MIAMI, Florida - Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes tossed 4-1/3 innings of one-run ball, and the U.S. bullpen was virtually flawless the rest of the way in a tense 2-1 semifinal win over the Dominican Republic at the World Baseball Classic on Sunday.

Junior Caminero's second-inning solo home run was the only scoring that the Dominican Republic's superstar batting lineup could muster in front of 36,337 at Miami's loanDepot park as the United States advanced to its third straight WBC final.

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