Cuba was limited to 3 hits on Thursday, after losing to a no-hitter on Wednesday from another trio of USA pitchers (Tanner Houck, AJ Puk and Ryan Hendrix). Both games ended with the score 2-0.
Exactly as on Wednesday, the game was scoreless until the sixth inning when a sacrifice fly put the USA ahead to stay.
With the score 1-0, JJ Schwarz belted a long solo homer off reliever Yander Guevara in the seventh inning to take a 2-0 lead.
For Cuba the right-hander Yosvany Torres (0-1) was the starter and charged with the loss, while Logan Shore (1-0), the first reliever for Team USA, obtained the victory.
Game three takes place on Friday at 6:35 p.m. (ET) at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
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