Acuña Jr. Leads Venezuela Past Nicaragua, 4–0, to Set Up Pool D Decider
The shutout keeps Venezuela perfect in pool play, setting up a Wednesday night decider against the Dominican Republic.
Overview
- Ronald Acuña Jr. went 3-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, a solo homer, two runs and two RBI to power the win.
- He opened the scoring after a leadoff walk and steal that set up a sacrifice fly, then added an opposite-field homer and a two-out RBI single.
- Venezuelan pitchers combined for a shutout, with coverage crediting a 9-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
- Venezuela had already clinched advancement from Pool D, and the result preserves an unbeaten record ahead of a top-seed decider versus the Dominican Republic.
- The Venezuela–Dominican Republic game is scheduled for Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 at Miami’s loanDepot Park.