Fernando Tatis Jr., Ketel Marte, Juan Soto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — the top four hitters in the order — all homered, and the Dominican Republic finished off an unbeaten run through Pool D.
Both teams entered the game — played before a sellout crowd of 36,230 in Miami — knowing they were headed to the quarterfinals.
Tatis, Marte, Soto and Guerrero were a combined 9 for 18 for the winners, driving in all seven runs and scoring five of them.
The Dominican Republic (4-0) takes on South Korea in a quarterfinal on Friday, while Venezuela (3-1) will face Shohei Ohtani and Japan on Saturday.
Maikel Garcia was 4 for 4, scored two runs and had an RBI for Venezuela, while Luis Arraez drove in a pair of runs — including a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Venezuela loaded the bases, down by four, with no outs, and Arraez made it 7-4 with a liner to left.
Willson Contreras hit a grounder on the next pitch that could have been turned into a game-ending 1-6-3 double play, but Elvis Alvarado’s throw sailed into center field and Ronald Acuña Jr. scored.
But that would be it for the rally: Salvador Perez grounded into a game-ending double play.
Soto hit a two-run home run in the first inning off loser Eduardo Rodriguez, his second of this year’s tournament and the fourth of his WBC career — tying Nelson Cruz and Adrián Beltré for the most in his nation’s history.
Marte and Guerrero connected on solo shots in the third inning, then Tatis hit a three-run homer in the fourth for a 7-3 lead.
Venezuela came in having allowed five runs in its first three WBC contests; it gave up seven in the first four innings Wednesday. The Dominican Republic outscored its four pool-play opponents 41-10.
Winner Sandy Alcantara — the Marlins’ ace, pitching in his home ballpark — gave up three runs and five hits while striking out three in three innings.
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