Game Date: Jun 27th, 2062
Japan 12 - Ireland 3
Date: January 19th, 2062
Game: World Classic [#5080736] 
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Attendance: 39,849
Winning Pitcher: Hiromitsu Yamada (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Ian Sheehan (0-1)
Player Of The Game: Takeshi Kohiyama (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Japan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||
Japan
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| A. Nakayama rf | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .300 | |
| S. Takahashi 1b | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | |
| H. Yoshida 2b | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 | |
| Y. Ishige 3b | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .250 | |
| R. Sasaki lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | |
| M. Tamori lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| S. Yamazaki cf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | |
| S. Miwa cf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 | |
| H. Hasebe dh | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | |
| T. Kohiyama c | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| T. Fujihara ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | |
| Total | 45 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| H. Yamada W (1-0) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 108 | 68 | 7 | - | 7 | 3.86 | |
| A. Hashimoto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 3 | - | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 130 | 82 | 10 | - | 9 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| H. Yamada p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Hashimoto p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Kohiyama c | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takahashi 1b | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yoshida 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Ishige 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Fujihara ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Sasaki lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Tamori lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yamazaki cf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Miwa cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Nakayama rf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ireland
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| R. Murphy cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| K. Johnston 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| G. McCarthy 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| M. Flynn ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| B. O`Doherty rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| B. O`Doherty 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| A. O`Neill lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| S. O`Brien dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| J. McCarthy c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Total | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| I. Sheehan L (0-1) | 2⅔ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 68 | 44 | 4 | - | 2 | 16.88 | |
| N. Byrne | 2⅓ | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 96 | 47 | 5 | - | 3 | 0.00 | |
| A. O`Neill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 2 | - | 3 | 0.00 | |
| D. Kavanagh | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 35 | 4 | - | 4 | 13.50 | |
| B. Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 9 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 280 | 157 | 16 | - | 12 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| I. Sheehan p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Byrne p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. O`Neill p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Kavanagh p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B. Collins p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. McCarthy c | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B. O`Doherty 1b | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G. McCarthy 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Johnston 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Flynn ss | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. O`Neill lf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Murphy cf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B. O`Doherty rf | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Japan: Takeshi Kohiyama
Managers
Japan: Default Manager
Ireland: Default Manager
Injuries
Japan: none
Ireland: none
Starting Pitcher
Japan: H. Yamada
Ireland: I. Sheehan
Pitcher Fatigue
Japan: Kato-Heavy, Shimizu-Moderate
Ireland: Ryan-Heavy, O`Dwyer-Moderate
Power Index
Japan:
Ireland:
Lineup Selection
Japan: Invalid [option #]
Ireland: Invalid [option #]
Game Information
Date: January 19th, 2062
Game Type: World Classic
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Weather: Windy
Attendance: 39,849
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Oct 31 2023 @ 3:00:44 pm PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Japan: H. Yamada (R)
Ireland: I. Sheehan (R)
Starting Lineups
Japan: RF-Nakayama (L), 1B-Takahashi (L), 2B-Yoshida (L), 3B-Ishige (L), LF-Sasaki (L), CF-Yamazaki (L), DH-Hasebe (L), C-Kohiyama (R), SS-Fujihara (R)
Ireland: CF-Murphy (L), 3B-Johnston (S), 2B-McCarthy (L), SS-Flynn (S), RF-O`Doherty (L), 1B-O`Doherty (L), LF-O`Neill (S), DH-O`Brien (L), C-McCarthy (L)
Top 1st: Japan
Sheehan takes the mound to pitch.
Nakayama strikes out.
Takahashi draws a walk.
Yoshida grounds to the pitcher. Takahashi is thrown out at second by Sheehan. Yoshida reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ishige grounds to short stop. Ishige is thrown out at first by Flynn.
Japan 0, Ireland 0
Bottom 1st: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
Murphy strikes out.
Johnston flies out to center field.
McCarthy flies out to left field.
Japan 0, Ireland 0
Top 2nd: Japan
Sheehan takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki grounds to third base. Sasaki is thrown out at first by Johnston.
Yamazaki strikes out.
Hasebe hits a single to right field.
Kohiyama hits a home run to left field. Hasebe comes in to score.
Fujihara draws a walk.
Nakayama flies out to right field.
Japan 2, Ireland 0
Bottom 2nd: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
Flynn hits a ground ball single through to right field.
O`Doherty strikes out.
O`Doherty flies out to center field.
O`Neill grounds to short stop. O`Neill is thrown out at first by Fujihara.
Japan 2, Ireland 0
Top 3rd: Japan
Sheehan takes the mound to pitch.
Takahashi draws a walk.
Takahashi steals second base.
Yoshida strikes out.
Ishige hits a ground ball single through to center field. Takahashi advances to third base.
Sasaki hits a single to right field. Takahashi comes in to score. Ishige advances to second base.
Yamazaki hits a double to right field. Ishige comes in to score. Sasaki is thrown out at the plate by O`Doherty.
Byrne comes in to pitch.
Hasebe hits a double to center field. Yamazaki comes in to score.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Fujihara draws a walk.
Nakayama flies out to left field.
Japan 5, Ireland 0
Bottom 3rd: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
O`Brien strikes out.
McCarthy grounds to third base. McCarthy is thrown out at first by Ishige.
Murphy grounds to short stop. Murphy is thrown out at first by Fujihara.
Japan 5, Ireland 0
Top 4th: Japan
Byrne takes the mound to pitch.
Takahashi reaches on an error by third base Johnston.
Yoshida flies out to right field.
Ishige strikes out.
Sasaki hits a single to center field. Takahashi advances to second base.
Yamazaki draws a walk.
Hasebe hits a ground ball single through to right field. Takahashi comes in to score. Sasaki comes in to score. Yamazaki advances to third base.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamazaki comes in to score. Hasebe advances to second base.
Fujihara draws a walk.
Nakayama grounds to third base. Nakayama is thrown out at first by Johnston.
Japan 8, Ireland 0
Bottom 4th: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
Johnston hits a home run to right field.
McCarthy strikes out.
Flynn lines out to left field.
O`Doherty strikes out.
Japan 8, Ireland 1
Top 5th: Japan
Byrne takes the mound to pitch.
Takahashi grounds to second base. Takahashi is thrown out at first by McCarthy.
Yoshida hits a double to right field.
Ishige draws a walk.
Sasaki flies out to right field.
Miwa comes in to pinch hit for Yamazaki.
Miwa lines out to left field.
Japan 8, Ireland 1
Bottom 5th: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
O`Doherty strikes out.
O`Neill strikes out.
O`Brien pops out to short stop.
Japan 8, Ireland 1
Top 6th: Japan
O`Neill comes in to pitch.
Hasebe reaches on an error by second base McCarthy.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Fujihara flies out to center field.
Nakayama hits a ground ball single to short stop. Hasebe advances to third base. Kohiyama advances to second base.
Takahashi pops out to first base.
Yoshida draws a walk. Hasebe comes in to score.
Ishige flies out to left field.
Japan 9, Ireland 1
Bottom 6th: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
McCarthy strikes out.
Murphy flies out to right field.
Johnston grounds to short stop. Johnston is thrown out at first by Fujihara.
Japan 9, Ireland 1
Top 7th: Japan
Kavanagh comes in to pitch.
Tamori comes in to pinch hit for Sasaki.
Tamori lines out to third base.
Miwa hits a double to left field.
Hasebe draws a walk.
Kohiyama reaches on an error by short stop Flynn. Miwa advances to third base. Hasebe advances to second base.
Fujihara hits a single to left field. Miwa comes in to score. Hasebe advances to third base. Kohiyama advances to second base.
Nakayama grounds to second base. Hasebe is thrown out at the plate by McCarthy. Kohiyama advances to third base. Fujihara advances to second base. Nakayama reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Takahashi flies out to center field.
Japan 10, Ireland 1
Bottom 7th: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
McCarthy draws a walk.
Flynn hits a ground ball single through to left field. McCarthy advances to second base.
O`Doherty hits a double to left field. McCarthy comes in to score. Flynn is thrown out at the plate by Tamori.
O`Doherty hits a double to right field. O`Doherty comes in to score.
O`Neill hits a ground ball single through to center field. O`Doherty advances to third base.
O`Brien flies out to center field. O`Doherty is thrown out at the plate by Miwa.
Japan 10, Ireland 3
Top 8th: Japan
Kavanagh takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida flies out to center field.
Ishige hits a home run to center field.
Tamori grounds to short stop. Tamori is thrown out at first by Flynn.
Miwa hits a home run to center field.
Hasebe grounds to short stop. Hasebe is thrown out at first by Flynn.
Japan 12, Ireland 3
Bottom 8th: Ireland
Hashimoto comes in to pitch.
McCarthy strikes out.
Murphy grounds to third base. Murphy is thrown out at first by Ishige.
Johnston flies out to right field.
Japan 12, Ireland 3
Top 9th: Japan
Collins comes in to pitch.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Fujihara grounds to short stop. Kohiyama is thrown out at second by Flynn. Fujihara reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Nakayama hits a single to right field. Fujihara advances to second base.
Takahashi draws a walk.
Yoshida lines out to right field.
Ishige strikes out.
Japan 12, Ireland 3
Bottom 9th: Ireland
Hashimoto takes the mound to pitch.
McCarthy grounds to first base. McCarthy is thrown out at first by Takahashi.
Flynn flies out to left field.
O`Doherty grounds to third base. O`Doherty is thrown out at first by Ishige.
Japan 12, Ireland 3
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Japan: H. Yamada (R)
Ireland: I. Sheehan (R)
Starting Lineups
Japan: RF-Nakayama (L), 1B-Takahashi (L), 2B-Yoshida (L), 3B-Ishige (L), LF-Sasaki (L), CF-Yamazaki (L), DH-Hasebe (L), C-Kohiyama (R), SS-Fujihara (R)
Ireland: CF-Murphy (L), 3B-Johnston (S), 2B-McCarthy (L), SS-Flynn (S), RF-O`Doherty (L), 1B-O`Doherty (L), LF-O`Neill (S), DH-O`Brien (L), C-McCarthy (L)
Top 1st: Japan
Sheehan takes the mound to pitch.
Nakayama strikes out.
Takahashi draws a walk.
Yoshida grounds to the pitcher. Takahashi is thrown out at second by Sheehan. Yoshida reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ishige grounds to short stop. Ishige is thrown out at first by Flynn.
Japan 0, Ireland 0
Bottom 1st: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
Murphy strikes out.
Johnston flies out to center field.
McCarthy flies out to left field.
Japan 0, Ireland 0
Top 2nd: Japan
Sheehan takes the mound to pitch.
Sasaki grounds to third base. Sasaki is thrown out at first by Johnston.
Yamazaki strikes out.
Hasebe hits a single to right field.
Kohiyama hits a home run to left field. Hasebe comes in to score.
Fujihara draws a walk.
Nakayama flies out to right field.
Japan 2, Ireland 0
Bottom 2nd: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
Flynn hits a ground ball single through to right field.
O`Doherty strikes out.
O`Doherty flies out to center field.
O`Neill grounds to short stop. O`Neill is thrown out at first by Fujihara.
Japan 2, Ireland 0
Top 3rd: Japan
Sheehan takes the mound to pitch.
Takahashi draws a walk.
Takahashi steals second base.
Yoshida strikes out.
Ishige hits a ground ball single through to center field. Takahashi advances to third base.
Sasaki hits a single to right field. Takahashi comes in to score. Ishige advances to second base.
Yamazaki hits a double to right field. Ishige comes in to score. Sasaki is thrown out at the plate by O`Doherty.
Byrne comes in to pitch.
Hasebe hits a double to center field. Yamazaki comes in to score.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Fujihara draws a walk.
Nakayama flies out to left field.
Japan 5, Ireland 0
Bottom 3rd: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
O`Brien strikes out.
McCarthy grounds to third base. McCarthy is thrown out at first by Ishige.
Murphy grounds to short stop. Murphy is thrown out at first by Fujihara.
Japan 5, Ireland 0
Top 4th: Japan
Byrne takes the mound to pitch.
Takahashi reaches on an error by third base Johnston.
Yoshida flies out to right field.
Ishige strikes out.
Sasaki hits a single to center field. Takahashi advances to second base.
Yamazaki draws a walk.
Hasebe hits a ground ball single through to right field. Takahashi comes in to score. Sasaki comes in to score. Yamazaki advances to third base.
Kohiyama hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yamazaki comes in to score. Hasebe advances to second base.
Fujihara draws a walk.
Nakayama grounds to third base. Nakayama is thrown out at first by Johnston.
Japan 8, Ireland 0
Bottom 4th: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
Johnston hits a home run to right field.
McCarthy strikes out.
Flynn lines out to left field.
O`Doherty strikes out.
Japan 8, Ireland 1
Top 5th: Japan
Byrne takes the mound to pitch.
Takahashi grounds to second base. Takahashi is thrown out at first by McCarthy.
Yoshida hits a double to right field.
Ishige draws a walk.
Sasaki flies out to right field.
Miwa comes in to pinch hit for Yamazaki.
Miwa lines out to left field.
Japan 8, Ireland 1
Bottom 5th: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
O`Doherty strikes out.
O`Neill strikes out.
O`Brien pops out to short stop.
Japan 8, Ireland 1
Top 6th: Japan
O`Neill comes in to pitch.
Hasebe reaches on an error by second base McCarthy.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Fujihara flies out to center field.
Nakayama hits a ground ball single to short stop. Hasebe advances to third base. Kohiyama advances to second base.
Takahashi pops out to first base.
Yoshida draws a walk. Hasebe comes in to score.
Ishige flies out to left field.
Japan 9, Ireland 1
Bottom 6th: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
McCarthy strikes out.
Murphy flies out to right field.
Johnston grounds to short stop. Johnston is thrown out at first by Fujihara.
Japan 9, Ireland 1
Top 7th: Japan
Kavanagh comes in to pitch.
Tamori comes in to pinch hit for Sasaki.
Tamori lines out to third base.
Miwa hits a double to left field.
Hasebe draws a walk.
Kohiyama reaches on an error by short stop Flynn. Miwa advances to third base. Hasebe advances to second base.
Fujihara hits a single to left field. Miwa comes in to score. Hasebe advances to third base. Kohiyama advances to second base.
Nakayama grounds to second base. Hasebe is thrown out at the plate by McCarthy. Kohiyama advances to third base. Fujihara advances to second base. Nakayama reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Takahashi flies out to center field.
Japan 10, Ireland 1
Bottom 7th: Ireland
Yamada takes the mound to pitch.
McCarthy draws a walk.
Flynn hits a ground ball single through to left field. McCarthy advances to second base.
O`Doherty hits a double to left field. McCarthy comes in to score. Flynn is thrown out at the plate by Tamori.
O`Doherty hits a double to right field. O`Doherty comes in to score.
O`Neill hits a ground ball single through to center field. O`Doherty advances to third base.
O`Brien flies out to center field. O`Doherty is thrown out at the plate by Miwa.
Japan 10, Ireland 3
Top 8th: Japan
Kavanagh takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshida flies out to center field.
Ishige hits a home run to center field.
Tamori grounds to short stop. Tamori is thrown out at first by Flynn.
Miwa hits a home run to center field.
Hasebe grounds to short stop. Hasebe is thrown out at first by Flynn.
Japan 12, Ireland 3
Bottom 8th: Ireland
Hashimoto comes in to pitch.
McCarthy strikes out.
Murphy grounds to third base. Murphy is thrown out at first by Ishige.
Johnston flies out to right field.
Japan 12, Ireland 3
Top 9th: Japan
Collins comes in to pitch.
Kohiyama draws a walk.
Fujihara grounds to short stop. Kohiyama is thrown out at second by Flynn. Fujihara reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Nakayama hits a single to right field. Fujihara advances to second base.
Takahashi draws a walk.
Yoshida lines out to right field.
Ishige strikes out.
Japan 12, Ireland 3
Bottom 9th: Ireland
Hashimoto takes the mound to pitch.
McCarthy grounds to first base. McCarthy is thrown out at first by Takahashi.
Flynn flies out to left field.
O`Doherty grounds to third base. O`Doherty is thrown out at first by Ishige.
Japan 12, Ireland 3