Kyle Schwarber leads Team USA to 9-1 World Baseball Classic win over Britain

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Team USA has steamrolled the competition so far in theWorld Baseball Classic.

Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and Gunnar Henderson had four hits and two RBIs in a 9-1 victory over Britain on Saturday night.

The U.S.improved to 2-0 inPool B at Houston.Britain fell to 0-2.

Kyle Schwarber celebrates his home run during the World Baseball Classic game against Great Britain 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 Britain a quick lead, which it held until the fifth inning, but his teammates couldn’t muster anything else at the plate.

U.S.hitters had managed just 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 by Andre Scrubb to tie it at 1.

Kyle Schwarber after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning during the World Baseball Classic game against Great Britain 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 on top 3-1.

There were two outs in the inning when Henderson’stwo-run singlemade it 5-1.

Aaron Judge, who homered in Friday night’s win over Brazil, knocked out a panel 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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Team USA’s Cal Raleigh, Byron Buxton and Roman Anthony after scoring from an RBI double hit by Brice Turang against Brazil during the World Baseball Classic 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’s scheduled to be the only start of the tournament for thetwo-time defending AL Cy Young Award winner, who will return to spring training with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

Britain plays Italy on Sunday.The Americans are off until reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes pitches Monday nightagainst Mexico.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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