Austin 8 - Hialeah 6

Date: January 27th, 2073

Game: World Classic [#6079688]

Ballpark: World Classic Field

Attendance: 37,173

Winning Pitcher: Philipp Bruns (2-0)

Losing Pitcher: Iwao Yamazaki (1-1)

Save: Eric Graf (3)

Player Of The Game: Toshio Kamamoto (1)

Team / Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Germany	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	8	11	1	9
Japan	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	6	9	0	9

Germany

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
J. Switzer 2b	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267
J. Pfeffer cf	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.267
S. Dolf ss	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143
S. Messer 3b	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.406
K. Wagner 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D. Muller rf	3	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
P. Lange lf	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.310
K. Oppenheimer 1b	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.214
J. Busch 1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.353
L. Sauer c	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	.138
L. Hoffmann dh	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000
Total	38	8	11	2	0	4	8	6	5	0	0	0	0	18

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
P. Bruns W (2-0)	7	6	2	2	5	0	0	3	1	31	113	68	7	-	8	2.35
U. Schuster	1⅓	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	33	20	2	-	4	13.50
E. Graf S (3)	⅔	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	14	7	0	-	1	3.60
Total	9	9	6	4	6	0	0	4	2	42	160	95	9	-	13

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
P. Bruns p	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
U. Schuster p	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Graf p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Sauer c	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
K. Oppenheimer 1b	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Busch 1b	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Switzer 2b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Messer 3b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Wagner 3b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Dolf ss	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
P. Lange lf	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Pfeffer cf	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Muller rf	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	36	27	8	1	0	0	1	0	0

Japan

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	SH	SF	LOB	AVE
S. Abe 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.391
K. Morita lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.000
I. Kawamura ph	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412
T. Kamamoto cf	4	1	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286
N. Kisanuki ss	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.083
Y. Kojima ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
N. Mori rf	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.385
S. Yoshii 3b	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	.238
M. Irabu 1b	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.217
K. Miura dh	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.417
Y. Tanaka c	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391
Total	36	6	9	2	0	2	5	6	4	0	1	0	0	18

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HB	K	HR	BF	NP	ST	GB	-	FB	ERA
I. Yamazaki L (1-1)	6	9	7	7	3	0	0	1	4	30	124	74	11	-	11	6.92
T. Hanyu	2	2	1	1	3	0	0	3	0	11	43	21	2	-	1	2.08
K. Tomoi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	11	9	1	-	1	0.00
Total	9	11	8	8	6	0	0	5	4	44	178	104	14	-	13

Fielder	FA	PO	A	E	DP	OSB	OCS	PB	WP
I. Yamazaki p	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Hanyu p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Tomoi p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Tanaka c	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Irabu 1b	12	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Abe 2b	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Yoshii 3b	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Kisanuki ss	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. Kojima ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Morita lf	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Kawamura ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Kamamoto cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Mori rf	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	39	27	12	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player of the Game
Japan: Toshio Kamamoto

Managers
Germany: Default Manager
Japan: Default Manager

Injuries
Germany:  none
Japan:  none

Starting Pitcher
Germany: P. Bruns
Japan: I. Yamazaki

Pitcher Fatigue
Germany:  Winkler-Moderate, Fuchs-Heavy, Graf-Light, Meyer-Moderate, Schroder-Light
Japan:  Iwase-Heavy, Naito-Heavy, Sato-Moderate, Kaneko-Light, Ishikawa-Light

Power Index
Germany:
Japan:

Lineup Selection
Germany:  Invalid [option #]
Japan:  Invalid [option #]

Game Information
Date:  January 27th, 2073
Game Type:  World Classic

Ballpark:  World Classic Field
Weather:  Partly Cloudy
Attendance:  37,173

Version:  1.119
Simulated:  Wed Feb 25 2026 @ 9:00:13 am PST

Standard Dialog

Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Germany: P. Bruns (R)
Japan: I. Yamazaki (R)

Starting Lineups
Germany: 2B-Switzer (S), CF-Pfeffer (R), SS-Dolf (L), 3B-Messer (R), RF-Muller (R), LF-Lange (R), 1B-Oppenheimer (L), C-Sauer (R), DH-Hoffmann (L)
Japan: 2B-Abe (L), LF-Morita (L), CF-Kamamoto (L), SS-Kisanuki (L), RF-Mori (L), 3B-Yoshii (S), 1B-Irabu (R), DH-Miura (R), C-Tanaka (R)

Top 1st: Germany
  Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Switzer lines out to first base.
  Pfeffer grounds to first base. Pfeffer is thrown out at first by Irabu.
  Dolf hits a home run to right field.
  Messer flies out to right field.
Germany 1, Japan 0

Bottom 1st: Japan
  Bruns takes the mound to pitch.
  Abe grounds to the pitcher. Abe is thrown out at first by Bruns.
  Morita lines out to right field.
  Kamamoto strikes out.
Germany 1, Japan 0

Top 2nd: Germany
  Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Muller hits a double to left field.
  Lange draws a walk.
  Oppenheimer flies out to right field.
  Sauer strikes out.
  Hoffmann pops out to second base.
Germany 1, Japan 0

Bottom 2nd: Japan
  Bruns takes the mound to pitch.
  Kisanuki lines out to center field.
  Mori grounds to third base. Mori is thrown out at first by Messer.
  Yoshii flies out to center field.
Germany 1, Japan 0

Top 3rd: Germany
  Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Switzer grounds to second base. Switzer is thrown out at first by Abe.
  Pfeffer hits a single to center field.
  Dolf flies out to right field.
  Messer hits a home run to left field. Pfeffer comes in to score.
  Muller hits a home run to left field.
  Lange hits a home run to left field.
  Oppenheimer flies out to right field.
Germany 5, Japan 0

Bottom 3rd: Japan
  Bruns takes the mound to pitch.
  Irabu pops out to first base.
  Miura lines out to third base.
  Tanaka pops out to short stop.
Germany 5, Japan 0

Top 4th: Germany
  Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Sauer draws a walk.
  Hoffmann grounds to the pitcher. Sauer is thrown out at second by Yamazaki. Hoffmann reaches first on a fielder's choice.
  Switzer flies out to right field.
  Pfeffer grounds to second base. Pfeffer is thrown out at first by Abe.
Germany 5, Japan 0

Bottom 4th: Japan
  Bruns takes the mound to pitch.
  Abe grounds to second base. Abe is thrown out at first by Switzer.
  Morita grounds to short stop. Morita is thrown out at first by Dolf.
  Kamamoto draws a walk.
  Kisanuki lines out to right field.
Germany 5, Japan 0

Top 5th: Germany
  Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Dolf grounds to third base. Dolf is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
  Messer flies out to right field.
  Muller draws a walk.
  Lange hits a single to left field. Muller advances to second base.
  Oppenheimer hits a ground ball single to short stop. Muller advances to third base. Lange advances to second base.
  Sauer hits a ground ball single through to right field. Muller comes in to score. Lange comes in to score. Oppenheimer advances to third base.
  Hoffmann grounds to short stop. Hoffmann is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Germany 7, Japan 0

Bottom 5th: Japan
  Bruns takes the mound to pitch.
  Mori flies out to right field.
  Yoshii draws a walk.
  Irabu hits a home run to right field. Yoshii comes in to score.
  Miura draws a walk.
  Miura is caught stealing second base by Sauer.
  Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Oppenheimer.
Germany 7, Japan 2

Top 6th: Germany
  Yamazaki takes the mound to pitch.
  Switzer grounds to short stop. Switzer is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
  Pfeffer grounds to third base. Pfeffer is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
  Dolf grounds to the pitcher. Dolf is thrown out at first by Yamazaki.
Germany 7, Japan 2

Bottom 6th: Japan
  Bruns takes the mound to pitch.
  Abe hits a single to center field.
  Morita strikes out.
  Kamamoto hits a ground ball single to second base. Abe advances to second base.
  Kisanuki strikes out.
  Mori hits a ground ball single to first base. Abe advances to third base. Kamamoto advances to second base.
  Yoshii lines out to center field.
Germany 7, Japan 2

Top 7th: Germany
  Hanyu comes in to pitch.
  Messer strikes out.
  Muller draws a walk.
  Lange strikes out.
  Oppenheimer draws a walk.
  Sauer strikes out.
Germany 7, Japan 2

Bottom 7th: Japan
  Bruns takes the mound to pitch.
  Irabu flies out to left field.
  Miura pops out to short stop.
  Tanaka hits a single to left field.
  Abe draws a walk.
  Morita flies out to center field.
Germany 7, Japan 2

Top 8th: Germany
  Hanyu takes the mound to pitch.
  Hoffmann flies out to left field.
  Switzer hits a double to right field.
  Pfeffer grounds to third base. Pfeffer is thrown out at first by Yoshii. Switzer advances to third base.
  Dolf draws a walk.
  Messer hits a single to center field. Switzer comes in to score. Dolf advances to second base.
  Muller grounds to short stop. Muller is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Germany 8, Japan 2

Bottom 8th: Japan
  Bruns takes the mound to pitch.
  Wagner comes in to play defense at third base.
  Kamamoto hits a double to center field.
  Kisanuki draws a walk.
  Schuster comes in to pitch.
  Mori flies out to center field.
  Yoshii flies out to right field.
  Irabu grounds to first base. Irabu is thrown out at first by Oppenheimer.
Germany 8, Japan 2

Top 9th: Germany
  Tomoi comes in to pitch.
  Lange flies out to left field.
  Busch comes in to pinch hit for Oppenheimer.
  Busch strikes out.
  Sauer grounds to the pitcher. Sauer is thrown out at first by Tomoi.
Germany 8, Japan 2

Bottom 9th: Japan
  Schuster takes the mound to pitch.
  Miura hits a double to right field.
  Tanaka reaches on an error by right field Muller. Miura comes in to score.
  Abe grounds to third base. Abe is thrown out at first by Wagner. Tanaka advances to third base.
  Kawamura comes in to pinch hit for Morita.
  Kawamura hits a single to right field. Tanaka comes in to score.
  Kamamoto hits a home run to right field. Kawamura comes in to score.
  Graf comes in to pitch.
  Kojima comes in to pinch hit for Kisanuki.
  Kojima draws a walk.
  Mori flies out to center field.
  Yoshii strikes out.
Germany 8, Japan 6