The United States and Canada moved closer to a softball gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after rivals Mexico and Australia stumbled to losses with fielding errors and bungled opportunities to score.
U.S. pitcher Cat Osterman largely controlled Mexico's bats as "Vamos, vamos!" chants pierced through an empty stadium, matched by cries of "Let's go, let's go!" from her team mates.
Two runs scored on a fumble by Mexico's centre fielder Nicole Rangel made all the difference in the game.The United States are 3-0, Canada 2-1, Australia 1-2 and Mexico 0-3 in a round-robin tournament that will end with two medal games on Tuesday. Australia captain Stacey Porter expressed worries that their loss also dashed chances of reaching the gold-medal game.Although Canadian starter Sara Groenewegen struggled, she and reliever Jenna Caira armed with a change-up pitch left six Australians stranded over the first two innings.
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