Team USA beats Britain 9-1 in World Baseball Classic behind Schwarber homer
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Team USA has soared through the competition in the World Baseball Classic so far.
Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run home run and Gunnar Henderson had four hits and two RBIs in a 9-1 victory over UK on Saturday night.
The USA improved to 2-0 in Group B in Houston. England fell to 0-2.
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Kyle Schwarber #12 of the United States hits a home run during the World Baseball Classic Pool B game between Great Britain and the United States at Daikin Park on March 7, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Houston Astros/Getty Images)
Nate Eaton held on to the lead until the fifth inning to give England a quick lead on Tarik Skubal’s first pitch, but his teammates couldn’t muster anything else on the field.
The U.S. hitters had managed just one single when Ernie Clement went into the fifth inning on an error by third baseman Ivan Johnson. Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled before Clement scored on Andre Scrubb’s wild pitch to tie the score at 1.
Team USA’s Kyle Schwarber celebrates hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game presented by Capital One between Team GB and Team USA at Daikin Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Schwarber followed with a 427-yard drive that landed near the back of the second deck in right field, putting the United States on top 3-1.
There were two outs in the inning when Henderson’s two-run single made the score 5-1.
Aaron Judge, who homered in Friday night’s win over Brazil, knocked down a panel on the metal scoreboard with a 109.6 mph single by RBI in the sixth inning that pushed the score to 8-1.
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Cal Raleigh #29, Byron Buxton #25 and Roman Anthony #3 from the United States celebrate scoring off an RBI double by American Brice Turang #13 in the fifth inning against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game between the United States and Brazil at Daikin Park on March 6, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
Skubal allowed two hits with five strikeouts over three innings. It is scheduled to be the only start of the tournament for the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner, who will return to spring training with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
England will face Italy on Sunday. The Americans are off until NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes pitches against Mexico on Monday night.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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