USA ace Cody Gibbons<\/strong> pitched a gem, a complete game 2 hitter while striking out 13 and walking only one for a 2-1 victory over Argentina. Two Argentine pitchers, Mata <\/strong>and Reitober<\/strong> combined to limit the USA to 2 hits as well, combining for 10 strikeouts in the close contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The USA took a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI single by Ian Carlin<\/strong>, driving in Cody Gibbons<\/strong> who led off the inning with a walk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n USA pitcher Cody Gibbons<\/strong> made the 1-0 lead stand up through five innings, until Braden DuCharme<\/strong> scored an insurance run on a wild pitch in the top of the sixth inning. It proved to be the winning run, as Argentina scored a run of their own in the bottom of the sixth, when Pijtos<\/strong> reached on an infield error and advanced all the way to third when the throw went wide. Argentina’s Correa<\/strong> followed with an RBI triple to cut the lead to 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The USA caught a break though, when Correa<\/strong> was caught trying to come home on what initially appeared to be a wild pitch off of DuCharme’s<\/strong> shin guard. DuCharme recovered the ball in time to tag out Correa <\/strong>and end the inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The USA is now 3-0 in the tournament, with Colombia (0-3) and Canada (2-1) left on the schedule. Argentina fell to 2-1. Canada won their morning game over Peru and is also 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n