Tokyo Olympics 2021: USA one win away from baseball gold-medal match

The United States Olympic baseball team defeated Dominican Republic 3-1 to book their ticket to the next round of the competition.

Rodrigo SerranoRodASerranoEstados UnidosUpdate: Aug 4th, 2021 14:06 EDT

Team USA baseball bounced back after losing 7-6 to Japan two days ago and on Tuesday night they defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1. With this result the United States Olympic baseball team is one win away from the gold-medal match, but first they will have to defeat South Korea on Thursday to book their ticket to the final.

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Team USA held on to the early lead

The United States went up early in the game thanks to a two-run home run by the Boston Red Sox’s Triston Casas in the first inning. Team USA held on to the 2-0 lead up to the fifth inning, when Tyler Austin hit a solo home run to increase the score to 3-0.

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