Team USA suffered a stunning World Baseball Classic defeat on Tuesday night, falling to Italy 8-6 in a major upset. Heavily favored to defeat Italy and improve to 4–0 in the WBC, Team USA trotted out what looked to be their B-lineup for a game they needed to win. Manager Mark DeRosa had been on television earlier in the day and seemed to indicate he thought Team USA had already punched their ticket to the quarterfinals. After the loss to Italy, DeRosa claimed he misspoke on that segment, but his lineup and pitching decisions in the loss were questionable at best.
