Australia🇦🇺 vs Japan🇯🇵
Sunday, March 8, 2026 — Tokyo Dome
🇯🇵 🇵🇷 🇺🇸 World Baseball Classic — 2026 — Round Robin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia🇦🇺 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Japan🇯🇵 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Japan edged Australia 4-3. Masataka Yoshida led the offense going 1-for-3, a home run, 2 RBI. Chihiro Sumida pitched 3.0 innings, 7 strikeouts, 1 runs allowed.
| Player | PA | AB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | RBI | Outs | LOB* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Travis Bazzana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 🇦🇺 Curtis Mead | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 🇦🇺 Aaron Whitefield | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 🇦🇺 Alex Hall | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 🇦🇺 Jarryd Dale | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 🇦🇺 Rixon Wingrove | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 🇦🇺 Robbie Perkins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 🇦🇺 Chris Burke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 🇦🇺 Tim Kennelly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 🇦🇺 Robbie Glendinning | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 0 | ||||||||||||
* LOB here counts the other runners on base when each batter's turn ended — a batter is never charged for reaching base himself, and a man left standing when the inning ends is charged to nobody. The same runner can be counted again for a later batter who leaves him there. So this column and the team figure below it, which is the number of men left on base at the end of the innings, are two different counts and are not expected to agree.
| Player | PA | AB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | RBI | Outs | LOB* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Shohei Ohtani | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 🇺🇳 Seiya Suzuki | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 🇺🇳 Kensuke Kondo | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 🇺🇳 Masataka Yoshida | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 🇺🇳 Kazuma Okamoto | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 🇺🇳 Munetaka Murakami | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 🇺🇳 Shugo Maki | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 🇺🇳 Sosuke Genda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 🇺🇳 Kenya Wakatsuki | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 🇺🇳 Teruaki Sato | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 🇺🇳 Shota Morishita | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 0 | ||||||||||||
* LOB here counts the other runners on base when each batter's turn ended — a batter is never charged for reaching base himself, and a man left standing when the inning ends is charged to nobody. The same runner can be counted again for a later batter who leaves him there. So this column and the team figure below it, which is the number of men left on base at the end of the innings, are two different counts and are not expected to agree.
| Pitcher | IP | BF | H | R | ER | ERA | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Connor MacDonald | 3.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 🇦🇺 Warwick Saupold | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 |
| 🇦🇺 Blake Townsend | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 🇦🇺 Coen Wynne | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 |
| 🇦🇺 Jon Kennedy | 1.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 |
| 🇦🇺 Ky Hampton | 0.1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 |
| 🇦🇺 Cooper Morgan (L) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Pitcher | IP | BF | H | R | ER | ERA | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇳 Tomoyuki Sugano | 4.0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 |
| 🇺🇳 Chihiro Sumida | 3.0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 7 |
| 🇺🇳 Atsuki Taneichi (H) | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 |
| 🇺🇳 Taisei Ota (W) | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |