Pool A MVP: Alfredo Despaigne[1] Brazil got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI-single by third baseman Leonardo Reginatto that scored center fielder Paulo Orlando.
Designated hitter Reinaldo Sato tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single that scored Reginatto.
[2] Pinch hitter Hirokazu Ibata came off the bench to tie the game with a single that scored Seiichi Uchikawa in the eighth inning.
[4] Cuban ace Ismel Jimenez got the win after throwing 42⁄3 innings giving up four hits and striking out six without surrendering a single run.
[5] Reliever Raciel Iglesias threw the final three innings of the game and got the save after surrendering no runs and giving up only one hit and striking out five.