| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| USA | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| DR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| WP: Wyatt Mills LP: Carlos Sano S: Brandon Dickson |
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GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico -- Team USA hit four home runs for the second time in the tournament and survived a late push by the Dominican Republic in a 10-8 victory on Monday night at Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco. The U.S. finished Group A with a 2-1 record and earned a spot in the Super Round of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 in Tokyo.
Through its first three games, eight Team USA batters have combined to hit 10 home runs, led by Bobby Dalbec and Erik Kratz, who have two homers apiece. The 10 homers are a team record for the red, white and blue in the Premier12, besting the 2015 squad who finished the inaugural tournament with three.
We're just getting started. Tokyo, here we come #ForGlory??#Premier12 pic.twitter.com/w1wD3KrXYk
- USA Baseball (@USABaseball) November 5, 2019
Mark Payton set the tone for the offense in the winner-take-all matchup, leading off the game with a solo bomb over the right field wall for an early 1-0 lead. It was the fourth leadoff home run for the U.S. in the tournament.
Jake Cronenworth followed suit in the top of the second with a solo shot of his own before Alex Bohm doubled to right-center and came home on an RBI-single by Kratz. Jo Adell would tack on one more run for the stars and stripes in the second inning with an RBI-single up the middle to give Team USA a 4-0 lead.
The Dominican Republic plated two runs in the bottom of the second but the red, white and blue responded immediately with a three-run blast by Bohm to extend the U.S. lead to 7-2 in the top of the third inning.
Both teams exchanged runs in the fourth inning and a solo bomb by Kratz in the top of the fifth put the score at 9-3. The Dominican Republic would not go silently, however, as they put up four runs in the bottom half of the fifth on an RBI-groundout and a three-run home run to pull within two at 9-7.
Wyatt Mills came in out of the bullpen for Team USA in the sixth and pitched two innings of stellar relief, facing the minimum and striking out two batters to stymie the Dominican Republic offense. Another Adell RBI-single plated a critical insurance run in the top of the eighth and Noah Song came in and struck out the side in the bottom half of the inning to set up a save opportunity for Brandon Dickson.
Dickson (1) gave up one run with two outs in the ninth but closed out the game for the stars and stripes, earning the save after striking out the final batter to end the game.
Bohm (3 RBIs) and Kratz (2 RBIs) both finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs scored to lead the U.S. offense. Adell also tallied multiple hits and RBIs on the night, finishing 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Kratz currently leads the team with a .625 batting average through three games.
Starting pitch Parker Dunshee struck out three batters in 2.1 innings for Team USA, surrendering two unearned runs in a no-decision. Penn Murfee and Brian Flynn combined to give up five runs in 1.2 innings of relief before Mills, Song and Dickson closed out the game. Mills (1-0) earned the victory while Dominican Republic starter Carlos Sano (0-1) suffered the loss.
Team USA will now travel to Tokyo, Japan, as the No. 2 seed from Group A in the Super Round of the Premier12. Super Round games will begin on Monday, November 11 at the Tokyo Dome and ZOZO Marine Stadium. Stay tuned to USABaseball.com and @USABaseball on social media for schedule updates.
