WORLD CLASSIC | Tuesday's other games

Dominican Republic 11, Venezuela 5
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- A lively sellout crowd, two All-Star lineups and a couple of Cy Young Award winners.This is exactly what commissioner Bud Selig had in mind when he pushed for the World Baseball Classic, and the Dominican Republic and Venezuela made the concept look like a stroke of genius. David Ortiz and Adrian Beltre each homered twice, leading the powerful Dominican Republic to victory in the opening game of Pool D, a tough grouping that also includes Australia and Italy.
Italy 10, Australia 0
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Mike Piazza doubled and scored a run and Jason Grilli was almost perfect in 4 2/3 innings of work, leading Italy to a victory. Grilli left to a standing ovation after allowing only a one-out, fourth-inning double to Trent Durrington. He also struck out seven. Riccardo De Santis finished with 2 1/3 perfect innings. Piazza, the All-Star catcher who left the Mets and signed with the San Diego Padres in the offseason, was 1-for-4. Frank Menechino, now with the Cincinnati Reds after several years with Oakland and Toronto, keyed a three-run second inning for Italy with a two-run double. That helped to chase Australia starter John Stephens, who allowed three earned runs in 1 2/3 innings.
Puerto Rico 2, Panama 1
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Bernie Williams hit a tiebreaking single, Alex Rios homered for Puerto Rico. Javier Vazquez got help from his bullpen, and Williams' single up the middle scored Alex Cintron in the fifth inning to put Puerto Rico ahead before a home crowd of more than 19,000 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
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