(Baseball-WBC)
Yulieski Gourriel, Ariel Pestano and Frederich Cepeda all homered to help Cuba rout Mexico 16-4 in seven innings to secure first place in Group B at the World Baseball Classic.
Pestano and Cepeda each hit three-run homers in a nine-run seventh inning rally to lead Cuba to a win by the mercy rule.
Mexico will open the second round on Sunday in San Diego against South Korea while Cuba will face Japan in a rematch of the 2006 final won by Japan.