The Dominican team announced its offensive lineup for this afternoon’s game (2:05 pm local time) against the Minnesota Twins in preparation for their participation in the World Baseball Classic. 1- Ketel Marte (CF) 2- Jean Segura (2B) 3-Wander Franco (SS) 4-Nelson Cruz (DH) 5-Gary Sánchez (1B) 6-Jeimer Candelario (3B) 7-Eloy Jiménez (LF) 8 -Teoscar Hernández (RF) 9-Francisco Mejía (C) The starting pitcher will be Johnny Cueto in the game that will take place at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. República defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-0 yesterday in the first warm-up game. The most outstanding for the Dominican Republic were Robinson Canó (3-1, 2 CA, Hr, 3 CE), Nelson Cruz, with a home run in three turns. The Dominican coach Rodney Linares said that everyone who was in the first half of this confrontation will enter today in the second half of the exhibition game and vice versa. This match will be the last warm-up match, prior to the opening day in which Sandy Alcántara will face Venezuela
