The World Baseball Classic will continue Friday night with a quarterfinals match up between Puerto Rico and Mexico. The game will feature a marquee pitching matchup between Marcus Stroman and Julio Urias.
Puerto Rico went 3-1 in Pool D to advance to the quarterfinals. Their only loss came against Venezuela in which they fell 9-6. Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario is expected to be in the lineup for Puerto Rico. Rosario was 2-for-13 with a double and a home run during pool play.
Mexico went 3-1 in Pool C which tied them with Team USA. Former Braves minor leaguer and current Nationals first baseman Joey Meneses was huge during pool play for Mexico going 9-for-19 with a pair of home runs.