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Team USA has dominated 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 win over Great Britain on Saturday night.
The United States 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 Great Britain an early lead that it held until the fifth inning, but his teammates couldn’t muster anything else at the plate.
The American batters had only managed one 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 from Andre Scrubb to tie the game at 1.
Kyle Schwarber of Team USA 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. (Photos by Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB via Getty Images)
Schwarber followed with a 427-foot drive that landed near the back of second deck in right field to put the United States up 3-1.
There were two outs in the inning when Henderson’s two-run single made it 5-1.
Aaron Judge, who scored in Friday night’s win over Brazil, knocked out a sign on the metal scoreboard with a 109.6 mph RBI single in a three-run sixth that pushed it to 8-1.
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Cal Raleigh #29, Byron Buxton #25 and Roman Anthony #3 of the United States celebrate after scoring on a double hit by Brice Turang #13 of the United States in the fifth inning against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game between the United States 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 should be the only tournament start for the two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, who returns to spring training with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Great Britain faces Italy on Sunday. The Americans are off until reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes pitches Monday night against Mexico.
