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Stroman 'terrific' in stifling Dominican bats

"I don't know that I've ever seen anybody more determined than he was tonight," Team USA manager Jim Leyland said of Stroman. "I mean, he wanted it. He did an absolutely unbelievable job."

Employing a lively mix consisting mostly of fastballs, sliders and changeups, Stroman did what he does best to keep the powerful Dominican bats at bay: Keep the ball on the ground. The right-hander led all Major League starters in 2016 with a 60.1 percent ground-ball rate, and also forced 49 percent of opposing batters to "top" batted balls, according to Statcast™, the second-highest rate in baseball last year.