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Japan’s Pickoff Error Gifts Venezuela Huge Insurance Run

Tovar opened the seventh with a double, then came all the way around when Atsuki Taneichi’s pickoff throw sailed high into center field. The error stretched Venezuela’s lead to 8-5 and handed the South Americans a massive insurance run against Japan. After storming back from 5-2 down, Venezuela kept piling pressure on a rattled Japanese staff.