Japan @ Mexico
2020 Olympic Baseball - Opening Round Group A

JapanJapanJPN
2-0
7
2-0
Final

MexicoMexicoMEX
0-2
4
0-2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Japan Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. Yamada DH |
H. Sakamoto SS |
M. Yoshida LF |
S. Suzuki RF |
H. Asamura 1B |
Y. Yanagita CF |
R. Kikuchi 2B |
M. Murakami 3B |
T. Kai C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .500 | .750 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .778 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .250 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .375 | .429 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 |
| 38 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
- Batting
- 2BSakamoto (1, Oramas)
- HRSakamoto (1, 7th inning off Banuelos 0 on, 0 Out); Yamada (1, 4th inning off Arredondo 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBISakamoto (2), Yamada 4 (4), Kai (2), Asamura (1)
- 2Out RBIYamada, Kai
- Team RISP3-13 (Sakamoto 0-1, Suzuki 0-2, Yamada 2-3, Kai 1-1, Murakami 0-1, Yanagita 0-2, Yoshida 0-2, Asamura 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBSuzuki (1, 2nd base off Anguamea/Wilson); Yamada 2 (2, 2nd base off Anguamea/A. Wilson, 2nd base off Oramas/A. Wilson); Kai (1, 2nd base off Anguamea/A. Wilson)
Mexico Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
I. Rodriguez Salazar 3B |
S. Elizalde RF |
J. Meneses LF |
A. Gonzalez DH |
D. Espinosa SS |
E. Navarro 1B |
J. Jones CF |
R. Pena 2B |
A. Wilson C |
a R. Goins PH |
R. Solis C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .875 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 |
| 32 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
a-struck out swinging for Wilson in the 8th
- Batting
- HRMeneses (1, 8th inning off Taira 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIMeneses 3 (3)
- 2Out RBIMeneses 2
- GIDPGonzalez (2)
- Team RISP1-4 (Gonzalez 0-1, Pena 0-1, Meneses 1-1, Elizalde 0-1)
- Fielding
- ERodriguez Salazar (1, throw); Wilson (1, throw)
Japan Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Morishita (W, 1-0) |
H. Itoh |
K. Taira |
R. Kuribayashi (S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44-31 | 3.60 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21-12 | 13.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 133-63 |
- Pitching
- WPMorishita
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMorishita 14/18; Kuribayashi 1/3; Taira 3/5; Itoh 7/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMorishita-6-4-6-15; Kuribayashi-3-2-2-2; Taira-2-5-3-2; Itoh-4-2-0-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMorishita 9-3; Kuribayashi 2-0; Taira 0-1; Itoh 3-1
Mexico Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Oramas (L, 0-1) |
E. Arredondo |
S. Sanchez |
C. Vargas |
M. Banuelos |
J. Anguamea |
O. Perez |
C. Bustamante |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66-44 | 6.00 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35-9 | 20.25 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-4 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-5 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19-5 | 13.50 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-12 | 6.75 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 177-87 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPerez 1/2; Oramas 9/15; Anguamea 5/6; Sanchez 2/2; Banuelos 3/4; Arredondo 7/8; Vargas 3/3; Bustamante 1/1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPerez-2-0-0-2; Oramas-10-6-17-11; Anguamea-5-2-0-5; Sanchez-1-2-0-1; Banuelos-0-3-0-2; Arredondo-1-2-0-6; Vargas-1-2-0-2; Bustamante-3-0-1-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPerez 1-1; Oramas 2-4; Anguamea 1-2; Sanchez 1-0; Banuelos 0-1; Arredondo 3-0; Vargas 2-0
Scoring Summary
Inning | JPN | MEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Meneses singled to center, Rodriguez Salazar scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Kai singled to center, Asamura scored, R Kikuchi to second. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Asamura grounded out to pitcher, H Sakamoto scored, Yoshida to second. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4th | T Yamada homered to left, Murakami and Kai scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Gonzalez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Elizalde scored, Meneses out at second. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 7th | H Sakamoto homered to left. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 8th | T Yamada singled to center, Kai scored. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 8th | Meneses homered to left, Rodriguez Salazar scored. | 7 | 4 | ||
Game Information
Yokohama Baseball Stadium
4:00 AM, 31 July 2021
Kanagawa