Baseball
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Wells' walk-off homer gives Dominicans 10-0 rout-rule win over South Korea
MIAMI (AP) – Austin Wells hit a walk-off three-run homer in the seventh inning that ended the game under a tournament rout rule, and the Dominican Republic beat South Korea 10-0 Friday night to reach the World Baseball Classic semifinals.