"Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run blast in a big third inning to lead the United States to a 5-3 win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic at Houston's Daikin Park on Monday night. The U.S. improved to 3-0 and will meet Italy (2-0) on Tuesday night, seeking to secure a spot in the quarterfinals in Houston this weekend."
"Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes allowed one hit and struck out seven in four innings as the U.S. avenged an 11-5 loss to Mexico in the 2023 WBC. The U.S. led by three entering the eighth inning before Duran took Matthew Boyd deep for his second homer."
"Bryce Harper singled on a ball that hit reliever Jesus Cruz on the leg with no outs in the third inning. Judge followed with his drive to right field to put the Americans up 2-0 and give him two home runs in the tournament. Kyle Schwarber singled and Cal Raleigh was hit by a pitch with one out before Anthony's homer to right-center pushed the lead to 5-0."
The United States defeated Mexico 5-3 in World Baseball Classic play at Houston's Daikin Park, with the Americans scoring five runs in the third inning to secure victory. Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run blast during the decisive inning. Paul Skenes pitched four innings of one-hit ball with seven strikeouts for the U.S., which improved to 3-0 and will face Italy on Tuesday to secure a quarterfinals spot. Mexico, now 2-1, received two home runs from Jarren Duran but fell short despite playing before a pro-Mexico sellout crowd of 41,628.
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