Noah’s Notes: WBC Pool D, Sunday Edition

Israel pulled off a stunning, eighth-inning, come-from-behind win against Nicaragua on Sunday, while Venezuela beat the brakes off of Puerto Rico’s pitching staff early and often. But Puerto Rico made it interesting late.

Let’s start with the notes from the early game.

Nicaragua @ Israel

LOBsterfest

Get it? Left-On-Base? LOBster? (I’ll show myself out)

Pitching was the story throughout most of the game as both pitching staffs worked in and out of jams to keep the game scoreless heading into the fifth inning.