The left-handed duo distanced themselves from the field quickly during the Tuesday's final six games - shooting 505 in the first game followed by 466 to increase their lead to an astounding 254 pins with four games remaining in the 12-game event.

"We came out the gates strong and had a good game plan," said Page, who shot 1,401 Tuesday (233.5 average) and opened with 259 and 269. "We had multiple looks - one with a urethane ball and one with a reactive ball. The urethane looked a little better to start; more controllable on the back end. We executed really well and our confidence was high."

Schaub, who is making his Team USA debut at the Pan American Games, shot 1,241 Tuesday (206.83 average) - highlighted by a 246 to open the day.

"It's an absolute great feeling," said Schaub, who uses a two-handed delivery. "Getting out to a great start was real important to us because it allowed us to try different things and get set up for tomorrow. Shooting 505 to start was incredible to jump out that far, that early."

Brazil's Rodrigo Hermes and Fabio Rezende took silver with 5,102, while the Dominican Republic's Victor Richards and Rolando Sebelen claimed bronze with 5,048 - one pin ahead of Puerto Rico's Frankie Colon and Luis Rodriguez.

In women's doubles, Tennelle Milligan of Costa Mesa, Calif., and Diandra Asbaty of Chicago hold a sizable 164-pin lead entering the final six games Tuesday afternoon.

Singles begins Wednesday at 8 a.m. Eastern with eight preliminary games for both the men and the women to determine the top 16 for Thursday's match play.

The XV Pan American Games, which run July 13-29, are an Americas version of the Olympic Games which includes the Olympic Program sports and others that are not part of the Olympics. The bowling competition, consisting of singles and doubles events, runs through Thursday at Barra Bowling Center, a 20-lane facility located in the Barra Shopping Mall.

An estimated 5,500 athletes from 42 countries are competing in 28 sports at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Conducted every four years, the first Pan American Games were held in 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Visit the Team USA section of bowl.com for complete coverage of the Pan American Games, including stories, audio interviews, photos, player Web logs and results.

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2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES
(at Barra Bowling Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Tuesday’s Results

DOUBLES
(Final – 12 games)

Men
1. United States, 5,260
(Cassidy Schaub, Polk, Ohio, 2,513; Rhino Page, Topeka, Kan., 2,747)
2. Brazil, 5,102
(Fabio Reznede, 2,551; Rodrigo Hermes, 2,551)
3. Dominican Republic, 5,048
(Victor Richards, 2,408; Rolando Sebelen, 2,640)
4. Puerto Rico, 5,047
(Frankie Colon, 2,521; Luis Rodriguez, 2,526)
5. Argentina, 4,976
(Lucas Legnani, 2,551; Ricardo Dalla Rosa, 2,425)
6. Mexico, 4,962
(Alejandro Cruz, 2,458; Daniel Falconi, 2,504)
7. Venezuela, 4,936
(Arturo Hernandez, 2,465; Raindey Chavez, 2,471)
8. Guatemala, 4,881
(Andres Herrera, 2,399; Jorge Valdes, 2,482)
9. Colombia, 4,854
(Jorge Otalora, 2,338; David Romero, 2,516)
10. Chile, 4,728
(Harold Galmez, 2,631; Adrian Reyes, 2,097)
11. Costa Rica, 4,721
(Alejandro Reyna, 2,569; Marvin Murillo, 2,152)
12. Canada, 4,689
(Darren Klassen, 2,261; Jason Kovack, 2,428)
13. Ecuador, 4,511
(Becquer Barriga, 2,214; Diogenes Saverio, 2,297)
14. El Salvador, 4,459
(Francisco Sanchez, 2,178; Juan Merlos, 2,281)
15. Bahamas, 4,449
(Clarence Wallace, 2,193; Lenford Powell, 2,256)
14. Bermuda, 4,434
(David Maycock, 2,283; Kevin Swan, 2,151)