Italy stun USA 8-6 to shake up WBC quarter-final race
Crow-Armstrong hits two HRs but rally falls short
Japan finish group unbeaten as Murakami hits slam
Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy built a big lead and held on to stun the United States 8-6 Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic.
The US are done with pool play at Houston’s Daikin Park and need the Italians to beat Mexico Wednesday night to be guaranteed a spot in the quarter-finals. If Mexico beat Italy, the three teams will be knotted at 3-1 and the winners will be determined by a tiebreaker, with the team that allowed the most runs eliminated.