Netherlands 6
(2-2)
Japan 10
(3-0)
Coverage: ESPN Dep
6:00 AM ET, March 12, 2013
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| NED | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| JPN | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| W: | K. Otonari (1-1) |
| L: | D. Bergman (0-1) |
 Netherlands | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Simmons SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | ||
a-M Duursma PH-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | ||
| H Statia RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | ||
| J Schoop 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | ||
| A Jones DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .348 | ||
| C Smith 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .375 | ||
| K Sams LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | ||
| X Bogaerts 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .263 | ||
| D Ricardo C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 | ||
Q De Cuba C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | ||
| R Oduber CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .100 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 | - | |||
| a-struck out swinging for A Simmons in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Sams (3, M Morifuku); X Bogaerts (2, H Wakui) HR: A Simmons (2, 1st inning off K Otonari 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Simmons (6), X Bogaerts (1), R Oduber (1), C Smith (4), K Sams (3), Q De Cuba (1) SF: R Oduber 2-out RBI: K Sams, Q De Cuba Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Smith 1, R Oduber 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Schoop-M Duursma-C Smith). PB: Q De Cuba. | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Bergman (L, 0-1) | 1.2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53-33 | 21.60 | |
| J Isenia | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27-15 | 2.45 | |
| M Pawelek | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-10 | 0.00 | |
| K Heijstek | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44-30 | 3.38 | |
| J Balentina | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 148-89 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M Pawelek HBP: S Nakata (By D Bergman); Y Itoi (By M Pawelek) Batters faced: D Bergman 12; J Isenia 8; M Pawelek 5; K Heijstek 12; J Balentina 0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Bergman 1-3; J Isenia 3-3; M Pawelek 0-2; K Heijstek 5-3; J Balentina 0-0 | ||||||||||
 Japan | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| H Chono CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | ||
| K Matsui 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
Y Honda 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| H Ibata SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .571 | ||
T Toritani SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | ||
| S Abe DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | ||
a-S Uchikawa PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | ||
| Y Itoi RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .316 | ||
| S Nakata 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | ||
| K Kakunaka LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .111 | ||
| G Sumitani C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | ||
b-A Inaba PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | ||
R Aikawa C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| N Matsuda 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .389 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | - | |||
| a-struck out swinging for S Abe in the 5th b-flied out to center for G Sumitani in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: H Chono (1, D Bergman); N Matsuda (2, K Heijstek) HR: S Abe 2 (2, 2nd inning off D Bergman 0 on, 0 Out; 2nd inning off J Isenia 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: S Abe 4 (7), N Matsuda (5), H Chono 5 (6) 2-out RBI: S Abe 3, H Chono 2 GIDP: S Uchikawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Kakunaka 1, Y Honda 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Kakunaka (1, 2nd base off K Heijstek/Q De Cuba) CS: H Chono (1, 2nd base by J Balentina/Q De Cuba) Picked Off: H Chono (1st base by J Balentina) | ||||||||||
| Japan | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Otonari (W, 1-1) | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 44-28 | 3.00 | |
| H Sawamura | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 2.70 | |
| M Tanaka | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-9 | 2.57 | |
| T Imamura | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 13.50 | |
| M Morifuku | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 9.00 | |
| T Yamaguchi | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-10 | 16.87 | |
| H Wakui (H, 1) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 0.00 | |
| K Makita | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-17 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 163-102 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Otonari 11; H Sawamura 4; M Tanaka 3; T Imamura 4; M Morifuku 6; T Yamaguchi 5; H Wakui 3; K Makita 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Otonari 1-2; H Sawamura 1-2; M Tanaka 0-1; T Imamura 1-1; M Morifuku 1-1; T Yamaguchi 2-0; H Wakui 0-0; K Makita 1-0 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| NED | JPN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Simmons homered to left (402 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | S Abe homered to right (363 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | N Matsuda singled to center, Y Itoi scored, S Nakata to third, K Kakunaka to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | H Chono doubled to left, S Nakata, K Kakunaka and N Matsuda scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 2nd | S Abe homered to right (352 feet), H Chono and H Ibata scored. | 1 | 8 |
| 7th | X Bogaerts reached on infield single to second, C Smith scored, K Sams to third. | 2 | 8 |
| 7th | R Oduber hit sacrifice fly to right, K Sams scored. | 3 | 8 |
| 8th | C Smith grounded out to shortstop, H Statia scored, J Schoop to third. | 4 | 8 |
| 8th | K Sams singled to center, J Schoop scored. | 5 | 8 |
| 8th | Q De Cuba singled to right, K Sams scored, X Bogaerts to third. | 6 | 8 |
| 8th | H Chono singled to left, K Kakunaka and N Matsuda scored. | 6 | 10 |
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Game Information
| Game Time: | 3:30 |
| Weather: | indoors |
| Umpires: | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Carlos Rey, Third Base - Felix Tejada |