The US goes quietly in the 8th. Brad Lidge will try to continue the Team USA dominance in the 9th. The US leads Mexico 2-0.

Update: Castro grounds to Utley for the first out.

Update: Karim Garcia strikes out for the second out.

Update: Cantu flies to left to end the game.

A great job by both pitching staff, but the US just had a bit more, striking out nine and walking none. The US offense was not that impressive for the number of stars on the team, but the power was more than enough.

The other nice thing, it was only 2 hours six minutes. The US puts itself in a great position to advance.

By the way, I really love the Team USA caps.

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