Game Date: Jun 20th, 2067
Japan 8 - Aruba 5
Date: January 21st, 2067
Game: World Classic [#5497543] 
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Attendance: 41,649
Winning Pitcher: Genji Saitou (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Claudios Willems (0-1)
Save: Kunio Echigo (2)
Player Of The Game: Seiichi Yoshii (1)
| Team / Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | ||
Japan
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| E. Ogata lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| H. Yoshida lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | |
| S. Yoshii 3b | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | |
| T. Takeda 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | |
| S. Takahashi c | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | |
| S. Kawai rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| K. Kobayashi rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | |
| I. Kawamura cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .600 | |
| Y. Fujiwara dh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| Y. Miwa dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | |
| Y. Ushida 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| A. Kawanaka 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| Y. Kojima ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | |
| Total | 37 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| G. Saitou W (1-0) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 96 | 62 | 7 | - | 9 | 7.20 | |
| K. Kono H (1) | ⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.00 | |
| S. Kimura H (1) | ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | 2.70 | |
| K. Echigo S (2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 27 | 4 | - | 5 | 4.32 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 142 | 96 | 12 | - | 14 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| G. Saitou p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kono p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kimura p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Echigo p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Takahashi c | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Ushida 1b | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Kawanaka 1b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Takeda 2b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Yoshii 3b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Y. Kojima ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Ogata lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H. Yoshida lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Kawamura cf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Kawai rf | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Kobayashi rf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Aruba
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SH | SF | LOB | AVE | |
| R. Van der Linden cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | |
| T. Claessen 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | |
| J. Prins 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | |
| V. Byl rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | |
| M. Polonius 2b | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | |
| L. Van Beek lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | |
| E. De Bont dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | |
| M. Maas 3b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 | |
| M. Van der Linden c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | |
| N. Smit ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | |
| Total | 35 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | IBB | HB | K | HR | BF | NP | ST | GB | - | FB | ERA | |
| C. Willems L (0-1) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 91 | 58 | 10 | - | 3 | 9.00 | |
| D. Van der Linden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 0.00 | |
| P. Croes | 1⅔ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 29 | 6 | - | 2 | 5.79 | |
| M. Peters | 1⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | 1.80 | |
| Total | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 167 | 103 | 20 | - | 6 |
| Fielder | FA | PO | A | E | DP | OSB | OCS | PB | WP | |
| C. Willems p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Van der Linden p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P. Croes p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Peters p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Van der Linden c | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Claessen 1b | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Prins 1b | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Polonius 2b | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Maas 3b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Smit ss | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L. Van Beek lf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Van der Linden cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. Byl rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Game
Japan: Seiichi Yoshii
Managers
Japan: Default Manager
Aruba: Default Manager
Injuries
Japan: none
Aruba: none
Starting Pitcher
Japan: G. Saitou
Aruba: C. Willems
Pitcher Fatigue
Japan: Inoue-Light, Nakazawa-Heavy, Saito-Heavy, Echigo-Moderate, Kimura-Light
Aruba: De Graaf-Light, Van der Veen-Heavy, Bakker-Heavy, De Wit-Light, De Graaf-Light, Van der Linden-Light, Peters-Moderate, Croes-Light
Power Index
Japan:
Aruba:
Lineup Selection
Japan: Invalid [option #]
Aruba: Invalid [option #]
Game Information
Date: January 21st, 2067
Game Type: World Classic
Ballpark: World Classic Field
Weather: Hot
Attendance: 41,649
Version: 1.119
Simulated: Tue Nov 19 2024 @ 5:11:18 pm PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Japan: G. Saitou (R)
Aruba: C. Willems (L)
Starting Lineups
Japan: LF-Ogata (R), 3B-Yoshii (S), 2B-Takeda (R), C-Takahashi (R), RF-Kawai (R), CF-Kawamura (R), DH-Fujiwara (R), 1B-Ushida (R), SS-Kojima (R)
Aruba: CF-Van der Linden (L), 1B-Claessen (L), RF-Byl (L), 2B-Polonius (L), LF-Van Beek (L), DH-De Bont (L), 3B-Maas (R), C-Van der Linden (R), SS-Smit (R)
Top 1st: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Ogata lines out to third base.
Yoshii draws a walk.
Takeda draws a walk.
Takahashi hits a single to left field. Yoshii comes in to score. Takeda advances to third base.
Kawai grounds to second base. Takahashi is thrown out at second by Polonius. Takeda comes in to score. Kawai reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kawai steals second base.
Kawamura pops out to short stop.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 1st: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden draws a walk.
Van der Linden is caught stealing second base by Takahashi.
Claessen grounds to first base. Claessen is thrown out at first by Ushida.
Byl hits a single to center field.
Polonius lines out to first base.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Top 2nd: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Fujiwara hits a single to center field.
Ushida grounds to first base. Fujiwara is thrown out at second by Claessen. Ushida reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ushida steals second base.
Kojima grounds to short stop. Kojima is thrown out at first by Smit. Ushida holds at second base.
Ogata grounds to second base. Ogata is thrown out at first by Polonius.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 2nd: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Van Beek flies out to right field.
De Bont grounds to second base. De Bont is thrown out at first by Takeda.
Maas draws a walk.
Van der Linden draws a walk.
Smit draws a walk.
Van der Linden flies out to right field.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Top 3rd: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshii grounds to the pitcher. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Willems.
Takeda flies out to left field.
Takahashi strikes out.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 3rd: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Claessen flies out to right field.
Byl flies out to left field.
Polonius strikes out.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Top 4th: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Kawai grounds to second base. Kawai is thrown out at first by Polonius.
Kawamura hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Fujiwara grounds to short stop. Kawamura is thrown out at second by Smit. Fujiwara is thrown out at first by second base Polonius for a double play.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 4th: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Van Beek strikes out.
De Bont reaches on an error by first base Ushida.
Maas flies out to left field.
Van der Linden grounds to short stop. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Top 5th: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Ushida lines out to second base.
Kojima hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ogata hits a single to center field. Kojima advances to second base.
Yoshii hits a double to right field. Kojima comes in to score. Ogata comes in to score.
Takeda hits a double to center field. Yoshii comes in to score.
Takahashi hits a single to center field. Takeda is thrown out at the plate by Van der Linden.
Kawai reaches on an error by first base Claessen. Takahashi advances to second base.
Kawamura pops out to third base.
Japan 5, Aruba 0
Bottom 5th: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Smit grounds to second base. Smit is thrown out at first by Takeda.
Van der Linden hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Claessen hits a home run to center field. Van der Linden comes in to score.
Byl hits a home run to right field.
Polonius grounds to short stop. Polonius is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Van Beek hits a single to right field.
De Bont flies out to center field.
Japan 5, Aruba 3
Top 6th: Japan
Van der Linden comes in to pitch.
Fujiwara draws a walk.
Ushida draws a walk.
Kojima grounds to third base. Ushida is thrown out at second by Maas. Kojima reaches first on a fielder's choice. Fujiwara advances to third base.
Yoshida comes in to pinch hit for Ogata.
Yoshida flies out to center field. Fujiwara is thrown out at the plate by Van der Linden.
Japan 5, Aruba 3
Bottom 6th: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Maas hits a home run to left field.
Kono comes in to pitch.
Van der Linden grounds to first base. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Ushida.
Smit hits a double to center field.
Kimura comes in to pitch.
Van der Linden lines out to first base.
Prins comes in to pinch hit for Claessen.
Prins strikes out.
Japan 5, Aruba 4
Top 7th: Japan
Croes comes in to pitch.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Takeda lines out to first base.
Takahashi hits a double to center field. Yoshii advances to third base.
Kobayashi comes in to pinch hit for Kawai.
Kobayashi is intentionally walked.
Kawamura flies out to left field. Yoshii comes in to score.
Miwa comes in to pinch hit for Fujiwara.
Miwa grounds to short stop. Miwa is thrown out at first by Smit.
Japan 6, Aruba 4
Bottom 7th: Aruba
Echigo comes in to pitch.
Byl grounds to third base. Byl is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Polonius flies out to center field.
Van Beek grounds to first base. Van Beek is thrown out at first by Ushida.
Japan 6, Aruba 4
Top 8th: Japan
Croes takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka comes in to pinch hit for Ushida.
Kawanaka pops out to short stop.
Kojima hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kojima steals second base.
Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kojima is thrown out at the plate by Byl.
Yoshida steals second base.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yoshida comes in to score.
Yoshii steals second base.
Takeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Yoshii comes in to score.
Peters comes in to pitch.
Takahashi strikes out.
Japan 8, Aruba 4
Bottom 8th: Aruba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
De Bont strikes out.
Maas hits a home run to left field.
Van der Linden flies out to center field.
Smit grounds to first base. Smit is forced out at first by Kawanaka.
Japan 8, Aruba 5
Top 9th: Japan
Peters takes the mound to pitch.
Kobayashi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kawamura grounds to short stop. Kobayashi is thrown out at second by Smit. Kawamura is thrown out at first by second base Polonius for a double play.
Miwa grounds to short stop. Miwa is thrown out at first by Smit.
Japan 8, Aruba 5
Bottom 9th: Aruba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden draws a walk.
Prins grounds to second base. Van der Linden is thrown out at second by Takeda. Prins reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Byl flies out to center field.
Polonius flies out to right field.
Japan 8, Aruba 5
Starting Pitchers (Standard)
Japan: G. Saitou (R)
Aruba: C. Willems (L)
Starting Lineups
Japan: LF-Ogata (R), 3B-Yoshii (S), 2B-Takeda (R), C-Takahashi (R), RF-Kawai (R), CF-Kawamura (R), DH-Fujiwara (R), 1B-Ushida (R), SS-Kojima (R)
Aruba: CF-Van der Linden (L), 1B-Claessen (L), RF-Byl (L), 2B-Polonius (L), LF-Van Beek (L), DH-De Bont (L), 3B-Maas (R), C-Van der Linden (R), SS-Smit (R)
Top 1st: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Ogata lines out to third base.
Yoshii draws a walk.
Takeda draws a walk.
Takahashi hits a single to left field. Yoshii comes in to score. Takeda advances to third base.
Kawai grounds to second base. Takahashi is thrown out at second by Polonius. Takeda comes in to score. Kawai reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Kawai steals second base.
Kawamura pops out to short stop.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 1st: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden draws a walk.
Van der Linden is caught stealing second base by Takahashi.
Claessen grounds to first base. Claessen is thrown out at first by Ushida.
Byl hits a single to center field.
Polonius lines out to first base.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Top 2nd: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Fujiwara hits a single to center field.
Ushida grounds to first base. Fujiwara is thrown out at second by Claessen. Ushida reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Ushida steals second base.
Kojima grounds to short stop. Kojima is thrown out at first by Smit. Ushida holds at second base.
Ogata grounds to second base. Ogata is thrown out at first by Polonius.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 2nd: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Van Beek flies out to right field.
De Bont grounds to second base. De Bont is thrown out at first by Takeda.
Maas draws a walk.
Van der Linden draws a walk.
Smit draws a walk.
Van der Linden flies out to right field.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Top 3rd: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Yoshii grounds to the pitcher. Yoshii is thrown out at first by Willems.
Takeda flies out to left field.
Takahashi strikes out.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 3rd: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Claessen flies out to right field.
Byl flies out to left field.
Polonius strikes out.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Top 4th: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Kawai grounds to second base. Kawai is thrown out at first by Polonius.
Kawamura hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Fujiwara grounds to short stop. Kawamura is thrown out at second by Smit. Fujiwara is thrown out at first by second base Polonius for a double play.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Bottom 4th: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Van Beek strikes out.
De Bont reaches on an error by first base Ushida.
Maas flies out to left field.
Van der Linden grounds to short stop. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Japan 2, Aruba 0
Top 5th: Japan
Willems takes the mound to pitch.
Ushida lines out to second base.
Kojima hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Ogata hits a single to center field. Kojima advances to second base.
Yoshii hits a double to right field. Kojima comes in to score. Ogata comes in to score.
Takeda hits a double to center field. Yoshii comes in to score.
Takahashi hits a single to center field. Takeda is thrown out at the plate by Van der Linden.
Kawai reaches on an error by first base Claessen. Takahashi advances to second base.
Kawamura pops out to third base.
Japan 5, Aruba 0
Bottom 5th: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Smit grounds to second base. Smit is thrown out at first by Takeda.
Van der Linden hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Claessen hits a home run to center field. Van der Linden comes in to score.
Byl hits a home run to right field.
Polonius grounds to short stop. Polonius is thrown out at first by Kojima.
Van Beek hits a single to right field.
De Bont flies out to center field.
Japan 5, Aruba 3
Top 6th: Japan
Van der Linden comes in to pitch.
Fujiwara draws a walk.
Ushida draws a walk.
Kojima grounds to third base. Ushida is thrown out at second by Maas. Kojima reaches first on a fielder's choice. Fujiwara advances to third base.
Yoshida comes in to pinch hit for Ogata.
Yoshida flies out to center field. Fujiwara is thrown out at the plate by Van der Linden.
Japan 5, Aruba 3
Bottom 6th: Aruba
Saitou takes the mound to pitch.
Maas hits a home run to left field.
Kono comes in to pitch.
Van der Linden grounds to first base. Van der Linden is thrown out at first by Ushida.
Smit hits a double to center field.
Kimura comes in to pitch.
Van der Linden lines out to first base.
Prins comes in to pinch hit for Claessen.
Prins strikes out.
Japan 5, Aruba 4
Top 7th: Japan
Croes comes in to pitch.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Takeda lines out to first base.
Takahashi hits a double to center field. Yoshii advances to third base.
Kobayashi comes in to pinch hit for Kawai.
Kobayashi is intentionally walked.
Kawamura flies out to left field. Yoshii comes in to score.
Miwa comes in to pinch hit for Fujiwara.
Miwa grounds to short stop. Miwa is thrown out at first by Smit.
Japan 6, Aruba 4
Bottom 7th: Aruba
Echigo comes in to pitch.
Byl grounds to third base. Byl is thrown out at first by Yoshii.
Polonius flies out to center field.
Van Beek grounds to first base. Van Beek is thrown out at first by Ushida.
Japan 6, Aruba 4
Top 8th: Japan
Croes takes the mound to pitch.
Kawanaka comes in to pinch hit for Ushida.
Kawanaka pops out to short stop.
Kojima hits a ground ball single through to right field.
Kojima steals second base.
Yoshida hits a ground ball single through to right field. Kojima is thrown out at the plate by Byl.
Yoshida steals second base.
Yoshii hits a ground ball single through to center field. Yoshida comes in to score.
Yoshii steals second base.
Takeda hits a ground ball single through to right field. Yoshii comes in to score.
Peters comes in to pitch.
Takahashi strikes out.
Japan 8, Aruba 4
Bottom 8th: Aruba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
De Bont strikes out.
Maas hits a home run to left field.
Van der Linden flies out to center field.
Smit grounds to first base. Smit is forced out at first by Kawanaka.
Japan 8, Aruba 5
Top 9th: Japan
Peters takes the mound to pitch.
Kobayashi hits a ground ball single through to center field.
Kawamura grounds to short stop. Kobayashi is thrown out at second by Smit. Kawamura is thrown out at first by second base Polonius for a double play.
Miwa grounds to short stop. Miwa is thrown out at first by Smit.
Japan 8, Aruba 5
Bottom 9th: Aruba
Echigo takes the mound to pitch.
Van der Linden draws a walk.
Prins grounds to second base. Van der Linden is thrown out at second by Takeda. Prins reaches first on a fielder's choice.
Byl flies out to center field.
Polonius flies out to right field.
Japan 8, Aruba 5