Japan 1
(1-1)
Korea 4
(2-0)
11:00 PM ET, March 17, 2009
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| JPN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| KOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| W: | J. Bong (2-0) |
| L: | Y. Darvish (1-1) |
| SV: | C. Lim (2) |
 Japan | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| I Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .174 | ||
| Y Kataoka SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | ||
b-M Kawasaki PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| N Aoki LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | ||
| S Murata 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | ||
| M Ogasawara 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .222 | ||
| S Uchikawa DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | ||
a-A Inaba PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | ||
| K Fukudome CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 | ||
| K Johjima C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .471 | ||
Y Ishihara C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
c-S Abe PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| A Iwamura 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .200 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | |||
| a-grounded to second for S Uchikawa in the 6th b-fouled out to third for Y Kataoka in the 8th c-flied out to left for Y Ishihara in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: I Suzuki (2) GIDP: Y Kataoka, S Uchikawa Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Iwamura 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Y Kataoka (1, catch) DP: 1 (Y Kataoka-A Iwamura-M Ogasawara). | ||||||||||
| Japan | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| Y Darvish (L, 1-1) | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 85-51 | 1.80 | |
| T Yamaguchi | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0.00 | |
| S Watanabe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23-10 | 0.00 | |
| H Wakui | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22-12 | 3.00 | |
| M Iwata | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12-4 | 0.00 | |
| M Tanaka | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 151-85 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: Y Darvish 20; T Yamaguchi 2; S Watanabe 5; H Wakui 5; M Iwata 2; M Tanaka 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Darvish 6-2; T Yamaguchi 1-1; S Watanabe 0-2; H Wakui 2-1; M Iwata 0-0; M Tanaka 0-0 | ||||||||||
 Korea | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| Y Lee CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | ||
| K Jeong 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | ||
Y Ko 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | ||
| H Kim LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
Jo Lee CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | ||
| T Kim 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .421 | ||
| S Choo DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .111 | ||
a-D Lee PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | ||
T Lee PR-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| Ji Lee RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .364 | ||
| B Lee 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .333 | ||
| Ky Park C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .059 | ||
| Ki Park SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .158 | ||
| Totals | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | - | |||
| a-walked for S Choo in the 6th 1-ran for D Lee in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: H Kim (2), Ji Lee 2 (7), B Lee (5) S: Jo Lee 2-out RBI: B Lee GIDP: B Lee Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ky Park 2, B Lee 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Y Lee (2, 2nd base off Y Darvish/K Johjima) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Lee-K Jeong-T Kim, Ki Park-K Jeong-T Kim). | ||||||||||
| Korea | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Bong (W, 2-0) | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79-50 | 0.66 | |
| S Yoon (H, 2) | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37-25 | 0.00 | |
| K Kim (H, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 27.00 | |
| C Lim (S, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 134-87 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: S Murata (By J Bong) Batters faced: J Bong 21; S Yoon 10; K Kim 3; C Lim 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Bong 12-3; S Yoon 1-4; K Kim 1-0; C Lim 0-1 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| JPN | KOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | H Kim grounded into fielder's choice to second, Y Lee scored, K Jeong safe at second on error by shortstop Y Kataoka. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | Ji Lee singled to shallow left, K Jeong and H Kim scored, T Kim to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 5th | I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Fukudome scored, A Iwamura out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 8th | B Lee walked, Y Ko scored, T Kim to third, Ji Lee to second. | 1 | 4 |
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Game Information
| Game Time: | 3:21 |
| Weather: | 63 degrees, clear |
| Wind: | 8 mph |
| Umpires: | Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Carlos Rey, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Willie Rodriguez |