Top World Baseball Classic Plays of 3-13-26 (Dominican Republic, USA advance to semifinals!

For this offense being so elite, all the players are raving about this kid. It's going to stay fair and do a little damage. It's going to rattle around in the corner. It's a pitch down in the zone, just like Vlady's dad used to do. But the best thing is Vlady right here with his secondary in the lead. But once this turns, look at this. He sees what's happening. Beyond that circle, Julio Rodriguez is telling him to slide right. He trips. He still was able to make it. We saw Vlad take flight like that against the Yankees in the postseason last year. The opposite field. Soto stays put. Vlad sends out into right center. And that's going to go all the way to the wall. Soto being Wade wants him to look at it again. Can't wait to see this replay. They think he got in. Did he get his hand in there? Oh, he's safe. That's a base hit that'll drop and score Guerrero. Guerrero and it's five-nothing for the Dominican Republic. Vintage swing by Manny right there. Not trying to do too much. Two over. And he makes quick work of Whitcomb. Strikeout number six. Gas. The one-two. Got him. Christopher Sanchez ends his night by striking out the side. First plate appearance of the night for Austin Wells. Start of the night on the bench. And he hits barefoot. Final swing of the night. The one and only pitch that Wells sees tonight. And it's a wrap in Miami. The D.R. is going to the semis. Harper drills the ball. Straight away center field. Clark to the track at the wall. He's got it. Denzel Clark goes to a part of the park that has proven to just kill well-hit balls. Yeah, I mean, that's the one area, if you're a pitcher, you want them to hit the ball too. And this guy in center field, by the way, has already had highlight catches in a short period of time. Two aboard with one away. Waves and misses. That's strike three and two gone in the first. Talk about being able to count on a guy. Logan Webb is that man. He winds up getting back-to-back strikeouts after the two singles. And the U.S. leads after one. Edward Julian. Runner at first. Two away. One-nothing game. Julian smacks one to short, and there's Tommy Witt to pick it off. More stellar defense from the U.S. shortstop. One-to-nothing after two. Here's the pitch. Ground ball. Left side. Tore over the diving stop to his feet. He's at high. USA cracks through. Harper in. Judge in. Schwarber over to third. Bregman against second. It's three-to-nothing. Well, he puts it in play, and once he makes this diving stop, it had to be a perfect throw. And he had to get rid of it as quickly as he could, and the ball sails on him. He gets to it, and when he gets up, he knows he's got to be quick, and the ball just sails. Up the middle goes Terang into the base hit for the board. Anthony's in to score. Four-to-nothing USA as they find the board for the first time since early. Swats one in the center field. May get two base hits for PCA. A run batted in as Rowley comes in. And the U.S. leads fives in. One and two on Tyler Black. Hits this one by Bregman into left field for a base hit to get Canada on the board. With two outs, they crack through here in the sixth. It's 5-1. Towering fly ball to deep right field. Judge is going back. Forget about it. Bo Nailer finds the second deck, and Canada's back in this game. Home runs have been a problem for Team USA all tournament. They've given up more than anybody now, and it's 5-3. Well, a slider middle in to a left-hander is not a good recipe, and that is exactly where that pitch was. He's trying to get it away, of course. When you leave it middle in to a lefty on lefty, they stay on that pitch about as good as anyone, and he was able to deliver there a big moment. And now a ball game again. David Bednar hunting a strikeout. Second and third one away. 5-3 game, seventh inning. Now the 1-2. He struck him out! Canada's top two hitters at the plate. Second and third, nobody out. And neither one of them able to bring in a runner. Breaking ball. That just falls off the table. Payoff pitch. He got him! There's the emotion. And he recognizes one of them. Wilkinson looking for a 1-2, 3-8. And he's got it with a high fastball against the big dumper. Tugboat gets dumper. And we go to the bottom of the eighth in a 5-3 game. Miller wins the battle. Got fastball. One out in the ninth. He throws. He strikes him out! Two gone in the ninth inning. USA. Bullet dodged and ticket punched to the semifinal. A little help from Italy. They get into the knockout round, and then they beat Canada 5-3 and get ready for an absolute madhouse. Sunday night, United States, Dominican Republic. 8 o'clock from Miami. That is must-see TV.