Venezuela @ Japan
2026 World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal

VenezuelaVenezuelaVEN
1-0
8
1-0
Final

JapanJapanJPN
0-1
5
0-1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Venezuela Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
R. Acuna Jr. RF |
M. Garcia 3B |
L. Arraez 1B |
E. Suarez DH |
E. Tovar SS |
G. Torres 2B |
A. Gimenez 2B |
W. Abreu LF |
S. Perez C |
J. Chourio CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .458 | .667 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .421 | .450 | .684 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .368 | .409 | .895 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .231 | .417 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .700 | 1.000 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .273 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .143 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .381 | .471 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .333 | .222 |
| 37 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
- Batting
- 2BTorres (1, Yamamoto); Garcia (2, Yamamoto); Tovar 2 (3, Yamamoto, Taneichi)
- HRAcuña Jr. (2, 1st inning off Yamamoto 0 on, 0 Out); Abreu (1, 6th inning off Itoh 2 on, 0 Out); Garcia (1, 5th inning off Sumida 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIAcuña Jr. (3), Torres (1), Abreu 3 (6), Garcia 2 (5)
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP2-8 (S. Perez 0-1, Acuña Jr. 0-1, Arraez 0-1, E. Suárez 0-1, Torres 1-1, Abreu 1-1, Chourio 0-1, Tovar 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBTovar (2, 3rd base off Taneichi/Wakatsuki)
Japan Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. Ohtani DH |
T. Sato RF |
S. Suzuki CF |
S. Morishita CF |
M. Yoshida LF |
K. Okamoto 3B |
M. Murakami 1B |
S. Maki 2B |
S. Genda SS |
K. Wakatsuki C |
a K. Kondoh PH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .462 | .611 | 1.231 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .417 | .600 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .600 | 1.000 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .300 | .556 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .444 | .813 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .318 | .316 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .286 | .368 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .313 | .154 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 | .545 | .500 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .071 | .000 |
| 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
a-struck out looking for Wakatsuki in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BOkamoto (2, Bazardo); Sato (3, R. Suárez)
- HROhtani (3, 1st inning off R. Suárez 0 on, 0 Out); Morishita (1, 3rd inning off R. Suárez 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIOhtani (7), Sato (2), Morishita 3 (3)
- SHWakatsuki
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-6 (Murakami 0-1, Maki 0-1, Ohtani 0-1, Sato 1-2, Morishita 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSSuzuki (1, 2nd base by R. Suárez/S. Perez)
- Fielding
- ETaneichi (1, throw)
Venezuela Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Suarez |
E. Bazardo |
E. De Jesus (W, 2-0) |
J. Butto (H, 1) |
A. Zerpa (H, 1) |
A. Machado (H, 1) |
D. Palencia (S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 51-29 | 11.57 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 5.40 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42-28 | 1.23 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 149-94 |
- Pitching
- IBBOhtani (by R. Suárez).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMachado 5/5; R. Suárez 9/13; De Jesús 7/9; Bazardo 1/2; Buttó 1/2; Palencia 2/3; Zerpa 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMachado-2-1-4-4; R. Suárez-8-5-10-6; De Jesús-6-7-10-4; Bazardo-1-1-0-2; Buttó-2-1-0-2; Palencia-2-3-2-1; Zerpa-3-3-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMachado 1-1; R. Suárez 2-1; De Jesús 1-3; Bazardo 1-0; Buttó 1-1; Palencia 0-1; Zerpa 1-0
- Game ScoresR Suarez 33
Japan Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Y. Yamamoto |
C. Sumida |
S. Fujihira (H, 1) |
H. Itoh (L, 0-1, B, 2) |
A. Taneichi |
Y. Kikuchi |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 69-47 | 2.70 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23-15 | 4.91 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-12 | 11.25 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34-19 | 2.25 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 6.75 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 165-106 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedYamamoto 11/17; Itoh 3/6; Fujihira 1/1; Kikuchi 3/4; Sumida 2/4; Taneichi 3/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesYamamoto-13-9-14-11; Itoh-3-2-2-5; Fujihira-1-1-2-0; Kikuchi-1-2-2-3; Sumida-5-3-6-1; Taneichi-3-4-7-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsYamamoto 4-3; Itoh 1-1; Fujihira 0-1; Kikuchi 2-0; Taneichi 2-2
- Game ScoresY Yamamoto 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | VEN | JPN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Acuña Jr. homered to right center (401 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Ohtani homered to center (427 feet). | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Torres doubled to left, Tovar scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Sato doubled to right, Genda scored, Ohtani to third. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Morishita homered to left (388 feet), Ohtani scored and Sato scored. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5th | Garcia homered to left center (406 feet), Chourio scored. | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6th | Abreu homered to right (409 feet), Tovar scored and Torres scored. | 7 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Tovar scored on pickoff error by pitcher Taneichi. | 8 | 5 | ||
VEN @ JPN Videos
Wilyer Abreu's 3-run HR puts Venezuela ahead in 6th
Ronald Acuna Jr. hits leadoff HR for Venezuela
Shohei Ohtani responds with a home run
Game Information
loanDepot park
1:00 AM, 15 March 2026
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 34,548