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Team USA has steamrolled the competition so far in the World Baseball Classic.
Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and Gunnar Henderson had four hits and two RBIs in a 9-1 victory over UK on Saturday night.
USA improved to 2-0 in Pool B in Houston. Great Britain fell to 0-2.
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Kyle Schwarber #12 of the United States hits a home run during a World Baseball Classic Pool B game between Great Britain and the United States at Daikin Park on March 7, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Houston Astros/Getty Images)
Nate Eaton homered on Tarik Skubal’s first pitch to give UK a quick lead that it held until the fifth inning, but his teammates couldn’t muster anything else at the plate.
American batters had only managed a single when Ernie Clement reached on an error by third baseman Ivan Johnson to start the fifth. Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled before Clement scored on a wild pitch by Andre Scrubb to tie it at 1.
Team USA’s Kyle Schwarber celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game presented by Capital One between Team Great Britain and Team USA at Daikin Park on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Houston, Texas. (Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Schwarber followed with a 427-foot drive that landed near the back of the second deck in right field to put the USA on top 3-1.
There were two outs in the inning when Henderson’s two-run single made it 5-1.
Aaron Judge, who homered in Friday’s win over Brazil, knocked out a panel on the metal scoreboard with a 109.6 mph RBI single in the sixth that pushed it to 8-1.
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Cal Raleigh #29, Byron Buxton #25 and Roman Anthony #3 of the USA celebrate after scoring off an RBI double by Brice Turang #13 of the USA in the fifth inning against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game between the USA and Brazil at Daikin Park on March 6, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
Skubal allowed two hits with five strikeouts in three innings. It is scheduled to be the only start of the tournament for the two-time defending AL Cy Young Award winner, who returns to spring training with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Great Britain face Italy on Sunday. The Americans are off until reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes pitches Monday night against Mexico.
