Neftali Soto reaches base four times in loss

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The third day of the Caribbean Series is complete and Neftali Soto continues to hit well for the Puerto Rican squad that doesn’™t have a win in three chances. Soto had two hits, walked twice and drove in a run. He reached base in four of his five plate appearances. Even that wasn’™t enough to propel his team to the victory, in the 3–2 extra inning loss to Cuba.

His teammate and 2014 Louisville Bat Ruben Gotay still hasn’™t gotten a hit in the series. He was the designated hitter on Wednesday to give him a day off in the field and still couldn’™t find his stroke. He finished 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Puerto Rico has the day off after playing three straight days and they will be back in action on Friday versus the Dominican Republic.

In the first game Wednesday, Felix Perez and the Venezuelan team moved to 2–0 with a 6–5 win against the Dominican Republic. Perez didn’™t have a hit but he did walk and score a run. He has yet to get into the hit column, but he will presumably have another chance today as Venezuela takes on Cuba at noon, Eastern Time.