It will be Cuba vs. Brazil in the World Baseball Classic. if you can't watch the game, the join the site for the live updates brought to you by MLB Game Day. You can see everything that goes on in the game with pitch velocity, location and pitch count as well as who's on the field. The action begins at 10:30 p.m. ET and you will not want to miss it.
Cuba is always doing a terrific job placing the best players they have on the field for international tournaments. However, look for them to enter the 2013 WBC with a monkey on their backs. In 2009 they departed the tournament in the second round. That's been their earliest exit in international competition. They can take care of Japan in the first round as they were responsible for both of Cuba's exits from the tournament in 2009 and in the championship game in 2006.
However, Cuba has to focus on the task at hand as have to take advantage of a Brazilian team that is currently down after losing a game they should have won against Japan. They lost 5-3 to the Japanese squad after surrendering the lead late in the game.
Cuba has to win today to put this team's hope on the respirator. Many are talking about Brazil being the Cinderella team of the tournament and underdogs are always dangers in competitions.
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