Japan 5
Korea 3
9:30 PM ET, March 23, 2009
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
| JPN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| KOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| W: | Y. Darvish (2-1) |
| L: | C. Lim (0-1) |
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
 Japan - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jungkeun Bong pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| I Suzuki singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| H Nakajima sacrificed to pitcher, I Suzuki to second. | 0 | 0 |
| N Aoki grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| K Johjima walked. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ogasawara grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Johjima out at second, I Suzuki to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
 Korea - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| Y Lee struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Ji Lee grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| H Kim grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jungkeun Bong pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| S Uchikawa grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| K Kurihara struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Iwamura walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Kataoka singled to right, A Iwamura to second. | 0 | 0 |
| I Suzuki grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Korea - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| T Kim flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Lee grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jungkeun Bong pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| H Nakajima reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| N Aoki safe at first on error by second baseman Y Ko, H Nakajima to second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Johjima grounded into fielder's choice to third, N Aoki out at second, H Nakajima to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ogasawara singled to right, H Nakajima scored, K Johjima to second. | 1 | 0 |
| S Uchikawa singled to right, K Johjima to third, M Ogasawara to second. | 1 | 0 |
| K Kurihara grounded into double play, third to second to first, S Uchikawa out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Korea - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| Y Ko popped out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Ky Park struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Ki Park grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jungkeun Bong pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Y Kataoka lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| I Suzuki grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Korea - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| Y Lee grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Ji Lee struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| H Kim singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| T Kim flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jungkeun Bong pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| H Nakajima walked. | 1 | 0 |
| N Aoki singled to right, H Nakajima to third. | 1 | 0 |
| H Jong relieved J Bong. | 1 | 0 |
| K Johjima struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| M Ogasawara struck out swinging. N Aoki caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Korea - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| S Choo homered to center. | 1 | 1 |
| B Lee struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Ko singled to left, Y Ko tagged out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Ky Park popped out to catcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hyun Wook Jong pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| S Uchikawa grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| A Inaba hit for K Kurihara. | 1 | 1 |
| A Inaba grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| A Iwamura struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Korea - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| Ki Park grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Lee walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Ji Lee struck out swinging. Y Lee caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hyun Wook Jong pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| Y Kataoka singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Kataoka stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| I Suzuki reached on bunt single to third, Y Kataoka to third. | 1 | 1 |
| H Nakajima singled to left, Y Kataoka scored, I Suzuki to second. | 2 | 1 |
| N Aoki flied out to right, I Suzuki to third. | 2 | 1 |
| K Johjima grounded into double play, third to second to first, H Nakajima out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Korea - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| H Kim flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| T Kim flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| S Choo flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hyun Wook Jong pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| M Ogasawara struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| S Uchikawa singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| H Ryu relieved H Jong. | 2 | 1 |
| A Inaba hit a ground rule double to shallow right, S Uchikawa to third. | 2 | 1 |
| A Iwamura hit sacrifice fly to left, S Uchikawa scored, A Inaba to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Y Kataoka grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Korea - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| B Lee doubled to deep right center. | 3 | 1 |
| Y Ko grounded out to shortstop, B Lee to third. | 3 | 1 |
| D Lee hit for Ky Park. | 3 | 1 |
| D Lee hit sacrifice fly to center, B Lee scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Ki Park walked. | 3 | 2 |
| T Sugiuchi relieved H Iwakuma. | 3 | 2 |
| Y Lee flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Hyun Jin Ryu pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| M Kang catching. | 3 | 2 |
| C Lim relieved H Ryu. | 3 | 2 |
| I Suzuki doubled to deep right. | 3 | 2 |
| H Nakajima lined out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| N Aoki intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| K Johjima flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| M Ogasawara struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Korea - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| Y Darvish relieved T Sugiuchi. | 3 | 2 |
| K Jeong hit for Ji Lee. | 3 | 2 |
| K Jeong struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| H Kim walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Jo Lee ran for H Kim. | 3 | 2 |
| T Kim walked, Jo Lee to second. | 3 | 2 |
| T Lee ran for T Kim. | 3 | 2 |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| B Lee singled to left, Jo Lee scored, T Lee to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Y Ko struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Japan - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Chang Yong Lim pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR |
| Jo Lee in center field. | 3 | 3 |
| T Lee at first base. | 3 | 3 |
| Y Lee in left field. | 3 | 3 |
| S Uchikawa singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| A Inaba sacrificed to pitcher, S Uchikawa to second. | 3 | 3 |
| A Iwamura singled to left, S Uchikawa to third. | 3 | 3 |
| M Kawasaki hit for Y Kataoka. | 3 | 3 |
| M Kawasaki popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| A Iwamura to second on fielder's indifference. | 3 | 3 |
| I Suzuki singled to center, S Uchikawa and A Iwamura scored, I Suzuki to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 3 |
| I Suzuki to third on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 3 |
| H Nakajima hit by pitch. | 5 | 3 |
| H Nakajima to second on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 3 |
| N Aoki intentionally walked. | 5 | 3 |
| K Johjima struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Korea - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Yu Darvish pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR |
| M Kawasaki at third base. | 5 | 3 |
| M Kang walked. | 5 | 3 |
| J Choi hit for Ki Park. | 5 | 3 |
| J Choi struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Y Lee flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| K Jeong struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||