Game Date: Aug 14th, 2073
Aruba 7 - China 2
Date: January 19th, 2073
Game: World Classic [#5997677] 
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Attendance: 42,552
Winning Pitcher: Pepijn Janssen (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Nianzu Hsieh (0-1)
Save: Robert Mertens (2)
Player Of The Game: Joep Prins (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Aruba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | ||
Aruba
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| B. Rijker cf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| C. Van der Berg 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | |
| M. Maas 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| S. Hoekstra 3b | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| R. Buskirk 1b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | |
| I. Anselma 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| J. Prins lf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| M. Graaf rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| R. Van der Linden rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | |
| M. Van der Linden c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | |
| N. Gregorius dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | |
| S. Maarschalkerweerd ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| Total | 35 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| P. Janssen W (1-0) | 7⅔ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 106 | 75 | 4 | - | 10 | 2.35 | |
| R. Mertens S (2) | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 2 | - | 0 | 2.08 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 128 | 90 | 6 | - | 10 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| P. Janssen p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Mertens p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Van der Linden c | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Buskirk 1b | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Anselma 1b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Van der Berg 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Maas 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Hoekstra 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Maarschalkerweerd ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Prins lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B. Rijker cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Graaf rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Van der Linden rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
China
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| D. Xue 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| P. Huang lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | |
| Q. Yeh 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | |
| Q. He rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | |
| Q. Gao cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | |
| M. Dang c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 | |
| L. Luo dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | |
| Z. Au 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | |
| W. Yao ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| F. Gao ss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | |
| Y. Sun ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| N. Hsieh L (0-1) | 5⅓ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 91 | 54 | 4 | - | 7 | 6.75 | |
| L. Gong | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| L. Chao | 2⅔ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 28 | 1 | - | 4 | 3.60 | |
| S. Yeh | ⅓ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | 27.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 176 | 102 | 6 | - | 11 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| N. Hsieh p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Gong p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Chao p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yeh p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Dang c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Xue 1b | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Z. Au 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q. Yeh 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| W. Yao ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Gao ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sun ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P. Huang lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q. Gao cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q. He rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Aruba: Joep Prins
Managers
Aruba: Default Manager
China: Default Manager
Injuries
Aruba: none
China: none
Starting Pitcher
Aruba: P. Janssen
China: N. Hsieh
Pitcher Fatigue
Aruba: De Graaf-Heavy, Mertens-Light
China: Hu-Heavy, Gao-None, Chao-Moderate
Power Index
Aruba:
China:
Lineup Selection
Aruba: Invalid [option #]
China: Invalid [option #]
Game Information
Date: January 19th, 2073
Game Type: World Classic
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 42,552
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Feb 24 2026 @ 3:01:18 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Aruba: P. Janssen (R)
China: N. Hsieh (L)
Starting Lineups
Aruba: CF-Rijker (R), 2B-Van der Berg (R), 3B-Maas (R), 1B-Buskirk (R), LF-Prins (R), RF-Graaf (R), C-Van der Linden (R), DH-Gregorius (S), SS-Maarschalkerweerd (R)
China: 1B-Xue (L), LF-Huang (L), 3B-Yeh (L), RF-He (R), CF-Gao (S), C-Dang (R), DH-Luo (R), 2B-Au (R), SS-Yao (R)
Top 1st: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Rijker lines out to right field.
Van der Berg grounds to third base. Van der Berg is thrown out at first by Yeh.
Maas lines out to center field.
Aruba 0, China 0
Bottom 1st: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Xue strikes out.
Huang flies out to center field.
Yeh fouls out to first base.
Aruba 0, China 0
Top 2nd: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Buskirk hits a single to center field.
Prins hits a home run to left field. Buskirk comes in to score.
Graaf strikes out.
Van der Linden pops out to second base.
Gregorius fouls out to right field.
Aruba 2, China 0
Bottom 2nd: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
He strikes out.
Gao pops out to short stop.
Dang hits a single to center field.
Luo strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 0
Top 3rd: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Maarschalkerweerd flies out to right field.
Rijker fouls out to right field.
Van der Berg draws a walk.
Maas strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 0
Bottom 3rd: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Au flies out to left field.
Yao hits a single to center field.
Xue strikes out.
Huang strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 0
Top 4th: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Buskirk strikes out.
Prins flies out to center field.
Graaf flies out to left field.
Aruba 2, China 0
Bottom 4th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Yeh hits a double to right field.
He flies out to right field.
Gao hits a double to right field. Yeh comes in to score.
Dang flies out to center field.
Luo strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 1
Top 5th: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden lines out to first base.
Gregorius grounds to second base. Gregorius is thrown out at first by Au.
Maarschalkerweerd grounds to first base. Maarschalkerweerd is thrown out at first by Xue.
Aruba 2, China 1
Bottom 5th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Au flies out to center field.
Yao strikes out.
Xue strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 1
Top 6th: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Rijker hits a double to center field.
Van der Berg grounds to second base. Van der Berg is thrown out at first by Au. Rijker advances to third base.
Maas is intentionally walked.
Buskirk hits a single to center field. Rijker comes in to score. Maas advances to second base.
Prins hits a double to left field. Maas comes in to score. Buskirk advances to third base.
Gong comes in to pitch.
Van der Linden comes in to pinch hit for Graaf.
Van der Linden is intentionally walked.
Van der Linden strikes out.
Gregorius strikes out.
Aruba 4, China 1
Bottom 6th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Huang grounds to third base. Huang is thrown out at first by Maas.
Yeh grounds to short stop. Yeh is thrown out at first by Maarschalkerweerd.
He flies out to center field.
Aruba 4, China 1
Top 7th: Aruba
Chao comes in to pitch.
Maarschalkerweerd flies out to center field.
Rijker hits a single to center field.
Van der Berg lines out to third base.
Hoekstra comes in to pinch hit for Maas.
Hoekstra hits a home run to left field. Rijker comes in to score.
Anselma comes in to pinch hit for Buskirk.
Anselma lines out to the pitcher.
Aruba 6, China 1
Bottom 7th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Gao hits a double to right field.
Dang flies out to right field.
Luo hits a single to right field. Gao advances to third base.
Au flies out to center field. Gao comes in to score.
Gao comes in to pinch hit for Yao.
Gao strikes out.
Aruba 6, China 2
Top 8th: Aruba
Chao takes the mound to pitch.
Prins hits a double to center field.
Van der Linden pops out to second base.
Van der Linden grounds to short stop. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Gao. Prins advances to third base.
Gregorius strikes out.
Aruba 6, China 2
Bottom 8th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Xue hits a single to right field.
Huang grounds to the pitcher. Xue is thrown out at second by Janssen. Huang reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yeh lines out to the pitcher.
He hits a ground ball single through to left field. Huang advances to second base.
Mertens comes in to pitch.
Gao strikes out.
Aruba 6, China 2
Top 9th: Aruba
Chao takes the mound to pitch.
Maarschalkerweerd flies out to center field.
Rijker strikes out.
Yeh comes in to pitch.
Van der Berg draws a walk.
Hoekstra draws a walk.
Anselma draws a walk.
Prins draws a walk. Van der Berg comes in to score.
Van der Linden grounds to second base. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Au.
Aruba 7, China 2
Bottom 9th: China
Mertens takes the mound to pitch.
Dang strikes out.
Luo strikes out.
Au hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Sun comes in to pinch hit for Gao.
Sun grounds to second base. Sun is thrown out at first by Van der Berg.
Aruba 7, China 2
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Aruba: P. Janssen (R)
China: N. Hsieh (L)
Starting Lineups
Aruba: CF-Rijker (R), 2B-Van der Berg (R), 3B-Maas (R), 1B-Buskirk (R), LF-Prins (R), RF-Graaf (R), C-Van der Linden (R), DH-Gregorius (S), SS-Maarschalkerweerd (R)
China: 1B-Xue (L), LF-Huang (L), 3B-Yeh (L), RF-He (R), CF-Gao (S), C-Dang (R), DH-Luo (R), 2B-Au (R), SS-Yao (R)
Top 1st: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Rijker lines out to right field.
Van der Berg grounds to third base. Van der Berg is thrown out at first by Yeh.
Maas lines out to center field.
Aruba 0, China 0
Bottom 1st: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Xue strikes out.
Huang flies out to center field.
Yeh fouls out to first base.
Aruba 0, China 0
Top 2nd: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Buskirk hits a single to center field.
Prins hits a home run to left field. Buskirk comes in to score.
Graaf strikes out.
Van der Linden pops out to second base.
Gregorius fouls out to right field.
Aruba 2, China 0
Bottom 2nd: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
He strikes out.
Gao pops out to short stop.
Dang hits a single to center field.
Luo strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 0
Top 3rd: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Maarschalkerweerd flies out to right field.
Rijker fouls out to right field.
Van der Berg draws a walk.
Maas strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 0
Bottom 3rd: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Au flies out to left field.
Yao hits a single to center field.
Xue strikes out.
Huang strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 0
Top 4th: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Buskirk strikes out.
Prins flies out to center field.
Graaf flies out to left field.
Aruba 2, China 0
Bottom 4th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Yeh hits a double to right field.
He flies out to right field.
Gao hits a double to right field. Yeh comes in to score.
Dang flies out to center field.
Luo strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 1
Top 5th: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden lines out to first base.
Gregorius grounds to second base. Gregorius is thrown out at first by Au.
Maarschalkerweerd grounds to first base. Maarschalkerweerd is thrown out at first by Xue.
Aruba 2, China 1
Bottom 5th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Au flies out to center field.
Yao strikes out.
Xue strikes out.
Aruba 2, China 1
Top 6th: Aruba
Hsieh takes the mound to pitch.
Rijker hits a double to center field.
Van der Berg grounds to second base. Van der Berg is thrown out at first by Au. Rijker advances to third base.
Maas is intentionally walked.
Buskirk hits a single to center field. Rijker comes in to score. Maas advances to second base.
Prins hits a double to left field. Maas comes in to score. Buskirk advances to third base.
Gong comes in to pitch.
Van der Linden comes in to pinch hit for Graaf.
Van der Linden is intentionally walked.
Van der Linden strikes out.
Gregorius strikes out.
Aruba 4, China 1
Bottom 6th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Huang grounds to third base. Huang is thrown out at first by Maas.
Yeh grounds to short stop. Yeh is thrown out at first by Maarschalkerweerd.
He flies out to center field.
Aruba 4, China 1
Top 7th: Aruba
Chao comes in to pitch.
Maarschalkerweerd flies out to center field.
Rijker hits a single to center field.
Van der Berg lines out to third base.
Hoekstra comes in to pinch hit for Maas.
Hoekstra hits a home run to left field. Rijker comes in to score.
Anselma comes in to pinch hit for Buskirk.
Anselma lines out to the pitcher.
Aruba 6, China 1
Bottom 7th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Gao hits a double to right field.
Dang flies out to right field.
Luo hits a single to right field. Gao advances to third base.
Au flies out to center field. Gao comes in to score.
Gao comes in to pinch hit for Yao.
Gao strikes out.
Aruba 6, China 2
Top 8th: Aruba
Chao takes the mound to pitch.
Prins hits a double to center field.
Van der Linden pops out to second base.
Van der Linden grounds to short stop. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Gao. Prins advances to third base.
Gregorius strikes out.
Aruba 6, China 2
Bottom 8th: China
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Xue hits a single to right field.
Huang grounds to the pitcher. Xue is thrown out at second by Janssen. Huang reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yeh lines out to the pitcher.
He hits a ground ball single through to left field. Huang advances to second base.
Mertens comes in to pitch.
Gao strikes out.
Aruba 6, China 2
Top 9th: Aruba
Chao takes the mound to pitch.
Maarschalkerweerd flies out to center field.
Rijker strikes out.
Yeh comes in to pitch.
Van der Berg draws a walk.
Hoekstra draws a walk.
Anselma draws a walk.
Prins draws a walk. Van der Berg comes in to score.
Van der Linden grounds to second base. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Au.
Aruba 7, China 2
Bottom 9th: China
Mertens takes the mound to pitch.
Dang strikes out.
Luo strikes out.
Au hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Sun comes in to pinch hit for Gao.
Sun grounds to second base. Sun is thrown out at first by Van der Berg.
Aruba 7, China 2