PHOENIX -- Team USA advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic with a 3-2 win over Colombia on Wednesday, tying Mexico for top honors in Pool C.
The U.S. will play Venezuela in Miami on Saturday after the latter team won its bracket with a perfect 4-0 record.
Team USA was led by stars Mookie Betts and Mike Trout in the clinching win. They combined to go 5-for-8 with Betts scoring twice and Trout driving in all three runs.
Trout is the first U.S. player to have a 3-hit, 3-RBI game since his WBC manager, Mark DeRosa, did it against Venezuela in 2009, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.