2006 World Baseball Classic Pool B

Pool B of the First Round of the 2006 World Baseball Classic was held at Chase Field, Phoenix and Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States from March 7 to 10, 2006.

Pool B was a round-robin tournament. Each team played the other three teams once, with the top two teams advancing to Pool 1.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 19 7 +12 .667[lower-alpha 1] Advance to second round
2  United States (H) 3 2 1 25 8 +17 .667[lower-alpha 1]
3  Canada 3 2 1 20 23 3 .667[lower-alpha 1]
4  South Africa 3 0 3 12 38 26 .000 2
Source:
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Mexico 1.59 RA/9, United States 4.00 RA/9, Canada 7.50 RA/9.

Results

United States 2, Mexico 0

March 7 14:00 at Chase Field
Team123456789RHE
 Mexico000000000040
 United States00010010X261
WP: Mike Timlin (1–0)   LP: Rodrigo López (0–1)   Sv: Brad Lidge (1)
Home runs:
MEX: None
USA: Derrek Lee (1), Chipper Jones (1)
Attendance: 32,727 (66.7%)
Umpires: HP − Chris Guccione, 1B − Angel Campos, 2B − Mike Muchlinski, 3B − Neil Poulton
Boxscore

Canada 11, South Africa 8

March 7 19:00 at Scottsdale Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 Canada00003040411122
 South Africa000040130893
WP: Chris Reitsma (1–0)   LP: Jared Elario (0–1)   Sv: Jesse Crain (1)
Home runs:
CAN: Corey Koskie (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 5,829 (68.6%)
Umpires: HP − Chris Griffith, 1B − Bob Davidson, 2B − Travis Reininger, 3B − Nelson Díaz
Boxscore

Canada 8, United States 6

March 8 14:00 at Chase Field
Team123456789RHE
 Canada1132100008131
 United States000060000690
WP: Adam Loewen (1–0)   LP: Dontrelle Willis (0–1)   Sv: Steve Green (1)
Home runs:
CAN: Adam Stern (1)
USA: Jason Varitek (1)
Attendance: 16,993 (34.7%)
Umpires: HP − Bob Davidson, 1B − Travis Reininger, 2B − Chris Griffith, 3B − Nelson Díaz
Boxscore

Mexico 10, South Africa 4

March 8 19:00 at Scottsdale Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 South Africa0003001004113
 Mexico21203110X10122
WP: Francisco Campos (1–0)   LP: Darryn Smith (0–1)
Home runs:
RSA: None
MEX: Jorge Cantú (1)
Attendance: 7,937 (93.4%)
Umpires: HP − Mike Muchlinski, 1B − Chris Guccione, 2B − Angel Campos, 3B − Neil Poulton
Boxscore

Mexico 9, Canada 1

March 9 18:00 at Chase Field
Team123456789RHE
 Mexico4202010009140
 Canada000001000142
WP: Esteban Loaiza (1–0)   LP: Jeff Francis (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Jorge Cantú (2), Mario Valenzuela (1)
CAN: None
Attendance: 15,744 (32.1%)
Umpires: HP − Travis Reininger, 1B − Chris Griffith, 2B − Bob Davidson, 3B − Nelson Díaz
Boxscore

United States 17, South Africa 0

March 10 13:00 at Scottsdale Stadium
Team123456789RHE
 United States46610XXXX17180
 South Africa00000XXXX021
WP: Roger Clemens (1–0)   LP: Carl Michaels (0–1)
Home runs:
USA: Derrek Lee (2), Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (2)
RSA: None
Attendance: 11,975 (140.9%)
Umpires: HP − Angel Campos, 1B − Mike Muchlinski, 2B − Chris Guccione, 3B − Neil Poulton
Notes: Completed early due to 15–run mercy rule after 5 innings.
Boxscore
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