Postmedia News July 5, 2011.GUINEAS, Cuba — Cuba swept both halves of a doubleheader against Canada on Tuesday as the two countries continued their nine-game junior baseball series. Cuba started the day with a 3-1 win, then beat Canada 14-5 in the rematch. They have won all three games against the Canadians thus far.">Postmedia News July 5, 2011.GUINEAS, Cuba — Cuba swept both halves of a doubleheader against Canada on Tuesday as the two countries continued their nine-game junior baseball series. Cuba started the day with a 3-1 win, then beat Canada 14-5 in the rematch. They have won all three games against the Canadians thus far.">

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Postmedia News July 5, 2011.GUINEAS, Cuba — Cuba swept both halves of a doubleheader against Canada on Tuesday as the two countries continued their nine-game junior baseball series.

Cuba started the day with a 3-1 win, then beat Canada 14-5 in the rematch. They have won all three games against the Canadians thus far.

Skylar Janisse of Maidstone, Ont., had a good day on the mound for Canada in the opener, going five innings while giving up just two hits, three walks and striking one batter out. He left trailing 3-1, but none of the runs he gave up were earned.

Cuba took advantage of two walks and two errors in the fourth inning to get all the runs they needed.

“I had my curveball going today which helped me through my outing,” Janisse said. “With the curveball, I was able to get ground balls which also led to some key double plays.”

Toronto’s Gareth Morgan scored Canada’s run on a bases-loaded walk in the fifth.

In the second game Cuba had 17 hits and built an 8-0 lead by the fifth inning before Canada got on the board on a two-run single by Johnny Caputo.

Toronto’s Jamar Burnette drove home a run in the eighth and Winnipeg’s Chris Shaw hit a two-run home run in the ninth to round out Canada’s attack.

The two teams meet again on Wednesday under the lights in Havana.

Source: www.canada.com/sports/Cuba+dominates+Canadians+junior+baseball+series/50...


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