Wilyer Abreu launched a go-ahead, three-run homer in the top of the sixth inning as Venezuela came back to beat Japan 8-5 and eliminate the defending champion at the quarterfinal stage of the World Baseball Classic in the early hours of Sunday morning.Japan's defeat in the see-saw battle in front of 34,548 at Miami's loanDepot park ended the record three-time champion's streak of advancing to the semifinals in every edition of the tournament.Boston Red Sox outfielder Abreu delivered the decisive home run with none out and runners on the corners against Hiromi Ito (0-1), who came out of the …READ FULL ARTICLE
