Adam Wainwright dominated Cuba during the WBC game on Monday. He showed his mental toughness and experience by executing pitches flawlessly and leading the USA team to victory. The game ended with everyone in the starting lineup reaching base or driving in a run, including Paul Goldschmidt and Trea Turner who combined to hit three homers with eight RBI and four runs scored. The players enjoyed the experience immensely, with Goldschmidt describing it as “one of the best experiences of my life.” Despite the historic and momentous nature of the game, there was little drama once the game started, and heightened security inside and outside the ballpark ensured that nothing detracted from the game.
Team USA Advances to World Baseball Classic Finals after Dominating Cuba
The U.S. baseball team will play in the World Baseball Classic championship game at Miami’s loanDepot Park on Tuesday after convincingly beating Cuba 14-2 on Sunday. They will face the winner of the Japan-Mexico game, which took place on Monday night. This game will be broadcasted live on FOX at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
The sellout crowd of 35,779 at loanDepot Park witnessed a dominant performance by the American team with no last-minute heroics required, no suspense and no glorious comebacks. Team USA methodically silenced Cuba, advancing to the World Baseball Classic finals. The crowd was raucous but largely peaceful.
Trea Turner, who had never started a game batting ninth in his order until this tournament, hit two more home runs with four RBI on Sunday, after his game-winning grand slam on Saturday. With four home runs, he now has the most by a USA player in WBC history, with his 10 RBI equaling the tournament record. However, Turner claims he is not concerned about where he is in the batting order.
While Turner was the standout player on the field, heightened security inside and outside the ballpark ensured nothing detracted from the game. There were small and quiet protests outside the ballpark, but no reported violence. Within the ballpark, the game was briefly halted three times when protesters ran across the field. One protester, who interrupted the game in the sixth inning, held a banner that read in part: Libertad Para Los Cubanos (“Freedom for Cubans’’). One carried the Cuban flag. The other dropped his banner.
The fans in attendance cheered loudly as the protesters were taken off the field with chants of “USA-USA-USA”. Tuesday’s championship game is highly anticipated, and baseball enthusiasts all over the world are excited to see whether the U.S. can retain their title and become back-to-back WBC champions.
Team USA Defeats Cuba in Historic Game Despite Political Tensions
Team USA managed to overcome political tensions during their historic game against Cuba. Manager Mark DeRosa had asked officials about what to anticipate on the bus ride to the game, but there was little visible commotion. There were a few scattered boos directed toward Chicago White Sox players Yoan Moncada and Luis Robert, who were playing for the Cuban team, but nothing alarming.
USA third baseman Nolan Arenado, whose father is Cuban, braced himself for all possibilities when he talked with his family about the historic game. “We had a long discussion this morning about it,” said Arenado. “To be quite honest with you, there’s a lot of anxious feelings. We’re excited to play Cuba, and if it wasn’t for the sacrifices my grandparents made to get here for my parents, I don’t know if I would have been the player that I am today. So, there’s a lot of feelings I feel toward it. I respect them, I respect the players, but we have a job to do.”
USA starter Adam Wainwright had a rocky start, but after USA pitching coach Andy Pettitte settled him down, Wainwright cruised the rest of the way. He allowed just two more hits the rest of the way, going four innings, and turning the game over to Miles Mikolas (four innings) and Aaron Loup (one inning) to close it out. USA won the game convincingly, scoring in every inning and at least two runs in all but one inning.
DeRosa had chosen Wainwright, 41, the oldest player on the roster, to start the game. “I just think nothing will faze him,” DeRosa said before the game. “I think he’s pitched on the biggest stage, he’s succeeded on the biggest stage, he wants the ball. I think that’s half the battle in this.”
Despite the historic and momentous nature of the game, there was little drama once the game started. The Cuban team had looked as if it could make life interesting for a few minutes when its first four batters reached base without hitting the ball out of the infield, leading 1-0 with the bases still loaded without an out. However, USA managed to get out of the inning, and it was smooth sailing from there.
The game ended without incident, but heightened security inside and outside the ballpark ensured that nothing detracted from the game. There were no reports of violence. Despite the political tensions, Team USA emerged victorious, and the players now look forward to their next challenge.
Adam Wainwright Dominates Cuba in WBC Game
Adam Wainwright showed his mental toughness and experience as he dominated Cuba during the WBC game on Monday. He executed pitches flawlessly and did not let the moment get too big, leading USA to victory. The game ended with everyone in the starting lineup reaching base or driving in a run, including Paul Goldschmidt and Trea Turner who combined to hit three homers with eight RBI and four runs scored. The players enjoyed the experience immensely, with Goldschmidt describing it as “one of the best experiences of my life.”
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