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Italy upsets Team USA in World Baseball Classic shocker - ESPN

ESPN.com·Jeff Passan·6 months ago
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HOUSTON -- Following the United States' stunning 8-6 loss to Italy on Tuesday night, among the biggest upsets in the 20-year history of the World Baseball Classic , manager Mark DeRosa said he misspoke earlier in the day when he said Team USA had advanced to the tournament's knockout round. In an appearance Tuesday morning with Matt Vasgersian and Harold Reynolds on "Hot Stove" on MLB Network, where DeRosa works as an analyst, he said of the game against Italy: "We want to win this game even though our ticket's punched to the quarterfinals." Team USA's ticket was not punched -- and its fate now depends on the results of Italy and Mexico's contest Wednesday night, the final game of the WBC's Pool B. Should Italy win and finish pool play at 4-0, the United States would advance as well. If Mexico wins, however, it would finish at 3-1 along with Italy and the U.S. In that case, the tiebreaker that would determine which two teams advance to the quarterfinals considers runs allowed per out recorded.…

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