LLWS roundup: Venezuela one-hits Canada to improve to 2-0

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Latin America (Venezuela) 4, Canada (Vancouver) 0

Barquisimeto’s staff looked big-league sharp: Andres Reyes Querales carved through five innings of one-hit ball with seven strikeouts before Sebastian Lopez polished off a perfect sixth. The bats did just enough in the second—Santiago Martinez’s leadoff double jump-started a three-run frame—and Canada never recovered after Tyson Grimsrud-Ronse’s lone knock was stranded in the fifth. If you’re tracking these tight, low-scoring matchups, Sportshub’s quick primer on how to bet on baseball is a handy refresher on moneylines versus totals.

Nevada 5, Washington 3

Cache Malan set the tone early with a first-inning double and sealed it late with a two-run shot in the sixth, giving Las Vegas Summerlin the cushion it needed. Mason Schutte tacked on an insurance RBI, and when Bonney Lake countered with a sac fly and a run-scoring double in the home half, Andrew Madsen shut the door with a strikeout. For games that hover around a one- or two-run margin like this, understanding the run line can be the difference between a smart play and a sweat.

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Joe takes care of the bits and pieces that sometimes slip through the cracks of the sports world. Efficiency and consistency is what makes SportsHub.com different. JB helps keep Sports Hub’s content fresh and exciting, managing its many authors. From the New York area, Joe knew he had a knack for sports betting when his uncle was always asking him which side he was on as a young boy. His meticulous approach to the numbers formed his career path as a professional handicapper. Joe is sometimes called Jimmy Bagpipes, JB or Mr. B.