USA vs Cuba Baseball Game

Final score and outcome between the United States and Cuba: The United States advances to the World Baseball Classic championship as the bats start to fire

Against Cuba on Sunday night, Team USA limped through the top of the first inning, unsure of how long starter Adam Wainwright would be able to pitch.

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Paul Goldschmidt, the current National League MVP, hit a tremendous moonshot to center field that completely transformed the game in the bottom half.

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Goldschmidt's home run was just the beginning of a Stars and Stripes offensive outburst that saw them defeat a fatigued Cuban team 14-2 and advance to the World Baseball Classic championship game.

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For Cuba, whose roster doesn't do justice to the sheer number of talented players who call the island nation home, it was always going to be a difficult task.

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Cuba appeared worse for wear after returning from the kind of international excursion that would make Matthew Henson's head spin.

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It didn't help that it was up against an American lineup that was like a buzzsaw and just got stronger as the night went on.

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On Sunday, the USA would hit four home runs, including Goldschmidt's blast. In the quarterfinal matchup on Saturday versus Venezuela, Trea Turner propels the American team to victory.

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Final score and outcome between the United States and Cuba: The United States advances to the World Baseball Classic championship as the bats start to fire

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Against Cuba on Sunday night, Team USA limped through the top of the first inning, unsure of how long starter Adam Wainwright would be able to pitch.

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Paul Goldschmidt, the current National League MVP, hit a tremendous moonshot to center field that completely transformed the game in the bottom half.

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Goldschmidt's home run was just the beginning of a Stars and Stripes offensive outburst that saw them defeat a fatigued Cuban team 14-2 and advance to the World Baseball Classic championship game.

Credit: Unsplash

For Cuba, whose roster doesn't do justice to the sheer number of talented players who call the island nation home, it was always going to be a difficult task.

Credit: Unsplash

Cuba appeared worse for wear after returning from the kind of international excursion that would make Matthew Henson's head spin.

Credit: Unsplash

It didn't help that it was up against an American lineup that was like a buzzsaw and just got stronger as the night went on.

Credit: Unsplash

On Sunday, the USA would hit four home runs, including Goldschmidt's blast. In the quarterfinal matchup on Saturday versus Venezuela, Trea Turner propels the American team to victory.

Credit: Unsplash