TORONTO (AP) ó Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer, Adam Dunn and Ryan Braun added solo shots and the United States powered its way into the second round of the World Baseball Classic by beating Venezuela 15-6 on Sunday night.
Chris Iannetta and Mark DeRosa each had four RBIs for Team USA, which broke it open with an eight-run sixth inning and finished with 16 hits. Youkilis scored four times.
Every U.S. starter had at least one hit except third baseman Chipper Jones, lifted in the sixth because of a mild strain on his side. Jones, who is 0-for-7 with five strikeouts in the WBC, will be evaluated today.
Florida reliever Matt Lindstrom worked 11/3 perfect innings for the win before a crowd of 13,094.
Victor Zambrano took the loss, allowing four runs and two hits in one inning.