With Jair Jurrjens on the mound, Jeremi Profar making his debut and Jurickson Profar wearing the Dutch jersey for the second time, the Netherlands won their warm-up game ahead of their two-game series against Samurai Japan by a score of 7-5 against a local selection. Chris Garia, Gianison Boekhoudt, Randolph Oduber, Shawn Zarraga and Sharlon Schoop were also in the starting lineup.
Lars Huijer, Tom de Blok, Mike Bolsenbroek, Loek van Mil, Jim Ploeger, Kevin Kelly, Bayron Cornelisse, Orlando Yntema and Berry van Driel followed Jurrjens on the mound. 25 players overall were used by manager Hensley Meulens. Dashenko Ricardo hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the seventh inning, initiating a five-run rally.