WBC Game Chat: United States vs. Dominican Republic, 8:00 P.M.
Sunday, March 15, 2026 • 8:10 PM
LoanDepot Park • Miami, FL
RHP Paul Skenes (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Luis Severino (1-0, 2.25 ERA)
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The United States is set to face off against the Dominican Republic for a spot in the World Baseball Classic championship game.
The U.S. defeated Canada in the quarterfinals while the D.R. mercy-ruled Korea, 10-0, in their quarterfinal match. The Dominicans have not loss a game at the tournament while the United States’ lone loss was against Team Italy.
The winner will take on either Italy or Venezuela in the championship.
Team USA Lineup
- Bobby Witt Jr. – SS
- Bryce Harper – 1B
- Aaron Judge – RF
- Kyle Schwarber – DH
- Gunnar Henderson – 3B
- Will Smith – C
- Roman Anthony – LF
- Brice Turang – 2B
- Pete Crow-Armstrong – CF
Starting Pitcher: Paul Skenes
Team Dominican Republic Lineup
- Fernando Tatis Jr. – RF
- Ketal Marte – 2B
- Juan Soto – LF
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 1B
- Manny Machado – 3B
- Junior Caminero – DH
- Julio Rodríguez – CF
- Austin Wells – C
- Geraldo Perdomo – SS
Starting Pitcher: Luis Severino
Three Things To Watch For
- Juan Soto. The New York Mets superstar is slashing .316/.458/.632 (1.090 OPS) across 19 at-bats. He also has more walks (five) than strikeouts (four). Soto is the lifeblood of the Dominican Republic’s attack which will surely have the American Mets fans feeling very conflicted.
- Paul Skenes. You really could not script it much better. Arguably the best pitcher in baseball against arguably the best lineup at the tournament. Skenes tossed four innings of one-hit ball his first World Baseball Classic outing. What does he have in him tonight?
- Pitch Counts. In the World Baseball Classic, pitches are capped at a certain amount of pitches and it varies by each round. Skenes and his counterpart, Luis Severino, are capped at 80 pitches. If they begin an at-bat up against that number, they can exceed 80, but must be removed after that at-bat concludes. The title game pitch cap is 95 pitches.
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