VEN +215, O/U: 8.5Team USA lineup1. Bobby Witt Jr., SS2. Bryce Harper, 1B3. Aaron Judge, RF4. Kyle Schwarber, DH5. Alex Bregman, 3B6. Roman Anthony, LF7. Will Smith, C8. Brice Turang, 2B9. Byron Buxton, CF
Venezuela lineup1. Ronald Acuña Jr., RF2. Maikel Garcia, 3B3. Luis Arraez, 1B4. Eugenio Suárez, DH5. Gleyber Torres, 2B6. Ezequiel Tovar, SS7. Wilyer Abreu, LF8. Salvador Perez, C9. Jackson Chourio, CF Head-to-head history This will not be the first time USA and Venezuela meet in the WBC. They’ve met five times previously, including three times in 2009 alone, when the WBC format was much different than it is now. Here is a recap of this WBC rivalry: 2009 Pool C Qualifier: USA 15, VEN 62009 Pool C Seeding: VEN 5, USA 32009 Pool 2 Seeding: VEN 10, USA 62017 Pool F: USA 4, VEN 22023 Quarterfinals: USA 9, VEN 7USA and Venezuela both advanced to the semifinals in 2009 and could have met in the Championship Game, but Venezuela lost to Korea in the semifinals while USA lost…
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