They were just glad an international incident was avoided.

"We know what we're here for. We didn't want anything like that to happen," said winning pitcher Jake Arrieta, who gave the U.S. six innings of two-hit, seven-strikeout ball.

Nate Schierholtz drove in three runs as Team USA defeated China 9-1 in a game that featured two injuries and three ejections.

Lefebvre, his replacement, pitching coach Steve Ontiveros, and relief pitcher Kun Chen were all ejected.