World Baseball Classic score Kyle Schwarber Nolan Arenado power Team USA
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Worldwide News Team USA, champions of the most recent World Baseball Classic in 2017, began their title defense Saturday night against Great Britain. (Here is the full WBC schedule. ) The Americans, heavy favorites thanks to a roster loaded with All-Stars, nevertheless fell behind early before taking the lead in the third inning. From there, the Americans were able to cruise to a 6-2 victory. It's been six years since the most recent WBC, so it's worth rehashing the basics before delving into more details about Team USA's win. The main points of emphasis are that the 20 teams are split into four five-team pools; the teams in each pool will play one another once apiece, with the top two teams advancing to the next round; from there, the WBC then amounts to an eight-team, single-elimination tournament to determine the champion. Now, with that out of the way, you can scroll below to find three things to know from Team USA's opening victory, as well as CBS Sports' live blog coverage. If Team USA is to repeat as WBC champions, then that title will likely be credited to an outstanding lineup. Imagine how surprising it was, then, to see the Americans fail to plate a run through the first two innings against Vance Worley, a former big-league pitcher who had struggled in a second-division independent league last season. Team USA's bats started to come alive in the third inning, when Nolan Arenado tied the game on a double that scored his St. Louis Cardinals teammate Paul Goldschmidt. Arenado himself then scored on a line-drive single from Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker, giving the Americans a 2-1 lead. Kyle Schwarber would extend their advantage an inning later, launching a three-run home-run to make it 5-1. Arenado would strike again in the sixth, doubling again to give the Americans a 6-1 edge. Great Britain would get a run back in the seventh, but it didn't matter. The Americans had a firm enough grasp on the lead to make it count. Adam Wainwright, the longtime St. Louis Cardinals ace, received the nod in Saturday's game. Unfortunately, he scuffled early. Great Britain's second batter of the night, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson, launched a solo home run to put them ahead 1-0 in the early stages:Wainwright was far from perfect after that, but he finished his night having allowed just that one run over four innings. He yielded five hits and a walk, and struck out just four batters on 49 pitches. Still, Cardinals fans in particular have reason to be concerned -- his fastball averaged 85 mph, or three full ticks below his average from last season. The rest of the USA pitching staff had a better night overall. Tampa Bay Rays reliever Jason Adam threw a perfect frame, and Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland held Great Britain to a run over two innings of work and the Pirates' David Bednar closed it out. The Americans will reconvene on Sunday night for a 10 p. m. first pitch against Mexico.
All data is taken from the source: http://cbssports.com
Article Link: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-score-live-updates-as-kyle-schwarber-homers-usa-into-lead-over-great-britain-in-game-1/live/
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