Francisco Lindor and Team Puerto Rico are giving Team Dominican Republic all sorts of troubles in Wednesday night's marquee World Baseball Classic showdown between the two Pool D rivals.

Francisco Lindor is stepping up big time for Puerto Rico and he even added to their lead in the fifth inning when he scored on an epic inside-the-park home run. Of course, Twitter is now buzzing with reactions after that play that extended Puerto Rico's lead to four.

Dominican Republic outfielder and Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez failed to make what should have been an easy play in center field, but he miscalculated the ball's trajectory after it bounced off of the grass. Seeing a great opportunity to move closer to home plate, Francisco Lindor made a run for third base but went for broke when the ball was bobbled yet again on the relay.

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Francisco Lindor's teammates added to the fun by celebrating with him after he reached home plate on that incredible run. There aren't a lot of baseball plays more exciting than an inside-the-park home run and to do that against a pre-tournament favorite only makes it all even sweeter for Lindor and Puerto Rico.

A win for Francisco Lindor and Puerto Rico would give them the ticket to the next round and mean elimination for the Dominican Republic, who were expected to be among those seriously contending for the World Baseball Classic title.

Prior to meeting the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico had collected wins over Nicaragua and Israel.