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The Dominican Republic won a big 7-2 upset over the undefeated USA in the World Cup/Pan American Games baseball qualifying tournament on Tuesday night. The stage is now set for the title match against Cuba on Wednesday. The USA plays Venezuela in the afternoon for third place.

Cuba came from behind to defeat Venezuela 3-2 in a hard fought walk-off semifinal win that paves the way for a showdown and possible rematch with the United States in the finals on Wednesday at the World Cup/Pan American Games qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico.

As Hurricane Paula moves north between the Yucatan peninsula and Cuba, a warning is in effect for Cuba’s Pinar del Rio Province which may receive a direct hit on Wednesday afternoon or evening.

Hurricane Paula became a Category 2 storm on the Saffir Simpson scale early Tuesday afternoon and its path should bring heavy winds and rain to parts of western Cuba in the coming days.

A mollusc species from the Mesozoic era, between 245 and 65 million years ago, lives in waters north of the Cuban province of Pinar del Río, reported IPS. The trigonia can be seen in the seabed close to Cayo Levisa, an area of tourist interest with 23 sites for scuba diving.

Paula is now a hurricane with 120 kph (75 mph) winds as it moves towards the northeastern Yucatan peninsula on Tuesday morning, reports Cuba’s Meteorological Institute (INSMET) in an advisory released at 6:00 a.m. EST.

USA pitching dominated the quarterfinals game against rival Cuba on Monday, striking out a sensational 13 batters in the 4-1 win that kept them undefeated in the World Cup/Pan American Games qualifier.

Tropical Storm Paula formed in the southwestern Caribbean on Monday and Cuba’s weather experts say they will “keep a very close watch on the evolution and path” of the weather system.