Update: Powerful pitchers for the Dominican Republic held Puerto Rico scoreless, while its batters brought in three runs to seal the championship.
San Francisco Giants figured prominently in the game, the San Francisco Chronicle reports:
[The Dominican's Santiago] Casilla, one of the mainstays of the Giants' bullpen, filled a central role. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning in Tuesday night's championship game - despite walking Giants teammate Angel Pagan - to hand the lead to indomitable closer Fernando Rodney.
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Quick, what country has the best baseball team in the world?
If you named an island off the East Coast of the United States, you've been paying attention. The Dominican Republic takes on Puerto Rico tonight in the World Baseball Classic at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
If the Dominican Republic triumphs, it will be the first team in the history of the tournament to finish undefeated.