Game Date: Sep 16th, 2073
Dominican Republic 7 - Aruba 1
Date: January 26th, 2073
Game: World Classic [#6079702] 
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Attendance: 41,782
Winning Pitcher: Ernesto Flores (1-1)
Losing Pitcher: Robert Mertens (0-1)
Player Of The Game: Ernesto Flores (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||
Dominican Republic
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| R. Villasenor cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | |
| M. Cedillo cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| J. Pagan lf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | |
| C. Chapa rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| F. Machado rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| K. Cabral ss | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | |
| R. Cantu 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | |
| R. Del Toro 3b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| D. Portillo 1b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | |
| P. Luque dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| R. Gonzales 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | |
| A. Almanza c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 | |
| Total | 36 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| E. Flores W (1-1) | 8⅓ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 110 | 72 | 9 | - | 6 | 3.38 | |
| E. Medrano | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 123 | 79 | 10 | - | 6 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| E. Flores p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Medrano p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Almanza c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Portillo 1b | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Gonzales 2b | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Cantu 3b | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Del Toro 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Cabral ss | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Pagan lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Villasenor cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Cedillo cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Chapa rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Machado rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aruba
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| R. Van der Linden cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| N. Gregorius c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .059 | |
| E. De Bont rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| S. Hoekstra 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | |
| I. Anselma 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | |
| R. Van den Broek 1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| R. Buskirk ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| M. Maas lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | |
| N. Mulder dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| M. Hoekstra ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| P. Janssen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 93 | 61 | 6 | - | 9 | 1.32 | |
| R. Mertens BS (1) L (0-1) | 1⅓ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 3 | - | 2 | 5.40 | |
| A. Janja | 1⅔ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 2 | - | 4 | 4.50 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 156 | 102 | 11 | - | 15 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| P. Janssen p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| R. Mertens p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Janja p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Gregorius c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Van den Broek 1b | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Buskirk ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Anselma 2b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Hoekstra 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Hoekstra ss | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Maas lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Van der Linden cf | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. De Bont rf | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the Game
Dominican Republic: Ernesto Flores
Managers
Dominican Republic: Default Manager
Aruba: Default Manager
Injuries
Dominican Republic: none
Aruba: none
Starting Pitcher
Dominican Republic: E. Flores
Aruba: P. Janssen
Pitcher Fatigue
Dominican Republic: Cano-Light, Suarez-Heavy, Garcia-Light
Aruba: De Graaf-Heavy, Koster-Moderate, Jacobs-Moderate, Dekker-Light
Power Index
Dominican Republic:
Aruba:
Lineup Selection
Dominican Republic: Invalid [option #]
Aruba: Invalid [option #]
Game Information
Date: January 26th, 2073
Game Type: World Classic
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Weather: Windy
Attendance: 41,782
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Wed Feb 25 2026 @ 8:00:40 am PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Dominican Republic: E. Flores (R)
Aruba: P. Janssen (R)
Starting Lineups
Dominican Republic: CF-Villasenor (L), LF-Pagan (R), RF-Chapa (L), SS-Cabral (L), 3B-Cantu (L), 1B-Portillo (R), DH-Luque (R), 2B-Gonzales (S), C-Almanza (R)
Aruba: CF-Van der Linden (L), C-Gregorius (S), RF-De Bont (L), 3B-Hoekstra (L), 2B-Anselma (L), 1B-Van den Broek (L), LF-Maas (R), DH-Mulder (L), SS-Hoekstra (S)
Top 1st: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Villasenor flies out to center field.
Pagan lines out to first base.
Chapa is hit by the pitch.
Cabral grounds to short stop. Cabral is thrown out at first by Hoekstra.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Bottom 1st: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden strikes out.
Gregorius flies out to right field.
De Bont grounds to short stop. De Bont is thrown out at first by Cabral.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Top 2nd: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Cantu pops out to short stop.
Portillo pops out to first base.
Luque strikes out.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Bottom 2nd: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Hoekstra grounds to third base. Hoekstra is thrown out at first by Cantu.
Anselma draws a walk.
Van den Broek grounds to short stop. Anselma is thrown out at second by Cabral. Van den Broek is thrown out at first by second base Gonzales for a double play.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Top 3rd: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Gonzales flies out to right field.
Almanza hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Janssen throws a wild pitch. Almanza advances to second base.
Villasenor lines out to center field.
Pagan flies out to right field.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Bottom 3rd: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Maas lines out to short stop.
Mulder grounds to third base. Mulder is thrown out at first by Cantu.
Hoekstra grounds to the pitcher. Hoekstra is thrown out at first by Flores.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Top 4th: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Chapa grounds to second base. Chapa is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Cabral flies out to center field.
Cantu strikes out.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Bottom 4th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden strikes out.
Gregorius grounds to second base. Gregorius is thrown out at first by Gonzales.
De Bont hits a single to left field.
Hoekstra hits a double to right field. De Bont comes in to score.
Anselma lines out to short stop.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Top 5th: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Portillo reaches on an error by center field Van der Linden.
Luque grounds to short stop. Luque is thrown out at first by Hoekstra. Portillo advances to third base.
Gonzales strikes out.
Almanza flies out to right field.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Bottom 5th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van den Broek hits a double to left field.
Maas flies out to center field.
Mulder grounds to third base. Mulder is thrown out at first by Cantu. Van den Broek holds at second base.
Hoekstra strikes out.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Top 6th: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Villasenor grounds to short stop. Villasenor is thrown out at first by Hoekstra.
Pagan strikes out.
Chapa draws a walk.
Cabral hits a ground ball single to short stop. Chapa advances to second base.
Cantu flies out to center field.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Bottom 6th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden hits a triple to center field.
Gregorius strikes out.
De Bont is intentionally walked.
Hoekstra lines out to second base.
Anselma flies out to right field.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Top 7th: Dominican Republic
Mertens comes in to pitch.
Portillo grounds to second base. Portillo is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Luque lines out to short stop.
Gonzales strikes out.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Bottom 7th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van den Broek is hit by the pitch.
Maas strikes out.
Mulder bunts to third base. Mulder is thrown out at first by Cantu. Van den Broek advances to second base.
Hoekstra pops out to second base.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Top 8th: Dominican Republic
Mertens takes the mound to pitch.
Almanza hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Cedillo comes in to pinch hit for Villasenor.
Cedillo hits a ground ball single through to right field. Almanza advances to second base.
Pagan flies out to right field.
Machado comes in to pinch hit for Chapa.
Machado draws a walk.
The infield draws in.
Cabral hits a single to center field. Almanza comes in to score. Cedillo advances to third base. Machado advances to second base.
Del Toro comes in to pinch hit for Cantu.
Del Toro reaches on an error by right field De Bont. Cedillo comes in to score. Machado comes in to score. Cabral advances to third base.
Portillo is intentionally walked.
Janja comes in to pitch.
Luque hits a home run to left field. Cabral comes in to score. Del Toro comes in to score. Portillo comes in to score.
Gonzales flies out to center field.
Almanza lines out to right field.
Dominican Republic 7, Aruba 1
Bottom 8th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden grounds to short stop. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Cabral.
Gregorius flies out to right field.
De Bont hits a single to center field.
Hoekstra strikes out.
Dominican Republic 7, Aruba 1
Top 9th: Dominican Republic
Janja takes the mound to pitch.
Cedillo grounds to short stop. Cedillo is thrown out at first by Hoekstra.
Pagan flies out to left field.
Machado reaches on an error by second base Anselma.
Cabral flies out to right field.
Dominican Republic 7, Aruba 1
Bottom 9th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Anselma flies out to center field.
Medrano comes in to pitch.
Buskirk comes in to pinch hit for Van den Broek.
Buskirk strikes out.
Maas grounds to first base. Maas is thrown out at first by Portillo.
Dominican Republic 7, Aruba 1
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Dominican Republic: E. Flores (R)
Aruba: P. Janssen (R)
Starting Lineups
Dominican Republic: CF-Villasenor (L), LF-Pagan (R), RF-Chapa (L), SS-Cabral (L), 3B-Cantu (L), 1B-Portillo (R), DH-Luque (R), 2B-Gonzales (S), C-Almanza (R)
Aruba: CF-Van der Linden (L), C-Gregorius (S), RF-De Bont (L), 3B-Hoekstra (L), 2B-Anselma (L), 1B-Van den Broek (L), LF-Maas (R), DH-Mulder (L), SS-Hoekstra (S)
Top 1st: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Villasenor flies out to center field.
Pagan lines out to first base.
Chapa is hit by the pitch.
Cabral grounds to short stop. Cabral is thrown out at first by Hoekstra.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Bottom 1st: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden strikes out.
Gregorius flies out to right field.
De Bont grounds to short stop. De Bont is thrown out at first by Cabral.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Top 2nd: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Cantu pops out to short stop.
Portillo pops out to first base.
Luque strikes out.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Bottom 2nd: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Hoekstra grounds to third base. Hoekstra is thrown out at first by Cantu.
Anselma draws a walk.
Van den Broek grounds to short stop. Anselma is thrown out at second by Cabral. Van den Broek is thrown out at first by second base Gonzales for a double play.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Top 3rd: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Gonzales flies out to right field.
Almanza hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Janssen throws a wild pitch. Almanza advances to second base.
Villasenor lines out to center field.
Pagan flies out to right field.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Bottom 3rd: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Maas lines out to short stop.
Mulder grounds to third base. Mulder is thrown out at first by Cantu.
Hoekstra grounds to the pitcher. Hoekstra is thrown out at first by Flores.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Top 4th: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Chapa grounds to second base. Chapa is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Cabral flies out to center field.
Cantu strikes out.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 0
Bottom 4th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden strikes out.
Gregorius grounds to second base. Gregorius is thrown out at first by Gonzales.
De Bont hits a single to left field.
Hoekstra hits a double to right field. De Bont comes in to score.
Anselma lines out to short stop.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Top 5th: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Portillo reaches on an error by center field Van der Linden.
Luque grounds to short stop. Luque is thrown out at first by Hoekstra. Portillo advances to third base.
Gonzales strikes out.
Almanza flies out to right field.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Bottom 5th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van den Broek hits a double to left field.
Maas flies out to center field.
Mulder grounds to third base. Mulder is thrown out at first by Cantu. Van den Broek holds at second base.
Hoekstra strikes out.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Top 6th: Dominican Republic
Janssen takes the mound to pitch.
Villasenor grounds to short stop. Villasenor is thrown out at first by Hoekstra.
Pagan strikes out.
Chapa draws a walk.
Cabral hits a ground ball single to short stop. Chapa advances to second base.
Cantu flies out to center field.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Bottom 6th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden hits a triple to center field.
Gregorius strikes out.
De Bont is intentionally walked.
Hoekstra lines out to second base.
Anselma flies out to right field.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Top 7th: Dominican Republic
Mertens comes in to pitch.
Portillo grounds to second base. Portillo is thrown out at first by Anselma.
Luque lines out to short stop.
Gonzales strikes out.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Bottom 7th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van den Broek is hit by the pitch.
Maas strikes out.
Mulder bunts to third base. Mulder is thrown out at first by Cantu. Van den Broek advances to second base.
Hoekstra pops out to second base.
Dominican Republic 0, Aruba 1
Top 8th: Dominican Republic
Mertens takes the mound to pitch.
Almanza hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Cedillo comes in to pinch hit for Villasenor.
Cedillo hits a ground ball single through to right field. Almanza advances to second base.
Pagan flies out to right field.
Machado comes in to pinch hit for Chapa.
Machado draws a walk.
The infield draws in.
Cabral hits a single to center field. Almanza comes in to score. Cedillo advances to third base. Machado advances to second base.
Del Toro comes in to pinch hit for Cantu.
Del Toro reaches on an error by right field De Bont. Cedillo comes in to score. Machado comes in to score. Cabral advances to third base.
Portillo is intentionally walked.
Janja comes in to pitch.
Luque hits a home run to left field. Cabral comes in to score. Del Toro comes in to score. Portillo comes in to score.
Gonzales flies out to center field.
Almanza lines out to right field.
Dominican Republic 7, Aruba 1
Bottom 8th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden grounds to short stop. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Cabral.
Gregorius flies out to right field.
De Bont hits a single to center field.
Hoekstra strikes out.
Dominican Republic 7, Aruba 1
Top 9th: Dominican Republic
Janja takes the mound to pitch.
Cedillo grounds to short stop. Cedillo is thrown out at first by Hoekstra.
Pagan flies out to left field.
Machado reaches on an error by second base Anselma.
Cabral flies out to right field.
Dominican Republic 7, Aruba 1
Bottom 9th: Aruba
Flores takes the mound to pitch.
Anselma flies out to center field.
Medrano comes in to pitch.
Buskirk comes in to pinch hit for Van den Broek.
Buskirk strikes out.
Maas grounds to first base. Maas is thrown out at first by Portillo.
Dominican Republic 7, Aruba 1