Game Date: Sep 8th, 2074
United States 9 - Japan 3
Date: January 25th, 2074
Game: World Classic [#6163069] 
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Attendance: 36,219
Winning Pitcher: Nathaniel Di Carlo (2-0)
Losing Pitcher: Hideo Iwase (1-1)
Save: Sammie Rodgers (1)
Player Of The Game: Bret Clevenger (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | ||
United States
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| B. Rosenthal dh | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | |
| M. Hanson 1b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | |
| R. Ponce lf | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | |
| J. Petronio rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| R. Bundy rf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| S. Oppenheimer 3b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| R. Cuellar cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| R. Piras c | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | |
| B. Clevenger 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | |
| D. Collins ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| Total | 36 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| N. Di Carlo W (2-0) | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 109 | 75 | 7 | - | 6 | 1.80 | |
| S. Rodgers S (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 5 | - | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 147 | 103 | 12 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| N. Di Carlo p | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Rodgers p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Piras c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Hanson 1b | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B. Clevenger 2b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Oppenheimer 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Collins ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Ponce lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Cuellar cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Petronio rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Bundy rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Japan
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Abe 2b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| D. Sato rf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | |
| T. Kamamoto cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .556 | |
| K. Uchida 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | |
| K. Miura lf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | |
| M. Irabu 3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .444 | |
| S. Yoshii dh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| Y. Tanaka c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .067 | |
| T. Sugiyama ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | |
| Total | 36 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Iwase L (1-1) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 72 | 46 | 7 | - | 5 | 6.55 | |
| Y. Sato | 2⅔ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 4 | - | 6 | 10.13 | |
| T. Hanyu | 2⅓ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 2 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 134 | 87 | 13 | - | 13 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Iwase p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Sato p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Hanyu p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Tanaka c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Uchida 1b | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Abe 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Irabu 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Sugiyama ss | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Miura lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kamamoto cf | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Sato rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
United States: Bret Clevenger
Managers
United States: Default Manager
Japan: Default Manager
Injuries
United States: none
Japan: none
Starting Pitcher
United States: N. Di Carlo
Japan: H. Iwase
Pitcher Fatigue
United States: Bayer-None
Japan: Yamasaki-None
Power Index
United States:
Japan:
Lineup Selection
United States: Invalid [option #]
Japan: Invalid [option #]
Game Information
Date: January 25th, 2074
Game Type: World Classic
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Weather: Windy
Attendance: 36,219
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Wed May 13 2026 @ 7:00:50 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
United States: N. Di Carlo (R)
Japan: H. Iwase (R)
Starting Lineups
United States: DH-Rosenthal (R), 1B-Hanson (R), LF-Ponce (L), RF-Petronio (L), 3B-Oppenheimer (L), CF-Cuellar (L), C-Piras (R), 2B-Clevenger (R), SS-Collins (R)
Japan: 2B-Abe (L), RF-Sato (L), CF-Kamamoto (L), 1B-Uchida (L), LF-Miura (R), 3B-Irabu (R), DH-Yoshii (S), C-Tanaka (R), SS-Sugiyama (S)
Top 1st: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Rosenthal hits a single to left field.
Hanson grounds to the pitcher. Hanson is thrown out at first by Iwase. Rosenthal advances to second base.
Ponce strikes out.
Petronio flies out to left field.
United States 0, Japan 0
Bottom 1st: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Abe hits a double to right field.
Sato strikes out.
Kamamoto grounds to short stop. Kamamoto is thrown out at first by Collins. Abe holds at second base.
Uchida grounds to first base. Uchida is thrown out at first by Hanson.
United States 0, Japan 0
Top 2nd: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Oppenheimer grounds to third base. Oppenheimer is thrown out at first by Irabu.
Cuellar reaches on an error by first base Uchida.
Piras flies out to center field.
Clevenger pops out to short stop.
United States 0, Japan 0
Bottom 2nd: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Miura hits a single to center field.
Irabu flies out to center field.
Yoshii hits a double to left field. Miura advances to third base.
Tanaka lines out to short stop.
Sugiyama fouls out to third base.
United States 0, Japan 0
Top 3rd: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Collins strikes out.
Rosenthal grounds to third base. Rosenthal is thrown out at first by Irabu.
Hanson grounds to second base. Hanson is thrown out at first by Abe.
United States 0, Japan 0
Bottom 3rd: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Abe strikes out.
Sato strikes out.
Kamamoto flies out to right field.
United States 0, Japan 0
Top 4th: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Ponce strikes out.
Petronio flies out to right field.
Oppenheimer draws a walk.
Cuellar hits a ground ball single through to center field. Oppenheimer advances to second base.
Piras draws a walk.
Clevenger hits a home run to left field. Oppenheimer comes in to score. Cuellar comes in to score. Piras comes in to score.
Collins strikes out.
United States 4, Japan 0
Bottom 4th: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Uchida grounds to the pitcher. Uchida is thrown out at first by Di Carlo.
Miura hits a double to right field.
Irabu hits a double to center field. Miura comes in to score.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single through to right field. Irabu advances to third base.
Tanaka lines out to right field.
Yoshii steals second base.
Sugiyama lines out to the pitcher.
United States 4, Japan 1
Top 5th: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Rosenthal hits a single to right field.
Hanson hits a ground ball single to third base. Rosenthal advances to second base.
Sato comes in to pitch.
Ponce grounds to short stop. Rosenthal is thrown out at third by Sugiyama. Hanson advances to second base. Ponce reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Petronio hits a home run to left field. Hanson comes in to score. Ponce comes in to score.
Oppenheimer grounds to third base. Oppenheimer is thrown out at first by Irabu.
Cuellar pops out to short stop.
United States 7, Japan 1
Bottom 5th: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Abe draws a walk.
Sato grounds to second base. Abe is forced out at second by Clevenger. Sato is thrown out at first by second base Clevenger for a double play.
Kamamoto lines out to second base.
United States 7, Japan 1
Top 6th: United States
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Piras grounds to short stop. Piras is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Clevenger flies out to center field.
Collins flies out to center field.
United States 7, Japan 1
Bottom 6th: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Uchida flies out to center field.
Miura hits a home run to left field.
Irabu hits a double to right field.
Yoshii grounds to short stop. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Collins. Irabu holds at second base.
Tanaka flies out to right field.
United States 7, Japan 2
Top 7th: United States
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Rosenthal grounds to the pitcher. Rosenthal is thrown out at first by Sato.
Hanson draws a walk.
Ponce flies out to right field.
Bundy comes in to pinch hit for Petronio.
Bundy hits a home run to left field. Hanson comes in to score.
Hanyu comes in to pitch.
Oppenheimer strikes out.
United States 9, Japan 2
Bottom 7th: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Sugiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Rodgers comes in to pitch.
Abe hits a ground ball single to third base. Sugiyama advances to second base.
Sato strikes out.
Kamamoto hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sugiyama advances to third base. Abe advances to second base.
Uchida flies out to left field. Sugiyama comes in to score.
Miura grounds to short stop. Miura is thrown out at first by Collins.
United States 9, Japan 3
Top 8th: United States
Hanyu takes the mound to pitch.
Cuellar flies out to center field.
Piras flies out to center field.
Clevenger strikes out.
United States 9, Japan 3
Bottom 8th: Japan
Rodgers takes the mound to pitch.
Irabu flies out to left field.
Yoshii flies out to center field.
Tanaka strikes out.
United States 9, Japan 3
Top 9th: United States
Hanyu takes the mound to pitch.
Collins grounds to short stop. Collins is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Rosenthal reaches on an error by short stop Sugiyama.
Hanson lines out to right field.
Ponce strikes out.
United States 9, Japan 3
Bottom 9th: Japan
Rodgers takes the mound to pitch.
Sugiyama strikes out.
Abe grounds to short stop. Abe is thrown out at first by Collins.
Sato grounds to third base. Sato is thrown out at first by Oppenheimer.
United States 9, Japan 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
United States: N. Di Carlo (R)
Japan: H. Iwase (R)
Starting Lineups
United States: DH-Rosenthal (R), 1B-Hanson (R), LF-Ponce (L), RF-Petronio (L), 3B-Oppenheimer (L), CF-Cuellar (L), C-Piras (R), 2B-Clevenger (R), SS-Collins (R)
Japan: 2B-Abe (L), RF-Sato (L), CF-Kamamoto (L), 1B-Uchida (L), LF-Miura (R), 3B-Irabu (R), DH-Yoshii (S), C-Tanaka (R), SS-Sugiyama (S)
Top 1st: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Rosenthal hits a single to left field.
Hanson grounds to the pitcher. Hanson is thrown out at first by Iwase. Rosenthal advances to second base.
Ponce strikes out.
Petronio flies out to left field.
United States 0, Japan 0
Bottom 1st: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Abe hits a double to right field.
Sato strikes out.
Kamamoto grounds to short stop. Kamamoto is thrown out at first by Collins. Abe holds at second base.
Uchida grounds to first base. Uchida is thrown out at first by Hanson.
United States 0, Japan 0
Top 2nd: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Oppenheimer grounds to third base. Oppenheimer is thrown out at first by Irabu.
Cuellar reaches on an error by first base Uchida.
Piras flies out to center field.
Clevenger pops out to short stop.
United States 0, Japan 0
Bottom 2nd: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Miura hits a single to center field.
Irabu flies out to center field.
Yoshii hits a double to left field. Miura advances to third base.
Tanaka lines out to short stop.
Sugiyama fouls out to third base.
United States 0, Japan 0
Top 3rd: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Collins strikes out.
Rosenthal grounds to third base. Rosenthal is thrown out at first by Irabu.
Hanson grounds to second base. Hanson is thrown out at first by Abe.
United States 0, Japan 0
Bottom 3rd: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Abe strikes out.
Sato strikes out.
Kamamoto flies out to right field.
United States 0, Japan 0
Top 4th: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Ponce strikes out.
Petronio flies out to right field.
Oppenheimer draws a walk.
Cuellar hits a ground ball single through to center field. Oppenheimer advances to second base.
Piras draws a walk.
Clevenger hits a home run to left field. Oppenheimer comes in to score. Cuellar comes in to score. Piras comes in to score.
Collins strikes out.
United States 4, Japan 0
Bottom 4th: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Uchida grounds to the pitcher. Uchida is thrown out at first by Di Carlo.
Miura hits a double to right field.
Irabu hits a double to center field. Miura comes in to score.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single through to right field. Irabu advances to third base.
Tanaka lines out to right field.
Yoshii steals second base.
Sugiyama lines out to the pitcher.
United States 4, Japan 1
Top 5th: United States
Iwase takes the mound to pitch.
Rosenthal hits a single to right field.
Hanson hits a ground ball single to third base. Rosenthal advances to second base.
Sato comes in to pitch.
Ponce grounds to short stop. Rosenthal is thrown out at third by Sugiyama. Hanson advances to second base. Ponce reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Petronio hits a home run to left field. Hanson comes in to score. Ponce comes in to score.
Oppenheimer grounds to third base. Oppenheimer is thrown out at first by Irabu.
Cuellar pops out to short stop.
United States 7, Japan 1
Bottom 5th: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Abe draws a walk.
Sato grounds to second base. Abe is forced out at second by Clevenger. Sato is thrown out at first by second base Clevenger for a double play.
Kamamoto lines out to second base.
United States 7, Japan 1
Top 6th: United States
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Piras grounds to short stop. Piras is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Clevenger flies out to center field.
Collins flies out to center field.
United States 7, Japan 1
Bottom 6th: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Uchida flies out to center field.
Miura hits a home run to left field.
Irabu hits a double to right field.
Yoshii grounds to short stop. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Collins. Irabu holds at second base.
Tanaka flies out to right field.
United States 7, Japan 2
Top 7th: United States
Sato takes the mound to pitch.
Rosenthal grounds to the pitcher. Rosenthal is thrown out at first by Sato.
Hanson draws a walk.
Ponce flies out to right field.
Bundy comes in to pinch hit for Petronio.
Bundy hits a home run to left field. Hanson comes in to score.
Hanyu comes in to pitch.
Oppenheimer strikes out.
United States 9, Japan 2
Bottom 7th: Japan
Di Carlo takes the mound to pitch.
Sugiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Rodgers comes in to pitch.
Abe hits a ground ball single to third base. Sugiyama advances to second base.
Sato strikes out.
Kamamoto hits a ground ball single through to right field. Sugiyama advances to third base. Abe advances to second base.
Uchida flies out to left field. Sugiyama comes in to score.
Miura grounds to short stop. Miura is thrown out at first by Collins.
United States 9, Japan 3
Top 8th: United States
Hanyu takes the mound to pitch.
Cuellar flies out to center field.
Piras flies out to center field.
Clevenger strikes out.
United States 9, Japan 3
Bottom 8th: Japan
Rodgers takes the mound to pitch.
Irabu flies out to left field.
Yoshii flies out to center field.
Tanaka strikes out.
United States 9, Japan 3
Top 9th: United States
Hanyu takes the mound to pitch.
Collins grounds to short stop. Collins is thrown out at first by Sugiyama.
Rosenthal reaches on an error by short stop Sugiyama.
Hanson lines out to right field.
Ponce strikes out.
United States 9, Japan 3
Bottom 9th: Japan
Rodgers takes the mound to pitch.
Sugiyama strikes out.
Abe grounds to short stop. Abe is thrown out at first by Collins.
Sato grounds to third base. Sato is thrown out at first by Oppenheimer.
United States 9, Japan 3