⚾ Team USA took a big hit on Sunday at the 2023 WorldBaseballClassic. The U.S. fell to Mexico 11-5, making qualification into the next round intriguing.
The U.S. didn’t score again until the bottom of the seventh thanks to a Will Smith homer, but Mexico just kept going.
Mexico added four runs right after in the top of the eighth to make it 11-2, with Randy Arozarena, Rowdy Tellez and Alan Trejo all logging RBIs. USA responded in the bottom of the eighth with three runs, as Bobby Witt Jr. and Anderson logged RBIs, both via doubles. They had a chance to pull off the miraculous down six in the bottom of the ninth, but Mexico shut down any hope quickly to seal the win.
Team USA will next play Canada on Monday at 10 p.m. ET at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Canada beat Great Britain 18-8 in its first game of the tournament.
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