United States 4
Japan 9
8:00 PM ET, March 22, 2009
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| JPN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| W: | D. Matsuzaka (3-0) |
| L: | R. Oswalt (1-1) |
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
 United States - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Japan | USA | JPN |
| B Roberts struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| J Rollins singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| J Rollins stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| D Wright doubled to deep right center, J Rollins scored. | 2 | 1 |
| A Dunn walked. | 2 | 1 |
| R Braun struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
 Japan - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for United States | USA | JPN |
| M Kawasaki bunt grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| I Suzuki safe at first on throwing error by third baseman D Wright, I Suzuki to second advancing on play. | 2 | 1 |
| H Nakajima flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| N Aoki popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||