Japan @ Chinese Taipei
2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C. Completed Early; Mercy Rule
JapanJapanJPN
1-0
13
1-0
Final/7
Chinese TaipeiChinese TaipeiTPO
0-2
0
0-2
 JPN |
| TPO |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Japan Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. Ohtani DH |
b T. Sato PH-DH |
K. Kondoh RF-LF |
U. Shuto PR-CF |
S. Suzuki CF-RF |
M. Yoshida LF |
T. Makihara CF-LF |
K. Okamoto 3B |
M. Murakami 1B |
S. Maki 2B |
S. Genda SS |
K. Wakatsuki C |
a S. Morishita PH |
S. Sakamoto C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.750 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
a-grounded to second for Wakatsuki in the 6th
b-walked for Ohtani in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BYoshida (1, H. Cheng); Ohtani (1, H. Cheng)
- HROhtani (1, 2nd inning off H. Cheng 3 on, 1 Out)
- RBIGenda 4 (4), Murakami (1), Yoshida (1), Ohtani 5 (5), Okamoto (1), Wakatsuki (1)
- 2Out RBIWakatsuki; Murakami; Ohtani; Genda 4; Yoshida.
- GIDPMorishita
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP7-15 (Suzuki 0-1, Genda 2-2, Murakami 1-2, Kondoh 0-2, Maki 0-1, Ohtani 2-2, Okamoto 1-3, Wakatsuki 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBMurakami (1, 2nd base off Sha/L. Lin)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Okamoto-Maki-Murakami)
- EOkamoto (1, throw)
Chinese Taipei Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. Cheng 2B |
S. Fairchild CF |
A. Lin RF |
Y. Chang 3B |
K. Giljegiljaw DH |
N. Wu 1B |
K. Chiang SS |
L. Lin C |
S. Chiang C |
C. Chen LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .286 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
- Batting
- GIDPGiljegiljaw
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-3 (Fairchild 0-1, A. Lin 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (K. Chiang-T. Cheng-Wu)
Japan Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Y. Yamamoto (W, 1-0) |
S. Fujihira |
H. Miyagi |
K. Kitayama |
R. Sotani |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 53-33 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 42-24 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 0.00 |
| 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 135-83 |
- Pitching
- HBPL. Lin (by Miyagi)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedYamamoto 8/11; Miyagi 4/9; Fujihira 1/1; Kitayama 3/4; Sotani 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesYamamoto-6-5-16-6; Miyagi-3-7-11-3; Fujihira-1-1-1-0; Kitayama-2-2-7-3; Sotani-3-1-3-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsYamamoto 6-0; Miyagi 3-0; Kitayama 2-0; Sotani 0-2
- Game ScoresY Yamamoto 57
Chinese Taipei Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
H. Cheng (L, 0-1) |
C. Hu |
T. Sha |
J. Zhang |
S. Lin |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 54-27 | 43.20 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 54.00 |
| 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39-23 | 13.50 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42-20 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0.00 |
| 7.0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 152-80 |
- Pitching
- HBPGenda (by H. Cheng)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHu 5/5; H. Cheng 8/15; S. Lin 1/1; Sha 5/10; Zhang 4/10
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHu-3-1-1-4; H. Cheng-9-5-5-7; S. Lin-0-0-0-1; Sha-6-1-7-9; Zhang-6-2-4-8
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHu 1-0; H. Cheng 2-1; S. Lin 0-1; Sha 3-2; Zhang 2-5
- Game ScoresH Cheng 11
Scoring Summary
Inning | JPN | TPO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Ohtani homered to right (368 feet), Murakami scored, Maki scored and Genda scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Yoshida doubled to right, Suzuki scored, Yoshida to third. | 5 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Murakami reached on infield single to second, Yoshida scored, Okamoto to second. | 6 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Genda singled to center, Murakami scored and Okamoto scored, Maki to third. | 8 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Wakatsuki singled to right, Maki scored, Genda to third. | 9 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Ohtani singled to right, Genda scored, Wakatsuki to second. | 10 | 0 | |
| 3rd | Okamoto singled to center, Suzuki scored, Yoshida to second. | 11 | 0 | |
| 3rd | Genda singled to center, Yoshida scored and Murakami scored. | 13 | 0 | |
Game Information
Tokyo Dome
3:30 PM, 6 March 2026
Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 42,314
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