U.S. beats Dominican Republic 3-1 to stay in contention for baseball gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- For Triston Casas, the Olympics feel as comfortable as spring training.
That's because when he stepped to the plate in the United States' elimination game against the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, he was facing Boston Red Sox Double-A teammate Denyi Reyes.
"I have one career at-bat off of him in spring training, and I hit a home run over the batter's eye, as well," Casas said after he crushed a two-run, first-inning drive that started the Americans to a 3-1 win. "So 2-for-2 with a walk."