Updated: September 25, 2009, 1:10 AM ET
U.S. beats Cuba 5-3 in World Cup
ROME -- Former major leaguer Terry Tiffee hit his fourth home run of the baseball World Cup and the United States beat Cuba 5-3 on Thursday in a likely preview of this weekend's final.
The United States stretched its winning streak to 12 games after opening the tournament with a loss to Venezuela.
Lucas Harrell earned the win, allowing only one hit over four innings. Ehren Wasserman got the save, giving up one hit in 2 1-3 innings.
Tiffee played this season in Triple-A for Philadelphia. He previously played for Minnesota and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Venezuela beat Australia 9-4, Canada downed the Netherlands 11-5 and Puerto Rico defeated Taiwan 8-2.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
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