Abraham Toro leads Canada past Phillies 5-3 in World Baseball Classic tuneup

By Canadian Press on March 4, 2026.

Abraham Toro hit a bases-clearing double in the sixth inning as Canada rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Wednesday in an exhibition game.

Toro drove in Liam Hicks, Denzel Clarke and Edouard Julien to tie the game 3-3.

Jacob Robson then singled to score Toro for Canada’s first lead of the game and Tyler Black tacked on another run in the eighth with an RBI single.

Alec Bohm homered, Johan Rojas had an RBI double and Bryan De La Cruz scored a run with a single as Philadelphia built a 3-0 lead.

It was a tune-up game for Canada as it prepares for the World Baseball Classic.

The tournament begins on Thursday as Taiwan plays Australia at Japan’s Tokyo Dome. Canada’s first game of the event is against Colombia on Saturday in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Rob Zastryzny earned the win for Canada with Matt Wilkinson picking up the save.

Jonathan Bowlan took the loss for the Phillies.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2026.

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