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Team USA can breathe a sigh of relief, and they can thank Team Italy, the squad that put their World Baseball Classic<\/a> hopes in limbo, after their win over Team Mexico on Tuesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Italy\u2019s 9-1 victory at Daikin Park, they have won Pool B with a perfect 4-0 record and earned a spot in the WBC quarterfinals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Italy<\/a> also ensured that Team USA\u2019s run in the tournament continues despite handing the star-studded group a shocking 8-6 defeat on Monday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Team USA knew going into this game they would be big fans of Italy, one of the more surprising teams of the tournament thus far, but a thrill to watch. They have the fun espresso home run celebration, which has been used a ton including Tuesday night\u2019s game, and a mixture of veterans and top prospects who have been giving their pool fits on the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, Vinnie Pasquantino, the team\u2019s captain who stars for the Kansas City Royals<\/a>, came into this contest without a single hit through three games. Luckily for Italy \u2013 and indirectly the U.S. \u2013 his first three hits of the tournament were difference makers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pasquantino belted three solo home runs in the win, marking the first time in WBC history that a player went yard three times in a single game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TEAM USA’S WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC HOPES TAKE MASSIVE HIT WITH ITALY UPSET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

He got Team Italy on the board first in the top of the second, hitting a 342-foot blast to right field. Then, in the top of the sixth inning, he hit a towering shot that stayed fair down the right field line to take a free trip around the bases again.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As he stepped to the plate in the top of the eighth inning, Pasquantino, already two espresso shots deep after his first two longballs, got just enough to get it over the right-field fence one last time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But, just like the other three games, there wasn\u2019t only one Italy hitter showcasing his power. Jon Berti, who has had a great tournament thus far, made use of the Crawford boxes in left field, hitting one just far enough in the top of the fourth inning to extend Italy\u2019s lead to 2-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mexico couldn\u2019t get the bats going against veteran hurler Aaron Nola, the reliable Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> starter who had his patented knuckle-curve working in Houston. He tossed five innings, allowing just four hits while striking out five over 69 pitches.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The game started to get away from Mexico, too, in the top of the fifth inning, when nine-hitter Dante Nori dropped a perfect sacrifice bunt that scored Pasquantino\u2019s Royals teammate, Jac Caglianone, to make it a 3-0 game. Then, Miami Marlins outfielder Jakob Marsee came in clutch with a two-out, bases-loaded single that scored two runners before he was picked off at first base to end the inning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With a 7-0 lead, Mexico, facing desperation, saw some offensive life in the bottom of the seventh with bases loaded and no outs. But after Alek Thomas\u2019 groundout to first, and Rowdy Tellez hitting a liner right at Pasquantino for the second out, Jarren Duran struck out as they were only able to get one run out of a potentially game-changing situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pasquantino’s third home run flipped momentum right back to Team Italy, and they rode it into the final frame where they sealed victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As Italy soars into the quarterfinals, Mexico is eliminated as their players will head back to their respective big league camps to finish out spring training.<\/p>\n

Team USA’s quarterfinal matchup will be against Team Canada, the winners of Pool A, at 8 p.m. ET in Daikin Park on March 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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