Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico takes on the Dominican Republic in an a win or go home game on Wednesday at the World Baseball Classic.

Puerto Rico defeats Dominican Republic 5-2 in the World Baseball Classic.

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Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic will wrap up their pool play portions of the World Baseball Classic with a Thursday night matchup in Miami.

As a team, the Dominican Republic has pitched to a lowly 2.25 ERA, the second-best mark in the tournament. The team has hit .311 with 12 extra-base hits in the tournament. Candelario signed with the Nationals this offseason after hitting 13 home runs for the Tigers in 2022. Jeimer Candelario leads the team with a ridiculous .500 batting average, hitting a double in 10 at-bats. Nationals slugger Juan Soto is another threat in this loaded lineup, hitting .385 with three doubles and a home run in the tournament. Star shortstop Francisco Lindor leads the team with a .455 batting average, belting one triple in his three games. Javier Baez, a one-time teammate of Lindor, leads the team with three doubles, hitting .364 in his three games. Puerto Rico has yet to announce a starting pitcher for this matchup. Dominican Republic has also gone 2-1 in their first three games, also losing to Venezuela. Puerto Rico has gone 2-1 in their first three games of the tournament, losing only to Venezuela on Sunday. The star-studded team is led by legendary catcher Yadier Molina, who wrapped up his career in 2022. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our WBC odds

Awful scene in Miami. Alexis Diaz, Edwins brother, cries. What an awful turn of events for Puerto Rico. Edwin recently signed a 5-year, $102 million d.

Here are the lineups for both Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. Dominican republic gets their first hit of the game! With Manny Machado and Juan Soto leading the way for DR, while Francisco Lindor and Christian Vazquez do the same for Puerto Rico. Rafael Montero takes the mound for the DR. Julio Rodríguez (0-2 for the night) is now at bat for the Dominican Republic. A 448 foot homer for the Padres star! Three and out for the Dominican Republic. We're off to the bottom of the 6th. We're off to the 9th inning with things looking very good for Puerto Rico. We're off to the 7th! Dominican Republic is knocked out in the group stage. What an awful turn of events for Puerto Rico.