<p>PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The United States will play Canada on Friday night and Venezuela on Saturday for a berth in the Olympic baseball tournament next month.</p>
<p>Manager Mike Scioscia’s American team finished the first round 2-0 after its game against Puerto Rico was rained out for the second straight day Thursday. Advancement had been determined, and the game will not be made up.</p>
<p>Both upcoming games are in Florida — Canada in West Palm Beach and Venezuela in in Port St. Lucie.</p>
<p>Nick Allen hit a grand slam in the fourth inning for a 6-1 lead when the game was stopped by rain.</p>
<p>The U.S., which failed to qualify at the Premier12 tournament in November 2019, takes a 1-0 record into the super round of the Americas tournament because its first-round win over the Dominican Republic carries over.</p>
<p>Venezuela also is 1-0, while Canada and the Dominican Republic are 0-1.</p>
<p>The top team from the super round joins Japan, Israel, Mexico and South Korea at the Olympic baseball tournament, to be played in Japan from July 28 to Aug. 7 in Fukushima and Yokohama.</p>
<p>Second- and third-place teams advance to a final qualifier in June in Mexico, which will include Australia, Netherlands and Taiwan. </p>
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