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Team USA has swept 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 Great Britain on Saturday night.
The United States improved to 2-0 in Group 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 Group 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 off Tarik Skubal’s first pitch to give Great Britain a quick lead that they held into the fifth inning, but his teammates couldn’t muster anything else at the plate.
The American batters had managed only 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 Andre Scrubb’s wild pitch to tie the game 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 presented by Capital One Pool B game 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 United States up 3-1.
There were two outs in the inning when Henderson’s two-run single made the score 5-1.
Aaron Judge, who homered in Friday night’s win over Brazil, knocked down a panel on the metal scoreboard with a 109.6 mph RBI single in a three-run sixth that brought the score 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 driven in 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 is scheduled to be the only start of the tournament for the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, who will return to spring training with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Great Britain plays Italy on Sunday. The Americans are off until reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes pitches Monday night against Mexico.
