Jamie Westbrook, an outfielder and second baseman with the Milwaukee Brewers organization, dinged a massive home run in Team USA’s win over South Korea.
Westbrook’s homer put the U.S. up 2-0. South Korea made it 2-1 in the top of the sixth inning. A five-run bottom of the sixth from Team USA helped solidify the win.
South Korea will play the Dominican Republic in the bronze medal match.
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The 7-2 win earned the U.S. a place in the gold medal match against Japan on Saturday. Japan notched a thrilling 7-6 walk-off win against the U.S. earlier in the tournament.