WORLD CUP OF BASEBALL
JAPAN AT COSTA RICA
02/24/2032
 
WORLD CUP OF BASEBALL
JAPAN AT COSTA RICA
GAME ID: 12615 - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Japan 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Nariharu Kobayashi Blanks Costa Rica, 8-0
An efficient outing for Nariharu Kobayashi usually means a win for the Japan and today was no exception. The 29-year-old right-hander held the Costa Rica to a long line of goose eggs. He struck out 9 and gave up 4 hits in the 8-0 shutout.

"Nariharu really got it done out there today," said Japan manager Daisuke Tada.

JAPAN BATTING LINESCORE COSTA RICA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimoto RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
S. Goto SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
M. Oka 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
I. Ochiai LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Otaki DH 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 .000 0 0
K. Yamada 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
N. Kitagawa 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .000 0 0
H. Kaneshiro C 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Takemura PH, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Fukushima CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Miyatake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-H. Iwashita CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 7 8 3 9 13      
a - N. Takemura pinch hit for H. Kaneshiro in the 9th
b - H. Miyatake pinch hit for I. Fukushima in the 9th
c - H. Iwashita substituted for H. Miyatake in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Kitagawa (0, 3rd Inning off J. Gutierrez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Otaki (0, 1st Inning off J. Gutierrez, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Kaneshiro (0, 3rd Inning off J. Gutierrez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Goto , I. Ochiai , A. Otaki 4 , K. Yamada , N. Kitagawa 2 , H. Kaneshiro 4 , N. Takemura
2-out RBI: A. Otaki , N. Kitagawa , H. Kaneshiro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Yamada , N. Kitagawa
GIDP: N. Kitagawa
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Soto CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Tapia DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Murillo RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
J. Quintero 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 1 1
C. Puig 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Figuero PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
A. Natera 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Ruiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Arellano 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
G. Barreiro LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hernandez C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
H. Montes SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   d-R. Verdugo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Campos SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 9 11      
a - S. Figuero pinch hit for C. Puig in the 7th
b - M. Ruiz pinch hit for A. Natera in the 7th
c - R. Arellano substituted for M. Ruiz in the 8th
d - R. Verdugo pinch hit for H. Montes in the 8th
e - J. Campos substituted for R. Verdugo in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Tapia , A. Murillo , J. Quintero , J. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Murillo , J. Quintero , R. Arellano
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: L. Espinoza , A. Murillo , C. Puig
Double Plays: 1 (Montes-Quintero-Puig)
PB: J. Hernandez
JAPAN PITCHING LINESCORE COSTA RICA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kobayashi W (0-0) 9.0 4 0 0 2 9 0 104 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kobayashi 86
Batters Faced: N. Kobayashi 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kobayashi 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kobayashi 104-69
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gutierrez L (0-0) 2.2 6 8 3 2 4 2 60 0.00   
L. Espinoza 5.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 68 0.00   
J. de Ochoa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gutierrez 22
Batters Faced: J. Gutierrez 17, L. Espinoza 18, J. de Ochoa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gutierrez 1-3, L. Espinoza 5-6, J. de Ochoa 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gutierrez 60-33, L. Espinoza 68-44, J. de Ochoa 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. de Ochoa 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nariharu Kobayashi
Ballpark: Ballpark of Costa Rica
Start Time: 12:05 PM
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 10000
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