Carlos A. Nava | Writer for ESPN DigitalReading: 2 min.
PHOENIX — Mexico suffered until the end, but made it through with a 2-1 win once morest Great Britain and this Wednesday they will play their ticket to the next phase once morest Canada, in their last game of the group stage.
Catcher Alexis Wilson produced the two Mexican runs in the second and seventh innings; both with a single to give his country the opportunity to control their destiny until the last game of the group stage.
Wilson singled in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game and drive in the game-winning run on the spikes of Alan Trejo, who had reached on a walk and reached second on a wild pitch.
Thus, Mexico and Canada, which defeated Colombia in the first game of the doubleheader at Chase Field, in Phoenix, Arizona, will play one of the two tickets to the quarterfinals that the group distributes.
Great Britain continued to show that they can seriously compete once morest anyone and barring the loss once morest Canada, they have been in contention for all nine innings of the game.
Tonight, in front of 17,705 fans, the vast majority of them Mexican, the Mexican team had a great display of starting pitching, as has been the entire tournament.
Taijuan Walker retired four complete innings, allowing no runs; with eight strikeouts, one hit allowed and a walk.
Erubiel Armenta from Tijuana followed, who complicated his life with two walks in only two thirds of innings. Manager Benji Gil expected little and brought in Manny Barreda, who was scored on by the only run of the game for the British in the only inning he pitched.
The game was finished by JoJo Romero, Jesús Cruz and Giovanny Gallegos, who took the save, without allowing further damage and preserving the rickety advantage.
The first Mexican run was by Isaac Paredes, also driven by Wilson with a single in the second inning.
For Great Britain, BJ Murray Jr hit the single that put Chavez Young on the register, who tied the game 1-1 in the sixth inning.
