Venezuela 5
(3-1)
United States 3
(2-1)
6:30 PM ET, March 11, 2009
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| VEN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| W: | J. Granado (1-0) |
| L: | J. Guthrie (0-1) |
| SV: | F. Rodriguez (1) |
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
 Venezuela - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Lilly pitching for United States | VEN | USA |
| G Blanco lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Mora flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| B Abreu struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
 United States - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Victor Zambrano pitching for Venezuela | VEN | USA |
| J Rollins flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jeter grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Venezuela - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for United States | VEN | USA |
| M Cabrera grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ordonez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Guillen flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Scutaro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Ordonez out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Victor Zambrano pitching for Venezuela | VEN | USA |
| K Youkilis walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Wright grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Youkilis out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn grounded out to first, D Wright to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Braun singled to right, D Wright to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B McCann flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Venezuela - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for United States | VEN | USA |
| H Blanco homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| C Izturis flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| G Blanco doubled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| M Mora struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| B Abreu grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Victor Zambrano pitching for Venezuela | VEN | USA |
| S Victorino popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| J Rollins grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Venezuela - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| LaTroy Hawkins pitching for United States | VEN | USA |
| L Hawkins relieved T Lilly. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| J Grabow relieved L Hawkins. | 1 | 0 |
| C Guillen flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Victor Zambrano pitching for Venezuela | VEN | USA |
| D Jeter reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| K Youkilis popped out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| D Wright struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| A Dunn walked, D Jeter to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Braun doubled to deep right, D Jeter scored, A Dunn to third. | 1 | 1 |
| J Granado relieved V Zambrano. | 1 | 1 |
| B McCann grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Venezuela - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Guthrie pitching for United States | VEN | USA |
| C Iannetta catching. | 1 | 1 |
| J Guthrie relieved J Grabow. | 1 | 1 |
| M Scutaro flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| H Blanco doubled to deep left. | 1 | 1 |
| C Izturis struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| G Blanco tripled to deep center, H Blanco scored. | 2 | 1 |
| M Mora walked. | 2 | 1 |
| G Parra hit for B Abreu. | 2 | 1 |
| G Parra struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jan Granado pitching for Venezuela | VEN | USA |
| G Parra in right field. | 2 | 1 |
| S Victorino singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| C Granderson ran for S Victorino. | 2 | 1 |
| J Rollins flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| I Blanco relieved J Granado. | 2 | 1 |
| D Pedroia flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| D Jeter singled to left center, C Granderson to third. | 2 | 1 |
| K Youkilis flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Venezuela - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Guthrie pitching for United States | VEN | USA |
| C Granderson in center field. | 2 | 1 |
| M Cabrera doubled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| M Ordonez walked. | 2 | 1 |
| E Chavez ran for M Ordonez. | 2 | 1 |
| C Guillen grounded out to pitcher, M Cabrera to third, E Chavez to second. | 2 | 1 |
| M Scutaro singled to left, M Cabrera and E Chavez scored. | 4 | 1 |
| H Blanco grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, M Scutaro out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Blanco pitching for Venezuela | VEN | USA |
| E Chavez in left field. | 4 | 1 |
| D Wright grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| R Braun singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| C Iannetta walked, R Braun to second. | 4 | 1 |
| C Vasquez relieved I Blanco. | 4 | 1 |
| C Granderson struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Venezuela - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Guthrie pitching for United States | VEN | USA |
| C Izturis doubled to deep right. | 4 | 1 |
| G Blanco singled to left, C Izturis to third. | 4 | 1 |
| M Mora singled to center, C Izturis scored, G Blanco to second. | 4 | 1 |
| M Thornton relieved J Guthrie. | 4 | 1 |
| G Parra grounded into double play, second to first, M Mora out at second, G Blanco to third. | 4 | 1 |
| M Ramirez hit for M Cabrera. | 5 | 1 |
| M Ramirez popped out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Vasquez pitching for Venezuela | VEN | USA |
| M Ramirez at first base. | 5 | 1 |
| J Rollins grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| O Moreno relieved C Vasquez. | 5 | 1 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| D Jeter hit by pitch. | 5 | 1 |
| K Youkilis flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Venezuela - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scot Shields pitching for United States | VEN | USA |
| S Shields relieved M Thornton. | 5 | 1 |
| E Chavez tripled to deep center. | 5 | 1 |
| C Guillen grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| M Scutaro grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Chavez out at home. | 5 | 1 |
| B Ziegler relieved S Shields. | 5 | 1 |
| H Blanco singled to center, M Scutaro to second. | 5 | 1 |
| C Izturis hit by pitch, M Scutaro to third, H Blanco to second. | 5 | 1 |
| G Blanco grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Orber Moreno pitching for Venezuela | VEN | USA |
| L Maza at third base. | 5 | 1 |
| D Wright struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| A Dunn walked. | 5 | 1 |
| R Braun flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| C Iannetta homered to left, A Dunn scored. | 5 | 3 |
| C Granderson struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Venezuela - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for United States | VEN | USA |
| J Broxton relieved B Ziegler. | 5 | 3 |
| L Maza struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| G Parra grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 3 |
| M Ramirez struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Venezuela | VEN | USA |
| F Rodriguez relieved O Moreno. | 5 | 3 |
| J Rollins walked. | 5 | 3 |
| J Rollins stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| D Jeter safe at first on error by third baseman L Maza. | 5 | 3 |
| D Jeter caught stealing second, catcher to second, J Rollins to third advancing on play. | 5 | 3 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||