Here are the latest updates on the Yankees taking part in the World Baseball Classic…
March 12, 10:44 p.m.
Yankees reliever Jonathan Loaisiga blew Nicaragua’s one-point, eighth-inning lead in a 3-1 loss to Israel.
Sunday’s Pool D match at LoanDepot Park in Miami dropped Nicaragua to 0-2.
Loaisiga followed seven scoreless frames from four Nicaraguan pitchers — all of whom lacked MLB experience — and gave up three runs on as many hits on 28 pitches (19 strikes) during the pivotal inning of the job.
He walked a batter and did not record a strikeout.
After a 4-3 groundout by Matt Mervis to start the inning, Loaisiga awarded a Alex Dickerson single and hit the next batter – Ryan Lavarnway — with a pitch.
Spencer Horwitz slapped an opposing field single left on a 1-2 count, scoring the pinch Jacob Goldfarb second and tying the score at one each.
Loaisiga, after a visit to the mound, intentionally walked Noah Mendlinger to load the bases and then turned a Michel Wielansky comeback in a 1-2 out at the plate.
However, Loaisiga was unable to limit the damage. Garrett Stubbs hit a ground rule double left, scoring Horwitz and Mendlinger, before Loaisiga ended the inning on Zack Geloff5-3 groundout.
Midday matches against the Dominican Republic (Monday) and Venezuela (Tuesday) await Nicaragua.
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