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During the U.S. Panama game, Bobby Hill had three hits with an RBI (Run Batted In) and scored twice for the USAs team, which fell behind 1-0 in the first inning, but scored 10 runs over the next four frames. Michael Bourn and Billy Butler had two runs each one for the U.S. and two RBIs. Michael Bourn tripled in two runs in the bottom of the second inning letting USAs score ahead of its opponents and then knocked out Panama starter Elpidio Pinto by scoring three times in the third. Greg Smith allowed one run, struck out five and walked two in 3 1/3 innings for the United States. Nic Ungs tossed the next 3 2/3 frames for the win. Baseball is the first sport in which Americans have earned a spot in the 2008 Olympics. Baseball games inventors and the champions of the 2000 Sydney Olympics missed the 2004 Olympics as they didnt get to qualify at the Americas Qualifier. |
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