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It's arrivederci, Italy, as Venezuela - boosted by a stellar bullpen performance - advanced to the World Baseball Classic Final against Team USA. Lifted by a three-run seventh inning, Team Venezuela defeated Team Italy,

Venezuela and the Dominican Republic met for the sixth time in WBC history with the Pool D championship at stake.

It wasn’t flashy or spine-tingling and goodness, not a single ball was hit over the fence until the very end. Yet the Dominican Republic is on to the World Baseball Classic semifinals anyway, thanks to a dismantling of Korea that was downright surgical.

Canada upset Pool A leaders Puerto Rico on March 10, setting up a huge pool finale against Cuba on March 11.