Game Date: Sep 4th, 2073
Japan 5 - Canada 0
Date: February 1st, 2073
Game: World Classic [#6079731] 
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Attendance: 41,164
Winning Pitcher: Hideo Iwase (2-0)
Losing Pitcher: Howard Price (1-1)
Save: Yosuke Satō (3)
Player Of The Game: Hideo Iwase (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||
Japan
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Abe 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | |
| K. Morita lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .059 | |
| T. Kamamoto cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | |
| N. Kisanuki ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .158 | |
| N. Mori rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| S. Yoshii 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | |
| M. Irabu 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| K. Miura dh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | |
| Y. Tanaka c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .371 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Iwase W (2-0) | 6⅓ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 102 | 59 | 5 | - | 8 | 2.45 | |
| Y. Sato S (3) | 2⅔ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 6 | - | 1 | 0.96 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 122 | 76 | 11 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Iwase p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sato p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tanaka c | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Irabu 1b | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Abe 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yoshii 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kisanuki ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Morita lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kamamoto cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Mori rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Canada
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| J. Fortin cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | |
| J. Levesque lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .353 | |
| A. Nadeau lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | |
| J. Giles ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | |
| T. Walker 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | |
| D. Douglas rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| F. Bernier rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | |
| T. Harrison dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .389 | |
| O. Donaldson dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| J. Bergeron 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 | |
| E. Keen 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .355 | |
| J. Adams c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Price L (1-1) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 94 | 68 | 7 | - | 11 | 2.57 | |
| T. Hutchinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 31 | 4 | - | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 133 | 99 | 11 | - | 15 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Price p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hutchinson p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Adams c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Bergeron 1b | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Walker 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Keen 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Giles ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Levesque lf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Nadeau lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Fortin cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Douglas rf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F. Bernier rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Japan: Hideo Iwase
Managers
Japan: Default Manager
Canada: Default Manager
Injuries
Japan: none
Canada: none
Starting Pitcher
Japan: H. Iwase
Canada: H. Price
Pitcher Fatigue
Japan: Yamazaki-None, Kono-Light, Yamasaki-Light
Canada: Austin-Light
Power Index
Japan:
Canada:
Lineup Selection
Japan: Invalid [option #]
Canada: Invalid [option #]
Game Information
Date: February 1st, 2073
Game Type: World Classic
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Weather: Hot
Attendance: 41,164
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Wed Feb 25 2026 @ 2:00:19 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Japan: H. Iwase (R)
Canada: H. Price (R)
Starting Lineups
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)
Canada: CF-Fortin (L), LF-Levesque (L), SS-Giles (L), 2B-Walker (L), RF-Douglas (L), DH-Harrison (L), 1B-Bergeron (R), 3B-Keen (R), C-Adams (S)
Top 1st: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Abe flies out to left field.
Morita hits a double to center field.
Kamamoto fouls out to right field.
Kisanuki grounds to third base. Kisanuki is thrown out at first by Keen.
Japan 0, Canada 0
Bottom 1st: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Fortin fouls out to first base.
Levesque flies out to left field.
Giles hits a single to left field.
Walker flies out to center field.
Japan 0, Canada 0
Top 2nd: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Mori strikes out.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single to second base.
Irabu hits a single to right field. Yoshii advances to second base.
Miura hits a home run to right field. Yoshii comes in to score. Irabu comes in to score.
Tanaka lines out to first base.
Abe strikes out.
Japan 3, Canada 0
Bottom 2nd: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Douglas hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Harrison strikes out.
Bergeron strikes out.
Keen strikes out.
Japan 3, Canada 0
Top 3rd: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Morita grounds to short stop. Morita is thrown out at first by Giles.
Kamamoto hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kisanuki strikes out.
Mori grounds to first base. Mori is thrown out at first by Bergeron.
Japan 3, Canada 0
Bottom 3rd: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Adams grounds to short stop. Adams is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Fortin is hit by the pitch.
Fortin is caught stealing second base by Tanaka.
Levesque strikes out.
Japan 3, Canada 0
Top 4th: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshii flies out to right field.
Irabu flies out to right field.
Miura hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Tanaka hits a home run to left field. Miura comes in to score.
Abe grounds to second base. Abe is thrown out at first by Walker.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 4th: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Giles strikes out.
Walker flies out to center field.
Douglas lines out to right field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 5th: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Morita flies out to left field.
Kamamoto pops out to first base.
Kisanuki flies out to left field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 5th: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Harrison hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Bergeron draws a walk.
Keen flies out to right field.
Adams lines out to right field.
Fortin draws a walk.
Levesque flies out to center field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 6th: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Mori strikes out.
Yoshii flies out to left field.
Irabu flies out to left field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 6th: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Giles draws a walk.
Walker grounds to third base. Giles is thrown out at second by Yoshii. Walker reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Douglas flies out to left field.
Harrison flies out to right field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 7th: Japan
Hutchinson comes in to pitch.
Miura flies out to right field.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Bergeron.
Abe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Morita flies out to center field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 7th: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Bergeron grounds to second base. Bergeron is thrown out at first by Abe.
Keen draws a walk.
Adams hits a single to center field. Keen advances to second base.
Fortin hits a single to center field. Keen advances to third base. Adams advances to second base.
Sato comes in to pitch.
Nadeau comes in to pinch hit for Levesque.
Nadeau strikes out.
Giles grounds to short stop. Giles is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 8th: Japan
Hutchinson takes the mound to pitch.
Kamamoto strikes out.
Kisanuki pops out to short stop.
Mori hits a single to left field.
Yoshii grounds to short stop. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Giles.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 8th: Canada
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Walker grounds to second base. Walker is thrown out at first by Abe.
Bernier comes in to pinch hit for Douglas.
Bernier flies out to center field.
Donaldson comes in to pinch hit for Harrison.
Donaldson grounds to third base. Donaldson is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 9th: Japan
Hutchinson takes the mound to pitch.
Irabu flies out to right field.
Miura strikes out.
Tanaka hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Abe strikes out.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 9th: Canada
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Bergeron grounds to third base. Bergeron is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Keen hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Adams grounds to short stop. Keen is thrown out at second by Kisanuki. Adams is thrown out at first by second base Abe for a double play.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Japan: H. Iwase (R)
Canada: H. Price (R)
Starting Lineups
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)
Canada: CF-Fortin (L), LF-Levesque (L), SS-Giles (L), 2B-Walker (L), RF-Douglas (L), DH-Harrison (L), 1B-Bergeron (R), 3B-Keen (R), C-Adams (S)
Top 1st: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Abe flies out to left field.
Morita hits a double to center field.
Kamamoto fouls out to right field.
Kisanuki grounds to third base. Kisanuki is thrown out at first by Keen.
Japan 0, Canada 0
Bottom 1st: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Fortin fouls out to first base.
Levesque flies out to left field.
Giles hits a single to left field.
Walker flies out to center field.
Japan 0, Canada 0
Top 2nd: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Mori strikes out.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single to second base.
Irabu hits a single to right field. Yoshii advances to second base.
Miura hits a home run to right field. Yoshii comes in to score. Irabu comes in to score.
Tanaka lines out to first base.
Abe strikes out.
Japan 3, Canada 0
Bottom 2nd: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Douglas hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Harrison strikes out.
Bergeron strikes out.
Keen strikes out.
Japan 3, Canada 0
Top 3rd: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Morita grounds to short stop. Morita is thrown out at first by Giles.
Kamamoto hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kisanuki strikes out.
Mori grounds to first base. Mori is thrown out at first by Bergeron.
Japan 3, Canada 0
Bottom 3rd: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Adams grounds to short stop. Adams is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Fortin is hit by the pitch.
Fortin is caught stealing second base by Tanaka.
Levesque strikes out.
Japan 3, Canada 0
Top 4th: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshii flies out to right field.
Irabu flies out to right field.
Miura hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Tanaka hits a home run to left field. Miura comes in to score.
Abe grounds to second base. Abe is thrown out at first by Walker.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 4th: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Giles strikes out.
Walker flies out to center field.
Douglas lines out to right field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 5th: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Morita flies out to left field.
Kamamoto pops out to first base.
Kisanuki flies out to left field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 5th: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Harrison hits a ground ball single through to left field.
Bergeron draws a walk.
Keen flies out to right field.
Adams lines out to right field.
Fortin draws a walk.
Levesque flies out to center field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 6th: Japan
Price takes the mound to pitch.
Mori strikes out.
Yoshii flies out to left field.
Irabu flies out to left field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 6th: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Giles draws a walk.
Walker grounds to third base. Giles is thrown out at second by Yoshii. Walker reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Douglas flies out to left field.
Harrison flies out to right field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 7th: Japan
Hutchinson comes in to pitch.
Miura flies out to right field.
Tanaka grounds to first base. Tanaka is thrown out at first by Bergeron.
Abe hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Morita flies out to center field.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 7th: Canada
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Bergeron grounds to second base. Bergeron is thrown out at first by Abe.
Keen draws a walk.
Adams hits a single to center field. Keen advances to second base.
Fortin hits a single to center field. Keen advances to third base. Adams advances to second base.
Sato comes in to pitch.
Nadeau comes in to pinch hit for Levesque.
Nadeau strikes out.
Giles grounds to short stop. Giles is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 8th: Japan
Hutchinson takes the mound to pitch.
Kamamoto strikes out.
Kisanuki pops out to short stop.
Mori hits a single to left field.
Yoshii grounds to short stop. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Giles.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 8th: Canada
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Walker grounds to second base. Walker is thrown out at first by Abe.
Bernier comes in to pinch hit for Douglas.
Bernier flies out to center field.
Donaldson comes in to pinch hit for Harrison.
Donaldson grounds to third base. Donaldson is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Top 9th: Japan
Hutchinson takes the mound to pitch.
Irabu flies out to right field.
Miura strikes out.
Tanaka hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Abe strikes out.
Japan 5, Canada 0
Bottom 9th: Canada
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Bergeron grounds to third base. Bergeron is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Keen hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Adams grounds to short stop. Keen is thrown out at second by Kisanuki. Adams is thrown out at first by second base Abe for a double play.
Japan 5, Canada 0