If any notion that the US would cakewalk through the WBC survived the opener against Mexico, it was shattered when Canada jumped to a 8-0 lead going into the bottom of the fifth. Although the US tallied six in the bottom of the frame, capped by Jason Varitek's grand slam, they would not score again, and 8-6 would be the final. The US would need a win over South Africa and some inexplicable but perfectly feasible combination of events in the Canada/Mexico game to advance to the second round.
Note Adam Stern's inside-the-park homer to lead off the fifth inning for the Canadians.
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