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WBC Notes: Tournament Ends for Francisco Cervelli, As Team Italy Loses Tiebreaker

Team Italy took on Venezuela on Monday night in a tiebreaker to decide which team would advance to the second round of the World Baseball Classic. Venezuela took home a 4-3 victory, ending the WBC run for Francisco Cervelli and Italy. Cervelli went 0-for-4 in this game, leaving him 4-for-16 in four games, with two doubles and a walk.

Tuesday's schedule will see Starling Marte, Gregory Polanco and the Dominican Republic take on Team Puerto Rico at 9:00 PM on MLB Network. Ivan Nova hasn't been added to the Dominican team yet, but he is eligible now.

Team USA with Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison, will open up the second round against Venezuela.