USA in jeopardy at World Baseball Classic after stunning loss to Italy
Mar 10, 2026
Italy stun USA 8-6 to shake up WBC quarter-final raceCrow-Armstrong hits two HRs but rally falls shortJapan finish group unbeaten as Murakami hits slamKyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy built a big lead and held on to stun the United States 8-6 Tuesday night in the World Ba
seball Classic.The US are done with pool play at Houston’s Daikin Park and need the Italians to beat Mexico Wednesday night to be guaranteed a spot in the quarter-finals. If Mexico beat Italy, the three teams will be knotted at 3-1 and the winners will be determined by a tiebreaker, with the team that allowed the most runs eliminated. Continue reading... ...read more read less