LOS ANGELES — Kim Tae Kyun and his South Korean teammates didn't have much time to be intimidated by all the major league talent in the Venezuelan dugout.

They were too busy blowing them out.

Kim Tae Kyun hit his third homer of the tournament and South Korea roughed up pitcher Carlos Silva in a 10-2 rout in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic in front of 43,378 fans on Saturday in Los Angeles.