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Venezuela had plenty of heroes tonight, but none moreso than Wilyer Abreu with his three-run home run in the sixth to give his team the lead for good. Here’s Abreu speaking to Fox Sports’ Tom Verducci postgame about his big swing:

“That was an exciting moment. I just tried to at least tie the game with a sac fly. He gave me a really good pitch to hit, I made good contact, the ball flies, and I’m very excited for this win and now in the semifinals, I hope I can do the same thing like I did today.”

Abreu also confirmed he made an adjustment after getting a fastball in the middle in the strike zone earlier in the at-bat and fouling it back.

“When I saw that pitch, in my mind, I was like, ‘I can’t miss this pitch two times in a row,’ so I just tried to stay more focused and stay on that pitch and then tried to drive the ball.”