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'''Pool 2 of the Second Round of the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]]''' was held at [[Dolphin Stadium]], [[Miami Gardens, Florida]], United States from March 14 to 18, 2009.

Like the first round, Pool 2 was a [[Double-elimination tournament|modified double-elimination tournament]]. The final two teams played against each other for seeding and both advanced to the semifinals.
==Bracket==
<onlyinclude>{{4Team2ElimBracket
| RD1=Preliminaries | RD2=Qualifiers | RD3=Seeding
| RD1-seed1=DR | RD1-team1={{bb|NED}} | RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=CW | RD1-team2='''{{bb|VEN}}''' | RD1-score2='''3'''
| RD1-seed3=CR | RD1-team3={{bb|USA}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=DW | RD1-team4='''{{bb|PUR}}''' | RD1-score4='''11'''
| RD1-seed5=L1 | RD1-team5={{bb|NED}} | RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6=L2 | RD1-team6='''{{bb|USA}}''' | RD1-score6='''9'''
| RD2-seed1=W1 | RD2-team1='''{{bb|VEN}}''' | RD2-score1='''2'''
| RD2-seed2=W2 | RD2-team2={{bb|PUR}} | RD2-score2=0
| RD2-seed3=W3 | RD2-team3='''{{bb|USA}}''' | RD2-score3='''6'''
| RD2-seed4=L4 | RD2-team4={{bb|PUR}} | RD2-score4=5
| RD3-seed1=W4 | RD3-team1='''{{bb|VEN}}''' | RD3-score1='''10'''
| RD3-seed2=W5 | RD3-team2={{bb|USA}} | RD3-score2=6
}}</onlyinclude>

==Results==
*All times are [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Daylight Time]] ([[UTC−04:00]]).

===Venezuela 3, Netherlands 1===
{{Linescore
| Date = March 14
| Time = 13:00
| Location = [[Dolphin Stadium]]
| Road = {{bb|NED}} | RoadAbr = NED
| R1 = 0 | R2 = 1 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 1 | RH = 6 | RE = 0
| Home = '''{{bb|VEN}}''' | HomeAbr = VEN
| H1 = 1 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 1 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 1 | H9 = X | HR = 3 | HH = 3 | HE = 2
| WP = [[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Carlos Silva]] (1–0)
| LP = [[Sidney Ponson]] (1–1)
| SV = [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Francisco Rodríguez]] (2)
| RoadHR = 
| HomeHR = [[Miguel Cabrera]] (1), [[José López (first baseman)|José López]] (1)
| Attendance = 17,345 (45.0%)
| Umpires = HP − [[Ed Rapuano]], 1B − [[Masato Tomoyose]], 2B − [[Bruce Dreckman]], 3B − [[Hitoshi Watarida]]
| Notes = 
| BoxURL = http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_14_nedint_venint_1&mode=box
}}

===Puerto Rico 11, United States 1===
{{Linescore
| Date = March 14
| Time = 20:00
| Location = [[Dolphin Stadium]]
| Road = {{bb|USA}} | RoadAbr = USA
| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 1 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 0 | R8 = X | R9 = X | RR = 1 | RH = 6 | RE = 0
| Home = '''{{bb|PUR}}''' | HomeAbr = PUR
| H1 = 2 | H2 = 4 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 1 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 4 | H8 = X | H9 = X | HR = 11 | HH = 13 | HE = 0
| WP = [[Javier Vázquez (baseball)|Javier Vázquez]] (2–0)
| LP = [[Jake Peavy]] (0–1)
| SV = 
| RoadHR = 
| HomeHR = [[Felipe López (baseball)|Felipe López]] (1), [[Carlos Beltrán]] (1)
| Attendance = 30,595 (79.3%)
| Umpires = HP − [[Mark Wegner]], 1B − [[Luis Ramírez (umpire)|Luis Ramírez]], 2B − [[Bruce Dreckman]], 3B − [[Masato Tomoyose]]
| Notes = Completed early due to 10–run mercy rule after 7 innings.<br>Two outs when last run scored.
| BoxURL = http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_14_usaint_purint_1&mode=box
}}

===United States 9, Netherlands 3===
{{Linescore
| Date = March 15
| Time = 19:30
| Location = [[Dolphin Stadium]]
| Road = {{bb|NED}} | RoadAbr = NED
| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 1 | R8 = 2 | R9 = 0 | RR = 3 | RH = 12 | RE = 1
| Home = '''{{bb|USA}}''' | HomeAbr = USA
| H1 = 1 | H2 = 2 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 3 | H5 = 1 | H6 = 1 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 1 | H9 = X | HR = 9 | HH = 12 | HE = 1
| WP = [[Roy Oswalt]] (1–0)
| LP = [[Rick VandenHurk]] (0–1)
| SV = 
| RoadHR = [[Bryan Engelhardt]] (1)
| HomeHR = [[Jimmy Rollins]] (1), [[Adam Dunn]] (1)
| Attendance = 11,059 (28.7%)
| Umpires = HP − [[Bruce Dreckman]], 1B − [[Hitoshi Watarida]], 2B − [[Ed Rapuano]], 3B − [[Luis Ramírez (umpire)|Luis Ramírez]]
| Notes = 
| BoxURL = http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_15_nedint_usaint_1&mode=box
}}

===Venezuela 2, Puerto Rico 0===
{{Linescore
| Date = March 16
| Time = 20:00
| Location = [[Dolphin Stadium]]
| Road = '''{{bb|VEN}}''' | RoadAbr = VEN
| R1 = 0 | R2 = 0 | R3 = 1 | R4 = 0 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 0 | R7 = 1 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 2 | RH = 8 | RE = 0
| Home = {{bb|PUR}} | HomeAbr = PUR
| H1 = 0 | H2 = 0 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 0 | H9 = 0 | HR = 0 | HH = 5 | HE = 0
| WP = [[Félix Hernández]] (2–0)
| LP = [[Ian Snell]] (0–1)
| SV = [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Francisco Rodríguez]] (3)
| RoadHR = [[Ramón Hernández]] (1)
| HomeHR = 
| Attendance = 25,599 (66.4%)
| Umpires = HP − [[Ed Rapuano]], 1B − [[Masato Tomoyose]], 2B − [[Mark Wegner]], 3B − [[Hitoshi Watarida]]
| Notes = 
| BoxURL = http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_16_venint_purint_1&mode=box
}}

===United States 6, Puerto Rico 5===
{{Linescore
| Date = March 17
| Time = 19:00
| Location = [[Dolphin Stadium]]
| Road = {{bb|PUR}} | RoadAbr = PUR
| R1 = 0 | R2 = 1 | R3 = 0 | R4 = 2 | R5 = 0 | R6 = 1 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 1 | RR = 5 | RH = 5 | RE = 1
| Home = '''{{bb|USA}}''' | HomeAbr = USA
| H1 = 0 | H2 = 2 | H3 = 1 | H4 = 0 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 0 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 0 | H9 = 3 | HR = 6 | HH = 10 | HE = 0
| WP = [[Jonathan Broxton]] (1–0)
| LP = [[J. C. Romero]] (1–1)
| SV = 
| RoadHR = [[Alex Ríos]] (1), [[Carlos Delgado]] (1)
| HomeHR = [[Kevin Youkilis]] (1)
| Attendance = 13,224 (34.3%)
| Umpires = HP − [[Mark Wegner]], 1B − [[Luis Ramírez (umpire)|Luis Ramírez]], 2B − [[Ed Rapuano]], 3B − [[Masato Tomoyose]]
| Notes = One out when winning run scored.
| BoxURL = http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_17_purint_usaint_1&mode=box
}}

===Venezuela 10, United States 6===
{{Linescore
| Date = March 18
| Time = 19:00
| Location = [[Dolphin Stadium]]
| Road = {{bb|USA}} | RoadAbr = USA
| R1 = 0 | R2 = 1 | R3 = 1 | R4 = 1 | R5 = 2 | R6 = 1 | R7 = 0 | R8 = 0 | R9 = 0 | RR = 6 | RH = 12 | RE = 3
| Home = '''{{bb|VEN}}''' | HomeAbr = VEN
| H1 = 0 | H2 = 6 | H3 = 0 | H4 = 1 | H5 = 0 | H6 = 3 | H7 = 0 | H8 = 0 | H9 = X | HR = 10 | HH = 15 | HE = 1
| WP = [[Armando Galarraga]] (1–0)
| LP = [[Jeremy Guthrie]] (0–2)
| SV = 
| RoadHR = [[Mark DeRosa]] (1)
| HomeHR = [[Max Ramírez]] (1)
| Attendance = 16,575 (43.0%)
| Umpires = HP − [[Bruce Dreckman]], 1B − [[Hitoshi Watarida]], 2B − [[Mark Wegner]], 3B − [[Luis Ramírez (umpire)|Luis Ramírez]]
| Notes = 
| BoxURL = http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_18_usaint_venint_1&mode=box
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic Official website]

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