Korea @ Japan
2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C

KoreaKoreaKOR
1-1
6
1-1
Final

JapanJapanJPN
2-0
8
2-0
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 8 | 7 | 0 |
Korea Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. Kim DH |
J. Jones LF |
J. Lee CF |
H. Ahn RF |
S. Whitcomb 3B |
B. Moon 1B |
M. Shin PR |
S. Roh 1B |
J. Kim SS |
D. Park C |
a H. Moon PH |
H. Kim C |
H. Kim 2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .667 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .556 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .625 | 1.167 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .333 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .571 |
| 36 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
a-walked for D. Park in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BLee (1, Matsumoto); B. Moon (1, Kikuchi)
- HRHye. Kim (1, 4th inning off Itoh 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIHye. Kim 2 (3), Lee (1), J. Kim (1), B. Moon 2 (7)
- 2Out RBIKim, J; Moon, B 2.
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-11 (Whitcomb 0-3, Hye. Kim 0-1, Lee 1-1, Ahn 0-2, J. Kim 1-2, B. Moon 1-2)
Japan Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. Ohtani DH |
K. Kondoh RF-LF |
S. Suzuki CF-RF |
M. Yoshida LF |
Y. Nakamura C |
K. Okamoto 3B-1B |
M. Murakami 1B |
U. Shuto PR-CF |
S. Maki 2B |
T. Makihara PR-2B |
S. Genda SS |
S. Sakamoto C |
a T. Sato PH-RF-3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .875 | 2.000 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .556 | 1.286 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .625 | 1.143 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .429 | .200 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .714 | .600 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 29 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
a-grounded to first for Sakamoto in the 7th
- Batting
- HRSuzuki 2 (2, 1st inning off Ko 1 on, 1 Out, 3rd inning off Ko 0 on, 2 Out); Yoshida (1, 3rd inning off Jo 0 on, 2 Out); Ohtani (2, 3rd inning off Ko 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBISuzuki 4 (4), Yoshida 3 (4), Ohtani (6)
- 2Out RBISuzuki 2; Yoshida 3.
- SHGenda
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP2-6 (Suzuki 1-1, Genda 0-1, Yoshida 1-1, Okamoto 0-1, Sato 0-2)
- Baserunning
- CSGenda (1, 2nd base by Jo/D. Park)
- SBShuto (1, 2nd base off T. Kim/Hyu. Kim)
Korea Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Y. Ko |
B. Jo |
J. Son |
W. Go |
Y. Park (L, 0-1) |
Y. Kim |
T. Kim |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 51-33 | 13.50 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26-13 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 10.80 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12-4 | 9.00 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 155-88 |
- Pitching
- IBBOhtani (by Y. Park).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGo 2/3; Ko 6/12; Jo 5/5; Y. Kim 1/3; Y. Park 1/4; Son 2/4; T. Kim 3/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGo-2-0-2-3; Ko-14-6-6-7; Jo-6-3-1-3; Y. Kim-3-0-0-1; Y. Park-1-1-3-2; Son-2-2-4-3; T. Kim-6-3-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGo 2-1; Ko 4-0; Jo 0-2; Y. Park 2-0; Son 1-1; T. Kim 0-2
- Game ScoresY Ko 39
Japan Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Y. Kikuchi |
H. Itoh (B, 1) |
A. Taneichi (W, 1-0) |
Y. Matsumoto (H, 1) |
T. Ota (S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63-37 | 9.00 |
| 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 52-30 | 6.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27-12 | 9.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 164-96 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ. Kim (by Itoh)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedItoh 8/11; Ota 3/3; Kikuchi 9/15; Matsumoto 6/7; Taneichi 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesItoh-9-8-9-4; Ota-1-1-1-3; Kikuchi-8-10-8-11; Matsumoto-5-4-0-3; Taneichi-3-3-5-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsItoh 2-1; Ota 1-2; Kikuchi 2-3; Matsumoto 0-1
- Game ScoresY Kikuchi 39
Scoring Summary
Inning | KOR | JPN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lee singled to left, D. Kim scored, Jones to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | B. Moon doubled to left, Lee scored and Jones scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Suzuki homered to right center (386 feet), Ohtani scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Ohtani homered to right center (408 feet). | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Suzuki homered to left center (385 feet). | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | Yoshida homered to right (387 feet). | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4th | Hye. Kim homered to right center (410 feet), J. Kim scored. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Suzuki walked, Makihara scored, Kondoh to second, Ohtani to third. | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7th | Yoshida singled to center, Kondoh scored and Ohtani scored, Suzuki to second. | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8th | J. Kim singled to center, Lee scored, Shin to second. | 6 | 8 | ||
Game Information
Tokyo Dome
10:00 AM, 7 March 2026
Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 42,318