Team USA is on to the World Baseball Classic final.
For the first time ever, the Americans will play in the WBC title game thanks to a 2-1 semifinal victory Tuesday night over Japan at a rainy Dodger Stadium.
Tuesday’s game was close throughout, and the difference ended up being an Adam Jones — remember him? — RBI groundout in the top of the eighth inning. Brandon Crawford scored the winning run.
Who else??? @SimplyAJ10! #UnitedWeGrind 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/TRW42TRmCK
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) March 22, 2017
As for the rest of the scoring, Andrew McCutchen gave Team USA the early lead when he drove in a run in the top of the fourth.
.@TheCUTCH22 broke the scoreless tie with this clutch RBI knock in the 4th. https://t.co/DU1Slkk1d1 #WBC2017 pic.twitter.com/6RYkdiOmg0
— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 22, 2017
But Japan responded thanks to a Ryosuke Kikuchi solo shot in the bottom of the sixth.
Team Japan needed a jolt.
Ryosuke Kikuchi gave it to them. #WBC2017 pic.twitter.com/dro4Vx08D1
— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) March 22, 2017
Team USA will play Puerto Rico on Wednesday night at 9 p.m. ET for the WBC title.
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