US EditionPaul Skenes Dazzles in Team USA's 5-3 Win over Mexico in World Baseball Classic Opener
Paul Skenes struck out seven batters and allowed one hit in four innings as Team USA improved to 3-0, avenging their 2023 loss to Mexico in pool play.
- On Monday night, Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes started for Team USA, dominating with seven strikeouts in four innings as the United States beat Mexico 5-3 at Daikin Park.
- Paul Skenes mixed five pitches, working a four-seam fastball up to 99.7 mph and relying on sinker and splitter over breaking pitches across 60 spring starts.
- At Daikin Park, fans saw the sellout crowd of 41,628, with Mexico's Jarren Duran homering twice to cut the lead late, making the finish tense.
- With the win, Team USA moves closer to a quarterfinal berth and Paul Skenes' role grows, as his dominant outing boosts his chances in the knockout rounds.
- The victory avenged Team USA's 2023 loss to Mexico and featured tense late rallies, a hit-by-pitch, and Bobby Witt Jr.'s diving defensive plays.
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Team USA’s Paul Skenes delivered a commanding performance on Monday night against Mexico in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), an international tournament featuring twenty nations. The 2024 National League Rookie of the Year and last year’s Cy Young Award winner who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Paul Skenes threw four scoreless innings and struck out seven in Team USA’s 5-3 win. Speaking with FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal after the game, he was a…
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Team USA defeated Mexico 5-3 on Monday night at Daikin Park in Houston in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Paul Skenes earned his first Team USA start, pitched four scoreless innings and struck out seven batters.
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Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer, Roman Anthony launched a three-run blast and Paul Skenes struck out seven in four shutout innings as the United States beat Mexico 5-3 in the most anticipated game of the World Baseball Classic so far — the first American victory over Mexico in the tournament since 2006. Elsewhere in […]
(AFP) In the most anticipated duel of the first phase, the United States beat Mexico on Monday by 5x3 and caresses the ranking in the World Baseball Classic, a ticket already secured by the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.Read more
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