Netherlands vs Dominican Republic Preview & Prediction | 2026 World Baseball Classic | Pool Stage

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Dominican Republic and their fearsome array of hitters can make it two wins from two in Pool D against Netherlands.

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Netherlands vs Dominican Republic prediction

When you go through this incredible Dominican Republic batting line-up you wonder which players are going to go big on any given night, knowing that it’s such a stacked group that the chances of all of them missing are extremely slim. On Friday night against Nicaragua, it was Junior Caminero who stole the show, a two-run blast in the sixth inning with the score at 3-3 after Manny Machado had hit for extra bases, putting Team DR ahead and sending the Miami crowd wild. From then on, the outcome was inevitable as the Pool D favourites added seven more runs across the final three innings with homers from Oneil Cruz and center fielder Julio Rodriguez.

To think that the Dominican Republic racked up 12 runs without any of Machado, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr or Vladimir Guerrero Jr hitting one out of the yard puts into perspective just how dangerous they are with the bats. Whilst Luis Severino isn’t the strongest starting pitcher, he has enough quality to keep Netherlands relatively quiet and let the hitters get to work in this one, so back another Dominican Republic win by a wide margin.

Netherlands vs Dominican Republic tip: Dominican Republic to win with -5.5 run handicap