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Day 3

Miami Pool
Dominican Republic 3-0
United States 3-0
Panama 1-2
Taiwan 1-2
Guatemala 1-2
Argentina 0-3

Toronto Pool
Canada 3-0
Cuba 2-1
Columbia 2-1
Nicaragua 2-1
Netherlands 0-3
South Africa 0-3

Tokyo Pool
Australia 3-0
Japan 3-0
Mexico 2-1
Aruba 1-2
Brazil 0-3
Italy 0-3

Caracas Pool
Venezuela 3-0
Puerto Rico 2-1
South Korea 2-1
Chile 1-2
China 1-2
Costa Rica 0-3

-Game of the Day: Japan showed it's eagerness to get back to the title game with a 9-1 shallacking of Mexico. Kakuzo Nakagawa (Seoul Bears, WL) was dominant on the mound, allowing only one round in a complete game effort. Kei Hatsutori (St. Louis Cardinals organization) drove in 3 runs from the leadoff spot. Japan has all but clinched a spot in the quarterfinals.

-Player of the Day: The aforementioned Nakagawa.

-6 teams are left undefeated, with the United States and Dominican Republic set to play on Day 4.

-Australia continues to impress, making quick work of Brazil.

-Venezuela lost CF Endy Chavez (San Francisco Giants) for a week due to a tender elbow. He'll most likely miss the rest of the World Cup.