Team USA suffered a massive upset at the hands of Italy on Tuesday night at theWorld Baseball Classic, putting their hopes of moving to the quarterfinal round in jeopardy.
Italy's Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy defeated the U.S., 8-6, in the Americans' final game in pool play.
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Italian starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 4.2 scoreless innings. The U.S. got homers from Pete Crow-Armstrong twice and Gunnar Henderson, but their rally fell short.
Aaron Judgehad a chance to extend the game for the U.S. in the ninth inning, but he struck out.
"It's the toughest thing," he said. "You always like having your destiny in your own hands, and we had it right in front of us and Italy came out swinging."
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The Americans were down 8-1 in the seventh inning before Crow-Armstrong's home run.
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The U.S. appeared to be dealt a confusing situation, possibly thinking they had already clinched a spot in the next round. Manager Mark DeRosa seemed to think that when he said in a TV appearance that the team wanted to win the game "even though our ticket's punched to the quarterfinals …"
DeRosa said he "misspoke" and Judge added that he didn't think players had already thought their spot was secured.
"It's out of our control now," he said. "We just need a little luck, and we'll see what happens."
Now, the U.S. will need to hope for anItaly win over Mexico. If Mexico wins, then all three teams will move to 3-1 and 1-1 against each other and send it to a tiebreaker.
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The tiebreaker is the number of runs allowed in games between the tied teams. The U.S. could advance even if Mexico wins and scores at least five runs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Eden Jamison, 15, arrives back from school to the hotel room the family calls home on Dec. 12, 2025. Johnika Jamison, 38, and her family have been homeless for more than a year after she and her husband experienced medical troubles that put them out of work. Eden tries to help out around the house and acts like "a little adult" sometimes. "But she can't," Johnika Jamison says. "She's 15." " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
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