US survive scare from Colombia in extra innings

Miami: The United States survived a scare in their World Baseball Classic opener on Friday as they needed a walkoff single from Adam Jones to defeat Colombia 3-2 in 10 innings. Jones went two-for-five at the plate and his game-winning single to left-centre field came off Colombia relief pitcher Guillermo Moscoso. “I’ve had a lot of good moments with the (Baltimore) Orioles playing against Major League Baseball teams, but this one ranks up there pretty high,” Jones said. In the night game, TJ Rivera belted a two-run home run in the seventh inning as Puerto Rico cruised to an 11-0 mercy-rule victory over Venezuela in just seven innings.