TORONTO — Chris Denorfia went 4-for-4 with three doubles, Alex Liddi drove in two runs and Italy eliminated Canada from the World Baseball Classic by beating the Group C hosts 6-2 on Monday night.

Denorfia, a member of the Oakland Athletics, reached base five times and scored twice. He also knocked in two runs and made a diving catch on Joey Votto's sinking liner to center field in the seventh.

Justin Morneau had four hits but it wasn't enough as Canada was stifled before a sparse crowd of 12,411, the smallest so far in four Group C games.

It was a quick and disappointing tournament exit for the Canadians, who featured a lineup that included major league stars Jason Bay, Russell Martin and Morneau.