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Trea Turner hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning Saturday night that lifted the United States past Venezuela 9-7 and into the World Baseball Classic semifinals. The defending champion U.S. will face Cuba tonight for a spot in the WBC final against Japan or Mexico. St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright will start for the U.S. against Cuba.

Trea Turner's grand slam led the U.S. to a 9-7 win in the WBC quarterfinals over Venezuela, which lost José Altuve when a pitch hit his right thumb.

Trea Turner hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning that lifted the United States over Venezuela 9-7 Saturday night and into the World Baseball Classic semifinals.

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve seems headed for a lengthy stint on the injured list after being hit on the hand with a pitch while playing for Venezuela in

Facing a deficit in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Venezuela, Team USAs Trea Turner unleashed a grand slam, providing a lead that held up in an emotional 9-7 victory.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve will undergo surgery for a broken thumb

“So much pride on the line. So much fun. It was clear to both teams how much that game meant.”

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9:43PM: The "initial concern" is that Altuve had suffered a broken right thumb, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets, but …

Houston second baseman Jose Altuve was hit by a Daniel Bard pitch Saturday night during Venezuela's 9-7 quarterfinal loss to the U.S.