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U.S. beats Cuba 5-3 in World Cup

Associated Press

Thursday, September 24, 2009

ROME -- Former major leaguer Terry Tiffee hit his fourth home run of the baseball World Cup and the United States beat Cuba 5-3 on Thursday in a likely preview of this weekend's final. The United States stretched its winning streak to 12 games after opening the tournament with a loss to Venezuela. Lucas Harrell earned the win, allowing only one hit over four innings. Ehren Wasserman got the save, giving up one hit in 2 1-3 innings. Tiffee played this season in Triple-A for Philadelphia. He pr ...

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