Win - Saito (1-0).
Loss - Shimp (0-1).
Save -
None.
WP - Shimp
2
;
Jenkins
;
HB - Shimp
;
Inherited runners/scored - Ritter 1/0;
Groundouts/Flyouts - Dreyer 5/4;
Shimp 2/1;
Kampen 2/0;
Ritter 2/0;
Jenkins 2/1;
Morishita 3/4;
Saito 1/1;
Matsumoto 2/1;
Kuribayashi 2/0;
Sakamoto 2/0;
Umpires - HP: ; 1B: ; 2B: ; 3B: .
Start: 11 a.m.. Duration: 3:13. Attendance: 2679
Weather: 89 degrees, humid
28/lf/Whelan;
9/cf/Norman;
44/rf/Neustrom;
5/c/Cropley;
32/dh/McCleary;
1/3b/Elion;
23/ss/Crowl;
3/1b/Hoeg;
4/2b/Boe;
33/p/Dreyer;
9/lf/Shimada;
8/3b/Miyamoto;
6/2b/Nakagawa;
7/dh/Kusumoto;
2/1b/Ohira;
23/cf/Tatsumi;
3/rf/Utsumi;
27/c/Obata;
4/ss/Kumagai;
15/p/Morishita;
Top of 2nd - USA battingMcCleary walked.
Elion flied out to lf.
Crowl singled to left field; McCleary advanced to second.
Hoeg homered to left field, 3 RBI; Crowl scored; McCleary scored.
Boe grounded out to 3b.
Whelan grounded out to p.
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Bottom of 3rd - JAPAN battingKumagai grounded out to p.
Shimada walked.
Miyamoto singled to left field; Shimada advanced to second.
Miyamoto advanced to second; Shimada out at third c to 3b.
Nakagawa reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second; Miyamoto scored, unearned.
Kusumoto grounded out to 2b.
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Bottom of 5th - JAPAN battingShimp to p for Dreyer.
Obata walked.
Kumagai grounded out to c, SAC, bunt; Obata advanced to second.
Shimada singled to left field; Obata advanced to third.
Miyamoto hit by pitch; Shimada advanced to second.
Takemura pinch ran for Miyamoto.
Nakagawa homered to left field, 4 RBI; Takemura scored; Shimada scored; Obata scored.
Kusumoto grounded out to 1b unassisted.
Ohira singled to left field.
Ohira advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Ohira advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Tatsumi reached on a fielding error by 2b; Ohira scored, unearned.
Utsumi flied out to rf.
5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Bottom of 6th - JAPAN battingKampen to p for Shimp.
Obata walked.
Kumagai walked; Obata advanced to second.
Shimada grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Kumagai advanced to second; Obata advanced to third.
Takemura reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second; Kumagai advanced to third; Obata out at home ss to c.
Nakagawa doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Takemura scored; Kumagai scored.
Kusumoto tripled to right field, RBI; Nakagawa scored.
Iwami pinch hit for Ohira.
Ritter to p for Kampen.
Iwami struck out swinging.
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Top of 8th - USA battingKuribayashi to p for Matsumoto.
Koboyashi to c for Obata.
Neustrom singled to right field.
Cropley walked; Neustrom advanced to second.
McCleary grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Cropley out on the play; Neustrom advanced to third.
Elion doubled to right field, RBI; Neustrom scored.
Crowl grounded out to ss.
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Bottom of 8th - JAPAN battingJenkins to p for Ritter.
Kumagai grounded out to ss.
Nagasawa to lf for Shimada.
Nagasawa singled to shortstop.
Takemura doubled to left center; Nagasawa advanced to third.
Nakagawa grounded out to ss, RBI; Takemura advanced to third; Nagasawa scored.
Takemura scored on a wild pitch.
Kusumoto walked.
Iwami flied out to rf.
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Top of 9th - USA battingWatanabe to 3b for Takemura.
Kumagai to ss.
Sakamoto to p for Kuribayashi.
Judkins walked.
Wetrich singled to first base; Judkins advanced to second.
Whelan walked; Wetrich advanced to second; Judkins advanced to third.
Norman grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; Whelan advanced to second; Wetrich advanced to third; Judkins scored.
Neustrom struck out swinging.
Cropley grounded out to 3b, bunt.
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.