Mexico hand rivals USA heavy defeat in World Baseball Classic

• Joey Meneses hits two homers for superb Mexico team
• USA next face Canada and Colombia in bid to advance

Joey Meneses hit two homers, including a crucial three-run shot in the fourth inning, to lead Mexico to an 11-5 win over the United States in the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Chase Field.

Meneses got the sellout crowd of 47,534 - most of whom were cheering for Mexico - on their feet in the first inning with his first homer, which gave Mexico a 2-0 lead. Those cheers got even louder in the fourth for his encore, which was a blast deep into the left-center seats that brought home Randy Arozarena and Alex Verdugo and made it 7-1.