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Ezequiel Tovar, Gleyber Torres Put Venezuela Back Ahead of Japan

After Ohtani’s leadoff answer tied the game, Venezuela struck back in the second by rattling Yamamoto again. Tovar and Torres ripped back-to-back doubles, with Tovar scoring to restore a 2-1 lead. Torres missed a homer by inches, but Venezuela’s middle order kept the pressure on Japan’s ace and seized momentum again through two innings.