Puerto Rico @ Italy
2026 World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal

Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPUR
0-1
6
0-1
Final

ItalyItalyITA
1-0
8
1-0
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Puerto Rico Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
W. Castro 2B |
D. Hernaiz SS |
N. Arenado 3B |
C. Cortes RF |
E. Rivera 1B |
H. Ramos LF |
E. Rosario DH |
M. Lugo CF |
a B. Torres PH-CF |
M. Maldonado C |
b M. Melendez PH |
C. Vazquez C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .421 | .533 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .263 | .421 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .238 | .211 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .263 | .278 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .235 | .250 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .063 | .273 | .125 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 | .333 | .125 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .500 | .200 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .500 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .364 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 35 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
a-walked for M. Lugo in the 7th
b-reached on error for Maldonado in the 7th
- Batting
- HRCastro (1, 1st inning off Aldegheri 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMaldonado (6), Rosario (2), C. Vázquez 2 (2), Castro (3)
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP1-9 (Rosario 0-2, Arenado 0-2, C. Vázquez 1-1, Hernaiz 0-2, Castro 0-2)
Italy Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. Antonacci 2B |
T. Saggese SS |
J. Marsee CF |
V. Pasquantino 1B |
D. Canzone DH |
J. Caglianone RF |
A. Fischer 3B |
J. D'Orazio C |
D. Nori LF |
N. Morabito LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .333 | .500 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .360 | .250 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .211 | .400 | .684 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .188 | .350 | .375 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .563 | .727 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .818 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .385 | .750 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .438 | .474 | .875 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
- Batting
- 2BFischer (2, Quinones); D'Orazio (1, Quinones)
- RBIPasquantino (4), Canzone (5), Caglianone (4), Fischer 2 (5), D'Orazio 3 (4)
- 2Out RBIFischer 2; D'Orazio 2.
- SFD'Orazio
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP5-13 (Pasquantino 1-2, Canzone 1-2, Marsee 0-1, Caglianone 1-2, Fischer 1-1, Antonacci 0-1, Nori 0-2, Saggese 0-1, D'Orazio 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBPasquantino 2 (2, 2nd base off Ed. Rivera/Maldonado, 2nd base off Díaz/C. Vázquez); Marsee (2, 2nd base off Ed. Rivera/Maldonado); Antonacci (1, 2nd base off Díaz/C. Vázquez); Nori (1, 2nd base off Ed. Rivera/Maldonado)
- Fielding
- EPasquantino (1, fielding)
Puerto Rico Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Lugo (L, 1-1) |
J. Moran |
E. Rivera |
L. Quinones |
F. Cruz |
R. Burgos |
Y. Rios |
E. Diaz |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25-12 | 8.31 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 0.00 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 52-27 | 4.05 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 4.50 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-10 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 2.45 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-12 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 177-101 |
- Pitching
- WPDíaz
- HBPAntonacci (by Díaz)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCruz 1/4; Díaz 2/5; S. Lugo 5/6; Moran 4/6; Ríos 2/2; Quinones 2/3; Ed. Rivera 7/11; Burgos 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCruz-1-6-1-2; Díaz-5-4-2-1; S. Lugo-5-0-4-3; Moran-5-5-3-3; Ríos-3-1-1-1; Quinones-3-1-1-2; Ed. Rivera-7-9-7-3; Burgos-6-0-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsCruz 0-2; Díaz 0-1; Moran 0-1; Ríos 1-0; Ed. Rivera 0-3; Burgos 0-3
- Game ScoresS Lugo 28
Italy Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Aldegheri (W, 1-0) |
A. Jacob (H, 1) |
D. Delucia (H, 1) |
D. Altavilla |
M. Festa |
J. La Sorsa |
G. Weissert (S, 3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30-16 | 3.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 7.71 |
| 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58-38 | 2.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-15 | 4.50 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 21.60 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-3 | 6.75 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-17 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 176-104 |
- Pitching
- WPLa Sorsa
- HBPMaldonado (by Jacob); Torres (by La Sorsa); M. Lugo (by Aldegheri)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWeissert 4/7; La Sorsa 1/3; Jacob 2/3; Festa 1/3; Aldegheri 3/8; Altavilla 1/5; Delucia 7/14
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWeissert-3-3-6-5; La Sorsa-0-0-1-2; Jacob-2-1-2-1; Festa-2-2-4-1; Aldegheri-4-4-4-4; Altavilla-2-5-6-2; Delucia-9-6-12-11
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWeissert 1-2; La Sorsa 1-0; Jacob 1-0; Aldegheri 0-3; Altavilla 1-1; Delucia 5-4
- Game ScoresS Aldegheri 43
Scoring Summary
Inning | PUR | ITA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Castro homered to left center (381 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Pasquantino singled to center, Antonacci scored, Marsee to second. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Canzone singled to center, Marsee scored, Pasquantino to third. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1st | Caglianone singled to right, Pasquantino scored, Canzone to second. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1st | D'Orazio hit sacrifice fly to left, Canzone scored. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2nd | Maldonado hit by pitch, Ramos scored, M. Lugo to second, Rosario to third. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Fischer doubled, Pasquantino scored and Canzone scored, Caglianone to third. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4th | D'Orazio hit a ground rule double, Caglianone scored and Fischer scored. | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8th | Rosario grounded into fielder's choice to first, Cortes scored, Ramos out at second, Em. Rivera to third. | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8th | Em. Rivera scored on La Sorsa wild pitch, Torres to second on wild pitch by La Sorsa, Rosario to third on wild pitch by La Sorsa. | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8th | C. Vázquez singled to right, Rosario scored and Torres scored. | 6 | 8 | ||
PUR @ ITA Videos
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Game Information
Daikin Park
7:00 PM, 14 March 2026
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 34,291