"It's worth 2 trillion won." That's embarrassing! U.S. 9th over Brazil 15-5 in '19 dead zone self-destruction' [2026 WBC]

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The U.S. national baseball team, which was considered the best lineup of all time, showed a embarrassing performance against the Brazilian national team.

The U.S. national team, led by head coach Mark Derosa, won 15-5 against the Brazilian national team in two Group B matches in the first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) finals at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas on the 7th (Korea time).

It was different from what was expected. The U.S. WBC team was considered the strongest ever. Sports Illustrated (SI), a U.S. media outlet, said, "The U.S. national team is really solid. It's the best list they've ever sent to the WBC. The U.S. was ranked No. 1 in the WBC power rankings before the competition, saying that he is an overwhelming favorite this year.

It was reasonable just by looking at the list and the ransom. In total, the players in the starting lineup included Bobby Wit Jr. ($148.78 million for seven years), Bryce Harper ($330 million for 13 years), Aaron Judge ($360 million for nine years), Kyle Schwarber ($150 million for five years), Alex Bregman ($140 million for five years), Karl Lally ($105 million for six years), Roman Anthony ($130.46 million for nine years), Byron Buxton ($100 million for seven years), and Bryce Turang ($4.15 million for one year).

Brazil, on the other hand, was actually an amateur team with no active major leaguers on the roster. The batters, who seemed to be so overwhelmed, only scored seven hits and eight runs until the eighth inning, and the mound gave five hits and four runs, playing for more than three hours until the ninth inning. Until then, U.S. starting pitcher Logan Webb (San Francisco Giants) only played his part with one hit (one homer) and six strikeouts and one run in four innings.

It was only when competitive pitchers disappeared from the Brazilian mound. With three hits and five walks in the top of the ninth inning alone, he scored seven points and was able to open the gap to 10 points. The stat was excellent. Judge hit 1 for 4 (one home run), 2 RBIs and 2 walks, including the first winning shot, Schwarber hit 2 for 4 with 2 hits and 2 walks, Turang 3 for 6 with 4 RBIs and Anthony hit hard with 2 for 4 with 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 2 walks. Bregman and Lally combined for seven walks without a hit.

In Brazil, Boko Takahashi, who is familiar with Korean fans because he played for the KIA Tigers in the past, came out as a starting pitcher and became a losing pitcher with three hits (one home run), one walk, one strikeout, and two runs in one inning. Rather, Joseph Contreras, an 18-year-old boy, received attention. Even as a high school student, Contreras threw a fastball of 97.8 miles per hour (about 157.4 kilometers), the highest speed for both teams. With the bases loaded with one out in the top of the second inning, Judge drew attention by drawing a double play. However, the pitchers who came out afterwards suffered a crushing defeat by self-destructing with walks. There were 19 sand dunes from Brazil on the day.

On this day, the U.S. set up a batting order with Bobby Wit Jr. (strikeout), Bryce Harper (first baseman), Aaron Judge (right fielder), Kyle Schwarber (designated hitter), Alex Bregman (third baseman), Carl Lally (catcher), Roman Anthony (left fielder), Byron Buxton (center fielder), and Bryce Turang (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Logan Webb.

Against this, Brazil formed the lineup of Lucas Ramirez (right fielder), Osvaldo Carvalho (first baseman), Leonardu Reginatu (third baseman), Dante Bissett Jr. (designated hitter), Vitor Ito (striker), Lucas Rojo (second baseman), Victor Masai (left fielder), Gabriel Carmo (catcher), and Gabriel Masiel (midfielder). The starting pitcher is Takahashi Boko.

From the beginning of the first inning, the U.S. took the lead. Leadoff hitter Wit Jr. got on base with an infield hit, and Judge hit a fastball in the middle of Takahashi and crossed the left-center wall fence. Brazil also countered with a home run. In the bottom of the first inning, Ramirez, the leadoff hitter, hit a solo shot over the right-center wall by hitting a sinker that came low on Webb's body.

Brazil's second pitcher Contreras had a major accident. In the top of the second inning, he gave a double to Turang and consecutive walks to Wit Jr. and Harper, causing a full base crisis with one out, and inducing Judge to hit a ground ball to third base, drawing a double play. U.S. 2-1 lead as it is.

It was only a fluke. Contreras also took the mound in the third inning and allowed Schwarber to hit right and second base on wild pitches. Bregman grounded out to third, but he was replaced by Thiago da Silva, allowing Lally another walk and wild pitch. Since then, there has been no follow-up hit, and the U.S. has only run away from one point.

The frustrating trend of the game changed in the top of the fifth inning. The U.S. took a bases-loaded chance with three consecutive walks after one out. Buxton recovered a point with a hit ball and made it 7-1 with a three-run timely double that hit the left fence.

Brazil also did not step down easily. Reginatu got on base with a left-handed hit against Michael Waka in the bottom of the seventh inning, trailing 1-7. Reginatu, who went to second base on a wild pitch, homered during Rojo's timely RBI. Masai followed with a two-run shot over the left-center field to chase 4-7.

These are the two teams that exchanged one run each in the eighth inning. Anthony hit a timely RBI hit in the top of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Brazil also faced off with a superior solo shot in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out, leading the U.S. to an 8-5 lead.

The U.S. only got a clear win in the final innings. In the top of the ninth inning, the leadoff batter Tu-rang stole second base following a heavy hit. Harper, who had been silent in the previous four at-bats, finally produced a hit with a timely RBI to the right. Since then, the U.S. has confirmed a 15-5 victory with repeated walks.

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