MIAMI — Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony each hit solo home runs in the fourth inning and Team USA’s pitching kept the mighty Dominican Republic lineup in check enough to secure a 2-1 victory in a World Baseball Classic semifinal on Sunday night.

The U.S. bullpen held off the Dominican Republic by a score of 2-1, with the game ending on a questionable called strike three.

Junior Caminero hit the Dominican Republic’s record 15th home run of the World Baseball Classic, breaking a mark set by Mexico in 2009.

Team USA awaits the winner of Monday's Italy vs. Venezuela semifinal. Italy beat Puerto Rico and Venezuela upset Japan to reach the semifinals. The Championship Game is Tuesday, also in Miami. The Dominican Republic, meanwhile, will disperse, and the many stars of their lineup will rejoin their MLB teams for spring training.

Dominican Republic WBC squad is stacked with superstars like Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerreto Jr. and Manny Machado.

It's the matchup everyone's been waiting for at the World Baseball Classic, the tournament's unstoppable force meeting its immovable object: Paul Skenes vs. the Dominican Republic lineup. "It’s going to be electric,