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The United States was in danger of a major disappointment, but Trea Turner flipped the narrative quickly.
The now Philadelphia Phillies star, on an 0-2 pitch down two in the eighth, blasted a grand slam that proved to be the game-winner that sent Team USA to the World Baseball Classic.
The United States defeated the 4-0 Venezuelans, 9-7.
Team USA got off to a hot start, as their first five batters of the ballgame each got a hit, and it was 3-0 USA before they even recorded an out.
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Trea Turner #8 of Team USA hits a grand slam in the top of the 8th inning during the 2023 World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal game between Team USA and Team Venezuela at loan Depot park on March 18, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (Gene Wang/Getty Images)
But Venezuela got on the board quickly - as the home team in the game (and, despite the game being played in Miami, the crowd sure showed it was a home game for the South American country), defending batting champion Luis Arraez drilled a two-run homer to make it a 3-2 game in the first.
USA scored in the top of the fourth and fifth, but Venezuela put up four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 6-5 lead. Arraez blasted his second homer of the night In the sixth to put his squad up two.
However, the U.S. loaded the bases with none out, and José Quijada, shortly after a lively celebration to get out of a jam the previous inning, surrendered the 407-foot bomb to left field.
Members of Team USA celebrate after Trea Turner #8 hit a grand slam in the eighth inning during the 2023 World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal game between Team USA and Team Venezuela at
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