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 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Japan | USA | JPN |
| B Roberts homered to center. | 1 | 0 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| J Rollins singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| D Wright grounded out to shortstop, J Rollins to second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
 Japan - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for United States | USA | JPN |
| I Suzuki grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| H Nakajima struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| N Aoki grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Japan | USA | JPN |
| R Braun grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| B McCann walked. | 1 | 0 |
| M DeRosa flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| C Granderson flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for United States | USA | JPN |
| A Inaba walked. | 1 | 0 |
| M Ogasawara singled to left, A Inaba to third. | 1 | 0 |
| K Fukudome flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| K Johjima hit sacrifice fly to right, A Inaba scored. | 1 | 1 |
| A Iwamura grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| 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 |
| 1 Runs, 2 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 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| United States - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Japan | USA | JPN |
| B McCann grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| M DeRosa grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| C Granderson grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for United States | USA | JPN |
| A Inaba singled to shallow right center. | 2 | 1 |
| M Ogasawara singled to shallow center, A Inaba to second. | 2 | 1 |
| K Fukudome safe at first on error by second baseman B Roberts, A Inaba scored, M Ogasawara advanced to third on play. | 2 | 2 |
| K Johjima hit sacrifice fly to right, M Ogasawara scored. | 2 | 3 |
| A Iwamura tripled to deep right, K Fukudome scored. | 2 | 4 |
| M Kawasaki singled to right center, A Iwamura scored. | 2 | 5 |
| I Suzuki grounded out to third, M Kawasaki to second. | 2 | 5 |
| H Nakajima doubled to right center, M Kawasaki scored. | 2 | 6 |
| J Grabow relieved R Oswalt. | 2 | 6 |
| N Aoki grounded out to second. | 2 | 6 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| United States - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Japan | USA | JPN |
| B Roberts grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| D Jeter singled to center. | 2 | 6 |
| J Rollins walked, D Jeter to second. | 2 | 6 |
| D Wright struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| T Sugiuchi relieved D Matsuzaka. | 2 | 6 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| John Grabow pitching for United States | USA | JPN |
| A Inaba grounded out to third. | 2 | 6 |
| M Ogasawara struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| K Fukudome struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Toshiya Sugiuchi pitching for Japan | USA | JPN |
| R Braun popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| B McCann walked. | 2 | 6 |
| M DeRosa flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| C Granderson flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for United States | USA | JPN |
| J Howell relieved J Grabow. | 2 | 6 |
| K Johjima singled to left. | 2 | 6 |
| A Iwamura flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| M Kawasaki singled to left, K Johjima to second. | 2 | 6 |
| I Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Kawasaki out at second, K Johjima to third. | 2 | 6 |
| H Nakajima struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for Japan | USA | JPN |
| M Tanaka relieved T Sugiuchi. | 2 | 6 |
| B Roberts struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| J Rollins tripled to deep right. | 2 | 6 |
| D Wright struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for United States | USA | JPN |
| M Thornton relieved J Howell. | 2 | 6 |
| N Aoki struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| K Kurihara hit for A Inaba. | 2 | 6 |
| K Kurihara struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| M Ogasawara struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| United States - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Takahiro Mahara pitching for Japan | USA | JPN |
| T Mahara relieved M Tanaka. | 2 | 6 |
| A Dunn popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| R Braun doubled to left. | 2 | 6 |
| B McCann walked. | 2 | 6 |
| M DeRosa doubled to deep left, R Braun and B McCann scored, M DeRosa to third on error by left fielder N Aoki. | 4 | 6 |
| E Longoria hit for C Granderson. | 4 | 6 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| B Roberts grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Japan - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joel Hanrahan pitching for United States | USA | JPN |
| S Victorino in center field. | 4 | 6 |
| J Hanrahan relieved M Thornton. | 4 | 6 |
| K Fukudome walked. | 4 | 6 |
| Y Kataoka ran for K Fukudome. | 4 | 6 |
| K Johjima sacrificed to third, Y Kataoka to second. | 4 | 6 |
| A Iwamura grounded out to second, Y Kataoka to third. | 4 | 6 |
| M Kawasaki safe at first on throwing error by shortstop D Jeter, Y Kataoka scored. | 4 | 7 |
| S Shields relieved J Hanrahan. | 4 | 7 |
| M Kawasaki stole second. | 4 | 7 |
| I Suzuki singled to right center, M Kawasaki scored. | 4 | 8 |
| H Nakajima doubled to right center, I Suzuki scored. | 4 | 9 |
| N Aoki grounded out to second. | 4 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| United States - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Japan | USA | JPN |
| N Aoki in center field. | 4 | 9 |
| Y Kamei in left field. | 4 | 9 |
| Y Darvish relieved T Mahara. | 4 | 9 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 9 |
| J Rollins singled to right. | 4 | 9 |
| D Wright struck out swinging. | 4 | 9 |
| J Rollins to second on fielder's indifference. | 4 | 9 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 4 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||