"Those guys gave us one heck of a battle," Dominican Republic manager Tony Pena said of Colombia. After the game, Urrueta said Gibson made the correct call. Manny Machado hit an RBI double in the third and scored on an error, helping the Dominican Republic to a 3-1 lead. Milwaukee right-hander Wily Peralta started for the Dominican Republic and pitched four innings of one-run ball. "We truly demonstrated we can play baseball on the big stage against countries like the United States and the Dominican Republic," said Colombia reliever Ernesto Frieri, who pitched two scoreless innings.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 12, 2017 21:45 UTC