It was just a walk.
But a 12-pitch at-bat by former Cincinnati Reds fan favorite Todd Frazier resulted in a base on balls to lead off the bottom of the 6th inning against South Korea, jump-starting a five-run inning that gave Team USA breathing room it didn't have leading 2-1 when the inning started.
Reds' minor-league catcher Mark Kolozsvary drove in Frazier with a single to left as part of the rally, and Kolozsvary scored on Eddy Alvarez's groundout.
Frazier also doubled in the first. Kolozsvary went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored.
Thursday's 7-2 win brought Kolozsvary, Frazier and Team USA to a gold-medal game against Japan, the team that handed it a 7-6 loss earlier this week to send Team USA into the elimination bracket.
The rematch between the U.S. and Japan - with gold at stake - is scheduled to take place Saturday at 6 a.m. Eastern. It will be the U.S. baseball team's fourth appearance in the gold-medal game in Olympic history.
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