Team USA to WBC semis
Team USA beat Canada to advance to the World Baseball Classic semifinals—an important step with Olympic-qualification implications still in play for national squads . Bracket analysis and the next opponent are already mapped out in WBC previews, so fans should lock in viewing plans for the semis .
Final scoreline: Team USA prevailed 5-3 on March 13, 2026, at Daikin Park in Houston in front of 38,054 spectators. espn.com Starter Logan Webb went 4 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out five while throwing 71 pitches to help set the tone for the U.S. outing. mlb.com Offense came early: a first-inning run on a Kyle Schwarber groundout and a three-run rally that included an Alex Bregman run-scoring play put the U.S. up 4-0 before the sixth inning. espn.com Canada cut the lead with a two-run homer by Bo Naylor in the sixth (measured at 404 feet) but the U.S. bullpen — with scoreless work from multiple relievers in the final three frames — preserved the margin. espn.com Team USA’s reward is a Sunday semifinal against the Dominican Republic at loanDepot Park in Miami, scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, where Paul Skenes is lined up to face a D.R. lineup that has hit a WBC‑tying 14 homers. mlb.com The game also carries Olympic stakes: the WBC awards two Los Angeles 2028 berths to the two highest‑placing Americas teams (excluding host USA), with WBC finishing order and win percentage used as primary tiebreakers. wbsc.org
