CUBA REACHES SEMIS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2006

It's been 17 years since Team Cuba has been to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic. Now, that wait is over. In front of a crowd of 35,061 at the Tokyo Dome, Team Cuba knocked off Team Australia on Wednesday. After a slow start to the game, Team Cuba scored three runs in the fifth inning, highlighted by a Yoelkis Guibert two-run single. Despite a Rixon Wingrove's two-run homer in the sixth, the Aussies couldn't catch up. Team Cuba will advance to the semis for the first time since 2006, off of a nail-biting 4-3 win.