Game Date: Aug 14th, 2073
Japan 4 - Venezuela 1
Date: February 12th, 2073
Game: World Classic [#6079750] 
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Attendance: 41,106
Winning Pitcher: Minato Yamasaki (3-0)
Losing Pitcher: Luis Ruiz (1-1)
Save: Yosuke Satō (6)
Player Of The Game: Minato Yamasaki (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||
Japan
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Abe 2b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | |
| K. Morita lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .136 | |
| T. Kamamoto cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | |
| N. Kisanuki ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .158 | |
| N. Mori rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | |
| S. Yoshii 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | |
| M. Irabu 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | |
| K. Miura dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| Y. Tanaka c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 | |
| Total | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| M. Yamasaki W (3-0) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 77 | 53 | 4 | - | 9 | 2.70 | |
| Y. Sato S (6) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 35 | 4 | - | 6 | 0.98 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 123 | 88 | 8 | - | 15 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| M. Yamasaki p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sato p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tanaka c | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Irabu 1b | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Abe 2b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yoshii 3b | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Kisanuki ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Morita lf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kamamoto cf | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Mori rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Venezuela
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| A. Perez 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | |
| J. Banda 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| V. Castaneda ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 | |
| D. Zuniga cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | |
| J. Archuleta c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | |
| M. Munoz 3b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| L. Garcia rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .246 | |
| A. Coronado lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | |
| L. Machado dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| L. Ruiz L (1-1) | 6⅔ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 109 | 67 | 4 | - | 10 | 4.70 | |
| R. Quintero | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 23 | 2 | - | 4 | 4.91 | |
| P. Torrez | ⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 6.75 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 155 | 92 | 6 | - | 15 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| L. Ruiz p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Quintero p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P. Torrez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Archuleta c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Banda 1b | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Perez 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Munoz 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. Castaneda ss | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Coronado lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Zuniga cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Garcia rf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Japan: Minato Yamasaki
Managers
Japan: Default Manager
Venezuela: Default Manager
Injuries
Japan: none
Venezuela: none
Starting Pitcher
Japan: M. Yamasaki
Venezuela: L. Ruiz
Pitcher Fatigue
Japan: Iwase-Light, Naito-Light, Yamazaki-Moderate, Kono-Heavy, Sato-Moderate, Ishii-Light
Venezuela: Solorio-Light, Valasquez-Light, Varela-Heavy, Vega-Heavy, Patino-Light, Torrez-Light, Ocampo-Moderate, Olivera-Light
Power Index
Japan:
Venezuela:
Lineup Selection
Japan: Invalid [option #]
Venezuela: Invalid [option #]
Game Information
Date: February 12th, 2073
Game Type: World Classic
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 41,106
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Thu Feb 26 2026 @ 11:00:11 am PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Japan: M. Yamasaki (L)
Venezuela: L. Ruiz (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)
Venezuela: 2B-Perez (R), 1B-Banda (R), SS-Castaneda (R), CF-Zuniga (R), C-Archuleta (R), 3B-Munoz (R), RF-Garcia (S), LF-Coronado (R), DH-Machado (L)
Top 1st: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Abe draws a walk.
Morita lines out to right field.
Kamamoto hits a double to right field. Abe advances to third base.
Kisanuki flies out to left field. Abe comes in to score.
Mori flies out to center field.
Japan 1, Venezuela 0
Bottom 1st: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Perez grounds to third base. Perez is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Banda pops out to first base.
Castaneda flies out to right field.
Japan 1, Venezuela 0
Top 2nd: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshii strikes out.
Irabu strikes out.
Miura flies out to right field.
Japan 1, Venezuela 0
Bottom 2nd: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Zuniga pops out to short stop.
Archuleta strikes out.
Munoz hits a double to left field.
Garcia lines out to the pitcher.
Japan 1, Venezuela 0
Top 3rd: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka pops out to second base.
Abe flies out to left field.
Morita hits a home run to right field.
Kamamoto grounds to third base. Kamamoto is thrown out at first by Munoz.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 3rd: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Coronado grounds to second base. Coronado is thrown out at first by Abe.
Machado grounds to short stop. Machado is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Perez lines out to third base.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 4th: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Kisanuki strikes out.
Mori flies out to center field.
Yoshii flies out to right field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 4th: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Banda flies out to center field.
Castaneda hits a single to right field.
Zuniga pops out to third base.
Archuleta hits a single to center field. Castaneda is thrown out at third by Kamamoto.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 5th: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Irabu lines out to first base.
Miura hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tanaka pops out to first base.
Abe draws a walk.
Morita lines out to center field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 5th: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Munoz hits a double to right field.
Garcia flies out to left field.
Coronado lines out to left field.
Machado flies out to left field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 6th: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Kamamoto flies out to right field.
Kisanuki draws a walk.
Mori grounds to second base. Kisanuki is thrown out at second by Perez. Mori reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yoshii grounds to second base. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Perez.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 6th: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Perez draws a walk.
Perez is caught stealing second base by Tanaka.
Banda hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Banda steals second base.
Castaneda flies out to center field.
Zuniga flies out to left field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 7th: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Irabu strikes out.
Miura lines out to right field.
Quintero comes in to pitch.
Tanaka strikes out.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 7th: Venezuela
Sato comes in to pitch.
Archuleta grounds to short stop. Archuleta is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Munoz lines out to third base.
Garcia flies out to center field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 8th: Japan
Quintero takes the mound to pitch.
Abe grounds to first base. Abe is thrown out at first by Banda.
Morita draws a walk.
Kamamoto grounds to first base. Morita is thrown out at second by Banda. Kamamoto reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kisanuki flies out to center field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 8th: Venezuela
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Coronado flies out to center field.
Machado grounds to third base. Machado is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Perez pops out to short stop.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 9th: Japan
Quintero takes the mound to pitch.
Mori flies out to center field.
Yoshii draws a walk.
Yoshii steals second base.
Irabu pops out to second base.
Miura hits a home run to left field. Yoshii comes in to score.
Torrez comes in to pitch.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Japan 4, Venezuela 0
Bottom 9th: Venezuela
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Banda hits a triple to right field.
Castaneda pops out to second base.
Zuniga flies out to center field. Banda comes in to score.
Archuleta hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Munoz hits a ground ball single through to right field. Archuleta advances to second base.
Garcia pops out to second base.
Japan 4, Venezuela 1
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Japan: M. Yamasaki (L)
Venezuela: L. Ruiz (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)
Venezuela: 2B-Perez (R), 1B-Banda (R), SS-Castaneda (R), CF-Zuniga (R), C-Archuleta (R), 3B-Munoz (R), RF-Garcia (S), LF-Coronado (R), DH-Machado (L)
Top 1st: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Abe draws a walk.
Morita lines out to right field.
Kamamoto hits a double to right field. Abe advances to third base.
Kisanuki flies out to left field. Abe comes in to score.
Mori flies out to center field.
Japan 1, Venezuela 0
Bottom 1st: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Perez grounds to third base. Perez is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Banda pops out to first base.
Castaneda flies out to right field.
Japan 1, Venezuela 0
Top 2nd: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshii strikes out.
Irabu strikes out.
Miura flies out to right field.
Japan 1, Venezuela 0
Bottom 2nd: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Zuniga pops out to short stop.
Archuleta strikes out.
Munoz hits a double to left field.
Garcia lines out to the pitcher.
Japan 1, Venezuela 0
Top 3rd: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Tanaka pops out to second base.
Abe flies out to left field.
Morita hits a home run to right field.
Kamamoto grounds to third base. Kamamoto is thrown out at first by Munoz.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 3rd: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Coronado grounds to second base. Coronado is thrown out at first by Abe.
Machado grounds to short stop. Machado is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Perez lines out to third base.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 4th: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Kisanuki strikes out.
Mori flies out to center field.
Yoshii flies out to right field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 4th: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Banda flies out to center field.
Castaneda hits a single to right field.
Zuniga pops out to third base.
Archuleta hits a single to center field. Castaneda is thrown out at third by Kamamoto.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 5th: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Irabu lines out to first base.
Miura hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Tanaka pops out to first base.
Abe draws a walk.
Morita lines out to center field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 5th: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Munoz hits a double to right field.
Garcia flies out to left field.
Coronado lines out to left field.
Machado flies out to left field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 6th: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Kamamoto flies out to right field.
Kisanuki draws a walk.
Mori grounds to second base. Kisanuki is thrown out at second by Perez. Mori reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Yoshii grounds to second base. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Perez.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 6th: Venezuela
Yamasaki takes the mound to pitch.
Perez draws a walk.
Perez is caught stealing second base by Tanaka.
Banda hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Banda steals second base.
Castaneda flies out to center field.
Zuniga flies out to left field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 7th: Japan
Ruiz takes the mound to pitch.
Irabu strikes out.
Miura lines out to right field.
Quintero comes in to pitch.
Tanaka strikes out.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 7th: Venezuela
Sato comes in to pitch.
Archuleta grounds to short stop. Archuleta is thrown out at first by Kisanuki.
Munoz lines out to third base.
Garcia flies out to center field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 8th: Japan
Quintero takes the mound to pitch.
Abe grounds to first base. Abe is thrown out at first by Banda.
Morita draws a walk.
Kamamoto grounds to first base. Morita is thrown out at second by Banda. Kamamoto reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kisanuki flies out to center field.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Bottom 8th: Venezuela
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Coronado flies out to center field.
Machado grounds to third base. Machado is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Perez pops out to short stop.
Japan 2, Venezuela 0
Top 9th: Japan
Quintero takes the mound to pitch.
Mori flies out to center field.
Yoshii draws a walk.
Yoshii steals second base.
Irabu pops out to second base.
Miura hits a home run to left field. Yoshii comes in to score.
Torrez comes in to pitch.
Tanaka flies out to left field.
Japan 4, Venezuela 0
Bottom 9th: Venezuela
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Banda hits a triple to right field.
Castaneda pops out to second base.
Zuniga flies out to center field. Banda comes in to score.
Archuleta hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Munoz hits a ground ball single through to right field. Archuleta advances to second base.
Garcia pops out to second base.
Japan 4, Venezuela 1