Team USA puts up tournament-high 15 runs in win over Brazil at World Baseball Classic

[p]Their 15 runs are now the most scored by any team in a single game this tournament. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/baseball-world-baseball-classic-ohtani-hits-grand-slam-as-japan-thrash-chinese-taipei-at-world-baseball-classic/21zGWBz0/"]Japan is second with 13[/a], the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/domican-republic-pulls-away-from-nicaragua-in-dominant-win-at-world-baseball-classic/hAmTuBiC/"]Dominican Republic third with 12[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/baseball-world-baseball-classic-clinical-south-korea-dispatch-czech-republic-in-wbc-as-moon-hits-grand-slam-into-orbit/Quws6fxP/"]South Korea fourth with 11[/a]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/IqbFg267/"]Brazil[/a] walked a total of 17 batters in the loss - more than any other team in a single game so far this tournament - totaling an insane 221 pitches from their pitching staff.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anthony-roman/d64qqHEE/"]Roman Anthony[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schwarber-kyle/jPbF6sQD/"]Kyle Schwarber[/a] led Team [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/dSweSEc8/"]USA[/a] with two hits each, combining for four runs, four walks, and two RBI. Starting pitcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/webb-logan/t6XsrJVT/"]Logan Webb[/a] earned the win after giving up just one run on one hit in four innings with six strikeouts.[/p][p]The U.S. will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/great-britain/2iGVi47K/"]Great Britain[/a], who are coming off a loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/ptt8Lj5l/"]Mexico[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/baseball-world-baseball-classic-late-show-from-arranda-hands-mexico-opening-win-against-valiant-great-britain/CfAsAB2e/"]recap here[/a]), on March 7th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. As for Brazil, their next game is against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/italy/Y1YKIlk7/"]Italy[/a] on March 7th, but earlier in the day at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. [/p][embed guid="e253a532-9180-44d5-809d-a1f8ad7137f7" url="https://x.com/WBCBaseball/status/2030142054420926803?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Recap and highlights[/h2][p]It took just three batters for the Americans to get on the board first in this matchup. [/p][p]After [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/witt-bobby/x4vfv44i/"]Bobby Witt[/a] Jr. got on base with a single, [b]the reigning American League MVP [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/judge-aaron/WSFM7DfK/"]Aaron Judge[/a] cranked a two-run homer off a hanging slider to give the U.S. an early 2-1 lead. [/b][/p][embed guid="4e0f17ee-517b-417c-8d11-8fe64665b019" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vM7BvwBU68&pp=0gcJCa4KAYcqIYzv" social-type="youtube" /][p][b]That lead was slashed a half-inning later when Brazil's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramirez-lucas/djdgOa9m/"]Lucas Ramirez[/a] launched a solo home run himself to cut the lead to 2-1. [/b][/p][p]Lucas is the son of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-red-sox/zaXTinF3/"]Boston Red Sox[/a] legendary hitter Manny Ramirez and is only 20 years old. [/p][embed guid="3b30ce02-22f5-4608-b95e-5f353d6a09a6" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQEGnPK_PzM" social-type="youtube" /][p]Brazil starting pitcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/takahashi-bo/OtTjEicS/"]Bo Takahashi[/a] was taken out of the game following his rough first inning that put Brazil down 2-0. [/p][p]Then in came 17-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/contreras-joseph/jsVxUOt2/"]Joseph Contreras[/a] - the youngest player of any team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Despite giving up a run on two hits and three walks, Contreras was able to force the reigning AL MVP into a double play to end the third inning.[/p][p]After the game, Judge said with a smile on his face, [b]"He's 17 years old up there throwing 100 miles per hour (fastballs) with a changeup and a sinker..."[/b][/p][embed guid="71867798-d5ae-4c85-85b9-32f156f57817" url="https://x.com/WBCBaseball/status/2030098576894779454?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The USA would continue to tack on runs here and there from awful pitching from Brazil. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raleigh-cal/zBDJZfkq/"]Cal Raleigh[/a] walked home to make it 3-1 before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buxton-byron/jmactG98/"]Byron Buxton[/a] was hit by a pitch that also brought home a run to make it 4-1.[/p][p][b]Right after Buxton was hit, second baseman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/turang-brice/lz9fhnvs/"]Brice Turang[/a] cleared the bases with a three-run double off the left field wall to make it 7-1.[/b][/p][p]He finished the game 3-for-6 with one run and four RBI. [/p][embed guid="44772ac3-c361-4ec1-977a-ef1b97015230" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxPS4f9EbMk" social-type="youtube" /][p]It wouldn't be until the seventh inning that Brazil started to show some life in their bats. [/p][p][b]After [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rojo-lucas/xnPS7vP6/"]Lucas Rojo[/a] would bring home a run on an RBI single, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mascai-victor/f5pTi4gK/"]Victor Mascai[/a] would hit Brazil's second home run of the game to make it 7-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning. [/b][/p][p]Anthony would tack on another run for the Americans with an RBI single to make it 8-4. Then Ramirez got up to bat and launched his second home run of the game and third for Brazil to make it 8-5 in the bottom of the eighth. [/p][embed guid="d346181f-1ee5-4ba1-a551-8d3148bc0da4" url="https://x.com/WBCBaseball/status/2030131426708832364?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]But from there, it was all Team USA. They would go on to score seven more runs, with three from walking batters alone with bases loaded. [/p][p]Turang, Anthony, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harper-bryce/GpZCixqB/"]Bryce Harper[/a] all brought in runs during the inning before closer Mason Miller finished it off to end the 15-5 win. [/p][embed guid="5ccc5bfd-5710-472d-b2ac-9c35b0925c14" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9J7vQ8MPts" social-type="youtube" /]