Canada was hoping for an upset after taking a 2-1 lead over the United States into the bottom of the fourth inning, but a solo homer by Kevin Youkilis and a two-run bomb by Brian McCann off Canada starter Mike Johnson gave the Americans a 4-2 lead en route to a 6-5 win over the Canadian in the opening game of Pool C play in Toronto. USA starter Jake Peavy was touched up for two runs, including a third inning homer by Joey Votto.
Italy gave Venezuela a scare in the Pool C nightcap, but the favored Venezuelans pulled out a 7-0 win. Italy starter Mark DeFelice and Venezuela’s Carlos Silva matched zeros for four innings, but Italy reliever Jason Grilli coughed up a leadoff homer to Carlos Guillen in Venezuela’s four-run fifth.
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