We're down to four teams in the World Baseball Classic, with the semifinal matchups set to begin tonight. At 8 PM tonight, it's South Korea vs. Venezuela, followed by the USA vs. Japan at 8 PM on Sunday.
I mentioned Gerardo Parra playing for Venezuela in an earlier post, but I missed out on another former Silver Hawk on the Venezuelan roster. With South Bend from 2001-2003, Enrique Gonzalez (now with the Boston Red Sox organization) has thrown 6.0 scoreless innings in the classic. Gonzalez is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, allowing just one walk and striking out four in one start and one relief apperance.
Meanwhile, Parra picked up his first hit in the classic, and is now 1-for-9. He's the fifth outfielder on the Venezuelan team, behind Bobby Abreu, Gregor Blanco, Endy Chavez, and Magglio Ordonez. Since the other four are all currently in the majors, don't expect Parra to get a lot of playing time in the semis, unless it's a complete blowout or a pinch-running situation.
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