Italy, Mexico and Team USA
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A!" chants were booming. The Mexico fans were deafening. And in the end, the U.S. was the better team in the most hyped game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. In an electric atmosphere at Daikin Park on Monday night,
Duran gets Mexico on the board with a solo home run off Matthew Boyd. Duran's shot is just the second hit of the game for Mexico. Jonathan Aranda and Alejandro Kirk then record back-to-back singles, and Joey Meneses drives in a second run on a single up the middle. With the lead down to three, Boyd escapes the jam with a line out to second base.
USA and Mexico meet Monday in the World Baseball Classic. First pitch in the Pool B game at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
USA, with two powerful teams headed on a collision course, with a raucous sellout crowd ready to watch the spectacle.