Tatis' grand slam, 6 RBIs lead Dominican Republic over Israel

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, and the Dominican Republic clinched a spot in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals with a 10-1 win over Israel on Monday in Miami.

Tatis homered in the second inning on a 78.5-mph changeup off Ryan Prager, standing at home plate and admiring his no-doubt drive over the left-field wall, then added a two-run single in the seventh. Geraldo Perdomo had put the Dominicans ahead with a bases-loaded walk.

Tatis' six RBIs tied Adrian González in 2009 for second-most in a WBC game, one behind Ken Griffey Jr.'s record in 2006.

The Dominicans (3-0) lead Group D over Venezuela (2-0), which also clinched a quarterfinal berth due to the Dominicans' win.

Venezuela played Nicaragua (0-3) later Monday and the winner of Tuesday's Venezuela-Dominican Republic game will play South Korea in a quarterfinal in Miami on Friday, The loser will face Shohei Ohtani and Japan at Miami on Saturday.

Oneil Cruz added a solo homer in the fourth off Zack Weiss, a 115.9-mph drive.

Spencer Horwitz drove in Israel's run with a fourth-inning homer against winner Brayan Bello, the only hit allowed in five innings by Bello, who struck out seven and walked none.

Horwitz and Noah Mendlinger, the top two hitters in the order for Israel (1-2), went a combined 2 for 7, while the rest of the order went 0 for 22.