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Maikel Garcia’s Two-Run Homer Brings Venezuela Roaring Back

After Acuna Jr. angrily struck out on a disputed check-swing call, Venezuela answered immediately in the fifth. Garcia, Acuna’s cousin, crushed a two-run homer to cut Japan’s lead to 5-4 and swing momentum back. Acuna and Miguel Cabrera were still jawing at the first-base umpire even as they celebrated, adding more edge to a suddenly electric quarterfinal.