Kyle Schwarber leads Team USA to 9-1 World Baseball Classic win over Britain

Team USA has steamrolled the contention truthful acold successful the World Baseball Classic.

Kyle Schwarber deed a two-run homer and Gunnar Henderson had 4 hits and 2 RBIs successful a 9-1 triumph implicit Britain connected Saturday night. 

The U.S. improved to 2-0 successful Pool B astatine Houston. Britain fell to 0-2.

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Kyle Schwarber #12 of the United States hits a location tally during a World Baseball Classic Pool B crippled betwixt Great Britain and the United States astatine Daikin Park connected March 7, 2026 successful Houston, Texas. (Houston Astros/Getty Images)

Nate Eaton homered connected Tarik Skubal’s archetypal transportation to springiness Britain a speedy pb it held until the 5th inning, but his teammates couldn’t muster thing other astatine the plate.

U.S. hitters had managed conscionable 1 azygous erstwhile Ernie Clement reached connected an mistake by 3rd baseman Ivan Johnson to commencement the fifth. Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled earlier Clement scored connected a chaotic transportation by Andre Scrubb to necktie it astatine 1.

Kyle Schwarber of Team USA celebrates aft hitting a two-run location tally successful the 5th inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B crippled presented by Capital One betwixt Team Great Britain and Team USA astatine Daikin Park connected Saturday, March 7, 2026 successful Houston, Texas.  (Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Schwarber followed with a 427-foot thrust that landed adjacent the backmost of the 2nd platform successful close tract to enactment the United States connected apical 3-1.

There were 2 outs successful the inning erstwhile Henderson’s two-run azygous made it 5-1.

Aaron Judge, who homered successful Friday night’s triumph implicit Brazil, knocked retired a sheet connected the metallic scoreboard with a 109.6 mph RBI azygous successful a three-run sixth that pushed it to 8-1.

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Cal Raleigh #29, Byron Buxton #25, and Roman Anthony #3 of the United States observe aft scoring from an RBI treble deed by Brice Turang #13 of the United States successful the 5th inning against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B crippled betwixt the United States and Brazil astatine Daikin Park connected March 6, 2026 successful Houston, Texas.  (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)

Skubal allowed 2 hits with 5 strikeouts successful 3 innings. It’s scheduled to beryllium the lone commencement of the tourney for the two-time defending AL Cy Young Award winner, who volition instrumentality to outpouring grooming with the Detroit Tigers connected Sunday.

Britain plays Italy connected Sunday. The Americans are disconnected until reigning NL Cy Young Award victor Paul Skenes pitches Monday nighttime against Mexico.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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