Game Date: Apr 3rd, 2069
Costa Rica 3 - Japan 4
Date: January 19th, 2069
Game: World Classic [#5664250] 
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Attendance: 40,150
Winning Pitcher: Kazushige Naitō (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Juan Pablo Medrano (0-2)
Save: Kiyoshi Kōno (1)
Player Of The Game: Kazushige Naitō (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Costa Rica | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | x | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
Costa Rica
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| L. Paz 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | |
| J. Sosa c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| L. Castillo 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| M. Ortiz cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | |
| P. Paez rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | |
| N. De Leon rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| A. Acosta 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | |
| L. Otera ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| J. Encarnacion lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| I. Benavidez dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | |
| R. Veras ss | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| J. Navarro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 77 | 52 | 8 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| J. Medrano BS (2) L (0-2) | ⅔ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 1 | - | 2 | 16.20 | |
| C. Valadez | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 119 | 80 | 11 | - | 4 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| J. Navarro p | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Medrano p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Valadez p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Sosa c | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Acosta 1b | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Otera ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Castillo 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Paz 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Veras ss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Encarnacion lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Ortiz cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P. Paez rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. De Leon rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Japan
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| S. Yoshii 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| K. Morita 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| N. Mori cf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| K. Enatsu lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| K. Kobayashi rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | |
| E. Nakashima 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| M. Ota dh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| S. Takahashi c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| Y. Kojima ss | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | |
| Total | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| K. Naito W (1-0) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 111 | 71 | 5 | - | 9 | 1.29 | |
| K. Kono S (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 3 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 136 | 88 | 8 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| K. Naito p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kono p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takahashi c | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Nakashima 1b | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Morita 2b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yoshii 3b | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kojima ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Enatsu lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Mori cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kobayashi rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Japan: Kazushige Naito
Managers
Costa Rica: Default Manager
Japan: Default Manager
Injuries
Costa Rica: none
Japan: none
Starting Pitcher
Costa Rica: J. Navarro
Japan: K. Naito
Pitcher Fatigue
Costa Rica: Vega-Heavy, Medrano-Moderate
Japan: Yamazaki-Heavy, Sato-Light
Power Index
Costa Rica:
Japan:
Lineup Selection
Costa Rica: Invalid [option #]
Japan: Invalid [option #]
Game Information
Date: January 19th, 2069
Game Type: World Classic
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Weather: Windy
Attendance: 40,150
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Apr 22 2025 @ 3:01:05 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Costa Rica: J. Navarro (R)
Japan: K. Naito (L)
Starting Lineups
Costa Rica: 3B-Paz (S), C-Sosa (R), 2B-Castillo (R), CF-Ortiz (S), RF-Paez (R), 1B-Acosta (R), LF-Encarnacion (R), DH-Benavidez (R), SS-Veras (S)
Japan: 3B-Yoshii (S), 2B-Morita (L), CF-Mori (L), LF-Enatsu (L), RF-Kobayashi (L), 1B-Nakashima (L), DH-Ota (L), C-Takahashi (R), SS-Kojima (R)
Top 1st: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Paz lines out to the pitcher.
Sosa draws a walk.
Castillo flies out to right field.
Ortiz flies out to center field.
Costa Rica 0, Japan 0
Bottom 1st: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshii strikes out.
Morita draws a walk.
Mori strikes out on a hit and run. Morita is caught stealing second base by Sosa.
Costa Rica 0, Japan 0
Top 2nd: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Paez hits a double to right field.
Acosta pops out to short stop.
Encarnacion reaches on an error by right field Kobayashi. Paez comes in to score.
Benavidez flies out to left field.
Veras hits a single to left field. Encarnacion comes in to score.
Paz grounds to second base. Paz is thrown out at first by Morita.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 2nd: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Kobayashi strikes out.
Nakashima strikes out.
Ota grounds to short stop. Ota is thrown out at first by Veras.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 3rd: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Sosa pops out to second base.
Castillo strikes out.
Ortiz lines out to center field.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 3rd: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Takahashi grounds to the pitcher. Takahashi is thrown out at first by Navarro.
Kojima hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single through to left field. Kojima advances to second base.
Morita grounds to short stop. Yoshii is thrown out at second by Veras. Morita is thrown out at first by second base Castillo for a double play.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 4th: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Paez fouls out to first base.
Acosta grounds to second base. Acosta is thrown out at first by Morita.
Encarnacion hits a single to right field.
Encarnacion steals second base.
Benavidez lines out to third base.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 4th: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Mori strikes out.
Enatsu strikes out.
Kobayashi strikes out.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 5th: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Veras strikes out.
Paz pops out to second base.
Sosa grounds to third base. Sosa is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 5th: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima grounds to short stop. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Veras.
Ota grounds to the pitcher. Ota is thrown out at first by Navarro.
Takahashi grounds to second base. Takahashi is thrown out at first by Castillo.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 6th: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Castillo hits a double to right field.
Ortiz lines out to third base.
Paez grounds to third base. Paez is thrown out at first by Yoshii. Castillo holds at second base.
Acosta grounds to second base. Acosta is thrown out at first by Morita.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 6th: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Kojima flies out to right field.
Yoshii lines out to third base.
Morita strikes out.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 7th: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Encarnacion strikes out.
Benavidez hits a double to right field.
Veras hits a double to center field. Benavidez comes in to score.
Paz pops out to short stop.
Sosa strikes out.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 0
Bottom 7th: Japan
Medrano comes in to pitch.
Mori draws a walk.
Enatsu hits a home run to center field. Mori comes in to score.
Kobayashi hits a double to center field.
Nakashima grounds to first base. Nakashima is forced out at first by Acosta. Kobayashi advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Ota is intentionally walked.
Takahashi flies out to left field. Kobayashi comes in to score.
Valadez comes in to pitch.
Kojima hits a double to left field. Ota comes in to score.
Yoshii grounds to short stop. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Veras.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4
Top 8th: Costa Rica
Kono comes in to pitch.
Castillo lines out to center field.
Ortiz lines out to first base.
De Leon comes in to pinch hit for Paez.
De Leon grounds to short stop. De Leon is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4
Bottom 8th: Japan
Valadez takes the mound to pitch.
Morita lines out to left field.
Mori grounds to third base. Mori is thrown out at first by Paz.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4
Top 9th: Costa Rica
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Otera comes in to pinch hit for Acosta.
Otera lines out to third base.
Encarnacion grounds to first base. Encarnacion is thrown out at first by Nakashima.
Benavidez grounds to the pitcher. Benavidez is thrown out at first by Kono.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4
Bottom 9th: Japan
Not Required
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Costa Rica: J. Navarro (R)
Japan: K. Naito (L)
Starting Lineups
Costa Rica: 3B-Paz (S), C-Sosa (R), 2B-Castillo (R), CF-Ortiz (S), RF-Paez (R), 1B-Acosta (R), LF-Encarnacion (R), DH-Benavidez (R), SS-Veras (S)
Japan: 3B-Yoshii (S), 2B-Morita (L), CF-Mori (L), LF-Enatsu (L), RF-Kobayashi (L), 1B-Nakashima (L), DH-Ota (L), C-Takahashi (R), SS-Kojima (R)
Top 1st: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Paz lines out to the pitcher.
Sosa draws a walk.
Castillo flies out to right field.
Ortiz flies out to center field.
Costa Rica 0, Japan 0
Bottom 1st: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshii strikes out.
Morita draws a walk.
Mori strikes out on a hit and run. Morita is caught stealing second base by Sosa.
Costa Rica 0, Japan 0
Top 2nd: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Paez hits a double to right field.
Acosta pops out to short stop.
Encarnacion reaches on an error by right field Kobayashi. Paez comes in to score.
Benavidez flies out to left field.
Veras hits a single to left field. Encarnacion comes in to score.
Paz grounds to second base. Paz is thrown out at first by Morita.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 2nd: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Enatsu draws a walk.
Kobayashi strikes out.
Nakashima strikes out.
Ota grounds to short stop. Ota is thrown out at first by Veras.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 3rd: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Sosa pops out to second base.
Castillo strikes out.
Ortiz lines out to center field.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 3rd: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Takahashi grounds to the pitcher. Takahashi is thrown out at first by Navarro.
Kojima hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single through to left field. Kojima advances to second base.
Morita grounds to short stop. Yoshii is thrown out at second by Veras. Morita is thrown out at first by second base Castillo for a double play.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 4th: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Paez fouls out to first base.
Acosta grounds to second base. Acosta is thrown out at first by Morita.
Encarnacion hits a single to right field.
Encarnacion steals second base.
Benavidez lines out to third base.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 4th: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Mori strikes out.
Enatsu strikes out.
Kobayashi strikes out.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 5th: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Veras strikes out.
Paz pops out to second base.
Sosa grounds to third base. Sosa is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 5th: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Nakashima grounds to short stop. Nakashima is thrown out at first by Veras.
Ota grounds to the pitcher. Ota is thrown out at first by Navarro.
Takahashi grounds to second base. Takahashi is thrown out at first by Castillo.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 6th: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Castillo hits a double to right field.
Ortiz lines out to third base.
Paez grounds to third base. Paez is thrown out at first by Yoshii. Castillo holds at second base.
Acosta grounds to second base. Acosta is thrown out at first by Morita.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Bottom 6th: Japan
Navarro takes the mound to pitch.
Kojima flies out to right field.
Yoshii lines out to third base.
Morita strikes out.
Costa Rica 2, Japan 0
Top 7th: Costa Rica
Naito takes the mound to pitch.
Encarnacion strikes out.
Benavidez hits a double to right field.
Veras hits a double to center field. Benavidez comes in to score.
Paz pops out to short stop.
Sosa strikes out.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 0
Bottom 7th: Japan
Medrano comes in to pitch.
Mori draws a walk.
Enatsu hits a home run to center field. Mori comes in to score.
Kobayashi hits a double to center field.
Nakashima grounds to first base. Nakashima is forced out at first by Acosta. Kobayashi advances to third base.
The infield draws in.
Ota is intentionally walked.
Takahashi flies out to left field. Kobayashi comes in to score.
Valadez comes in to pitch.
Kojima hits a double to left field. Ota comes in to score.
Yoshii grounds to short stop. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Veras.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4
Top 8th: Costa Rica
Kono comes in to pitch.
Castillo lines out to center field.
Ortiz lines out to first base.
De Leon comes in to pinch hit for Paez.
De Leon grounds to short stop. De Leon is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4
Bottom 8th: Japan
Valadez takes the mound to pitch.
Morita lines out to left field.
Mori grounds to third base. Mori is thrown out at first by Paz.
Enatsu flies out to left field.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4
Top 9th: Costa Rica
Kono takes the mound to pitch.
Otera comes in to pinch hit for Acosta.
Otera lines out to third base.
Encarnacion grounds to first base. Encarnacion is thrown out at first by Nakashima.
Benavidez grounds to the pitcher. Benavidez is thrown out at first by Kono.
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4
Bottom 9th: Japan
Not Required
Costa Rica 3, Japan 4