The Dominican Republic's World Baseball Classic came to a crushing end on Sunday night as one of the best offensive lineups ever assembled could muster only a single run in a 2-1 loss to Team USA. Six pitchers worked together to stymie Dominican Republic hitters and some missteps on the basepaths allowed Mark DeRosa's team to hang on and advance to the WBC finals.
It's a bitter pill to swallow for the Dominican side, especially when they set a tournament record for home runs by a team, missed out on several chances to score the go-ahead runs and saw their elimination ushered in by a terrible strike three call to the end the game.
