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Israel outduels Brazil, advances to WBC qualifier final
- Updated: September 23, 2016
NEW YORK — The two favorites in the Brooklyn qualifier for the 2017 World Baseball Classic met on Friday, in what could be a preview of Sunday’s championship game, and Israel emerged the winner over Brazil in a 1-0 pitchers’ duel.
By shutting out the Brazilians at MCU Park — home of the Mets Class A affiliate Brooklyn Cyclones, whom Israel team members Ike Davis and Josh Satin have played for — Israel advances straight to Sunday’s 6 p.m. ET championship game. Sunday’s winner gets the final spot in the 2017 WBC and will head to Seoul, South Korea, next March to compete in Pool B against the host Koreans, as well as The Netherlands and Chinese Taipei.
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