Mike Trout smashed a three-run home run as the United States bounced back from its shock defeat to Mexico to rout Canada 12-1 in their World Baseball Classic pool game on Monday.
The star-studded U.S. team was left reeling on Sunday after an 11-5 drubbing by Mexico that left the defending champion flirting with the possibility of first-round elimination.
But a resounding win over Canada at Chase Field in Phoenix on Monday — which included a nine-run first inning — means the Americans are now just one win away from advancing to the knockout rounds.
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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times
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