Brandon Nimmo hit a fourth inning home run and Gavin Cecchini hit a game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning of Team Italy's 11-10 loss to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday.
Both Nimmo and Cecchini went 1-for-5 on the day. Nimmo, who led off and started in centerfield, hit a solo home run off Bruce Rondón to extend Italy's lead to 5-0 in the fourth. Venezuela stormed back, taking a 10-8 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but Cecchini's hit off former Met Francisco Rodriguez brought the game into extra innings.