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March 12, 10:44 p.m.
Jonathan Loaisiga blew Nicaragua’s one-run, eighth-inning lead in a 3-1 loss to Israel.
The Pool D matchup Sunday at loanDepot Park in Miami dropped Nicaragua to 0-2.
Loaisiga followed seven scoreless frames by four Nicaragua pitchers — all lacking MLB experience — and surrendered three runs on as many hits on 28 pitches (19 strikes) in the pivotal one inning of work.
He walked one batter and did not record a strikeout.
After a 4-3 groundout by Matt Mervis to start the inning, Loaisiga allowed an Alex Dickerson single and hit the following batter — Ryan Lavarnway — with a pitch.
Spencer Horwitz slapped an opposite-field single to left on a 1-2 count, scoring the pinch-running Jakob Goldfarb from second and tying the score at one.
Loaisiga, after a mound visit, intentionally walked Noah Mendlinger to load the bases and subsequently turned a Michael Wielansky comebacker into a 1-2 putout at the plate.
However, Loaisiga was unable to limit the damage. Garrett Stubbs smacked a ground-rule double to left, scoring Horwitz and Mendlinger, before Loaisiga ended the inning on Zack Gelof‘s 5-3 groundout.
Noon games against the Dominican Republic (Monday) and Venezuela (Tuesday) await Nicaragua.