GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Even if it isn’t quite the “Miracle on Grass,” it’s still a victory over Cuba, and it’s still a big deal for the U.S. baseball team.

The United States upset its biggest rival 12-10 Monday in the baseball semifinals at the Pan American Games, knocking the 10-time defending champion Cubans off the top of the medal podium for the first time since 1967.

“This is the fifth time I’ve played Cuba, and we finally beat them,” said U.S. shortstop Jordy Mercer, who doubled in two runs in the fourth inning. “I told the guys that Cuba will never give up and to keep battling, and sure enough they came back. It’s just a credit to this team that we kept fighting.”

Cuba has dominated baseball at the quadrennial games since the first tournament in 1951. It has won 12 of the 15 titles, including every one between 1971 and 2007. The United States, which beat the Cubans to win the gold in 1967, has finished second to Cuba eight times.

“I thought Saturday’s game against Mexico was one of my top baseball moments all-time, but this game just jumped ahead,” Mercer said.

Although the baseball victory didn’t add to the gold medal tally, the United States still won five more titles on Day 10 of the Pan American Games to bring its leading total to 62 gold and 165 overall.