Mexico eliminates Brazil from World Baseball Classic with 16-run shutout

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/IqbFg267/"]Brazil[/a] only managed two hits in their final game of the tournament. They finished without a single win (0-3), losing their first game to Team [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/dSweSEc8/"]USA[/a] 15-5, then to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/italy/Y1YKIlk7/"]Italy[/a] 8-0, and now to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/ptt8Lj5l/"]Mexico[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]16-0[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramirez-lucas/djdgOa9m/"]Lucas Ramirez[/a], son of legendary Boston Red Sox player Manny Ramirez, led them with two home runs and two RBI. [/p][p]Mexico's 16 runs on 16 hits, including four home runs, eclipse the previous tournament high of 15 runs that was previously set by their Pool group rival in the USA.[/p][p]As for Mexico, after hitting they're now 2-0, along with Italy and the U.S., in their Pool B group. With Brazil and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/great-britain/2iGVi47K/"]Great Britain[/a] eliminated, it'll come down to those three to see which two advance to the next round. [/p][p]Their next matchup is against the USA on March 9th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. [/p][embed guid="5b7ea81c-de82-465f-9e29-a26075ab8611" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LojLV9qy6-0" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Recap and highlights[/h2][p]Mexico got things started quickly in the first inning, going up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]2-0[/a]. [/p][p][b]After a double from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arozarena-randy/byggI2vK/"]Randy Arozarena[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aranda-jonathan/QsWmwYBk/"]Jonathan Aranda[/a] drilled a frozen rope that bounced off the right field wall ([a href="https://x.com/WBCBaseball/status/2030802812490109277?s=20" target="_blank"]watch here[/a]), coming up just short of a home run, which scored Arozarena from second to go up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]1-0.[/a] [/b][/p][p][b]Right after, catcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kirk-alejandro/8ApqJBel/"]Alejandro Kirk[/a] launched one to deep left center that also looked like a potential home run, but bounced high off the wall to bring in Aranda from second to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]2-0[/a]. [/b][/p][p]The damage wouldn't stop. Mexico continued to pour it on after Brazilian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pardinho-eric/8dQAo5JB/"]Eric Pardinho[/a] intentionally walked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tellez-rowdy/8b44RNN7/"]Rowdy Tellez[/a] to force a potential double play. It ultimately failed when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarez-jr-nacho/UXXPWUkp/"]Nacho Alvarez Jr.[/a] grounded into a force out, leaving runners on the corners with just two outs. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gonzales-nick/GC0pMfWn/"]Nick Gonzales[/a] took advantage and hit a blooper between first and second to score Kirk from third to go up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]3-0[/a]. [/b][/p][p][b]Mexico eventually made it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]4-0[/a] before the end of the inning after a close play at the plate on an RBI-single from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thomas-alek/0AfFkex8/"]Alek Thomas[/a]. [/b][/p][embed guid="12e90f3e-3b40-4445-b125-a44a2b16b82c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz10PZ-npi8" social-type="youtube" /][p][b]During the second inning, Mexico would extend their lead to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]5-0[/a] with a solo home run from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/durran-jarren/lfqDqBbq/"]Jarren Durran[/a], his first of the tournament. Two innings later, Durran would hit a two-run double, also his first of the tournament, to extend the lead to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]7-0[/a].[/b][/p][p]He finished the game going 2-for-3 at the plate, putting up a double, home run, three RBI, and two runs.[/p][embed guid="0c844dc3-e727-427f-a3c4-dbb0d9099185" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oktq8m8Eho" social-type="youtube" /][p][b]In that same inning, Kirk would get a hold of one and launch his first home run of the tournament to extend the lead to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]10-0[/a]. [/b][/p][p]Mexico's star catcher would finish the contest going 2-for-3 at the plate with a single, home run, four RBI, and two runs.[/p][p][b]It would go up to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/baseball/brazil-IqbFg267/mexico-ptt8Lj5l/?mid=EcsQ4qh5"]16-0[/a] following a wild pitch, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wilson-alexis/GEPjHKlU/"]Alexis Wilson[/a] RBI double, a two-run home run from Alek Thomas, and a two-run home run from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ornelas-julian/WlbeCH0J/"]Julian Ornelas[/a]. [/b][/p][p]The game would enforce the mercy rule after six innings, sending Mexico undefeated into their matchup against their rival Americans.[/p][embed guid="76b5385d-8610-40bf-a136-7a8e86a6a747" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxbpvGIyni8" social-type="youtube" /]