Complete Play by Play of Europe vs Japan from Tuesday, March 10 #EURvsJPN

The play by play of the historic Global Baseball Match between Japan and Europe on Tuesday, March 10 at the Tokyo Dome.

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Japan  000 100 03X  4 8 0

1st Inning

Europe
Daichi Ohsera pitching for Japan.
Juan Carlos Infante pops out to right field.
Alessandro Vaglio grounds out catcher to first base.
Curt Smith singles to center field.
Fernando Martinez grounds out shortstop to first base.

Japan
Rob Cordemans pitching for Europe.
Yuki Yanagita grounds out pitcher to first base.
Ryosuke Kikuchi flies out to right field.
Hayato Sakamoto walks.
Sho Nakata flies out to left field.

2nd Inning

Europe
Kalian Sams doubles to right-center field.
Yurendell De Caster reaches on infield single to second base. Kalian Sams moves to third base.
Oscar Angulo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kalian Sams scores. Yurendell De Caster out at second base.
Ricardo Dashenko strikes out.

Japan
Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh strikes out.
Nobuhiro Matsuda doubles to left field.
Yuhei pops out to center field.
Tetsuto Yamada walks.
With Motohiro Shima batting, passed ball. Tsutsugoh and Matsuda move to third base and second base.
Motohiro Shima grounds out shortstop to first base.

3rd Inning

Europe
Stefano Desimoni flies out to center field.
Juan Carlos Infante flies out to left field.
Alessandro Vaglio grounds out shortstop to first base.

Japan
Pitching change: Alessandro Maestri pitching for Rob Cordemans
Yuki Yanagita grounds out second base to first base.
Ryosuke Kikuchi pops out to second base.
Hayato Sakamoto safe at first base on infield single to catcher.
Sho Nakata flies out to second base in foul territory.

4th Inning

Europe
Pitching change: Kazuhisa Makita pitching for Daichi Ohsera
Curt Smith singles to center field.
Fernando Martinez gets hit by a pitch. Curt Smith advances to second base.
Kalian Sams pops out to first base in foul territory.
Yurendell De Caster pops out to second base.
Oscar Angulo doubles to center field. Curt Smith and Fernando Martinez score.
Ricardo Dashenko lines out to second base.

Japan
Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh grounds out second base to first base.
Nobuhiro Matsuda flies out to center field.
Yuhei doubles down the right field line.
Tetsuto Yamada doubles to left field. Yuhei scores.
Motohiro Shima walks.
Mound visit by pitching coach Martin Brunner.
Yuki Yanagita grounds out second base to first base.

5th Inning

Europe
Stefano Desimoni flies out to left field.
Juan Carlos Infante grounds out shortstop to first base.
Alessandro Vaglio flies out to left field.

Japan
Ryosuke Kikuchi grounds out shortstop to first base.
Hayato Sakamoto singles to center field.
Sho Nakata grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hayato Sakamoto out at second base.

6th Inning

Europe
Pitching change: Shintaro Fujinami pitching for Kazuhisa Makita
Curt Smith singles to right field.
Fernando Martinez strikes out.
Kalian Sams strikes out.
Yurendell De Caster singles to right field. Curt Smith advances to second base.
Oscar Angulo gets hit by a pitch. Curt Smith advances to third base. Yurendell De Caster advances to second base.
Ricardo Dashenko strikes out.

Japan
Pitching change: Jose Escalona pitching for Alessandro Maestri
Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh lines out to shortstop.
Nobuhiro Matsuda strikes out.
Yuhei pops out to center field.

7th Inning

Europe
Stefano Desimoni grounds out pitcher to first base.
Juan Carlos Infante flies out to center field.
Alessandro Vaglio grounds out second base to first base.

Japan
Tetsuto Yamada pops out to second base.
Tsubasa Aizawa pinch hitting for Motohiro Shima.
Tsubasa Aizawa walks.
Yoshihiro Maru pinch running for Tsubasa Aizawa.
Yuki Yanagita grounds into fielder’s choice second base to shortstop. Yoshihiro Maru out at second base.
Ryosuke Kikuchi grounds out shortstop to first base.

8th Inning

Europe
Pitching change: Katsuki Matayhoshi pitching for Shintaro Fujinami
Curt Smith grounds out shortstop to first base.
Fernando Martinez grounds out shortstop to first base.
Kalian Sams strikes out.

Japan
Pitching change: Shairon Martis pitching for Jose Escalona
Hayato Sakamoto walks.
Sho Nakata walks. Hayato Sakamoto advances to second base.
Pitching change: Loek van Mil pitching for Shairon Martis
Yoshimoto Tsutsugoh doubles down left field line. Hayato Sakamoto scores. Sho Nakata advances to third base.
Nobuhiro Matsuda singles with ground ball to right field. Sho Nakata scores. Yoshimoto Tsutsugoh advances to third base.
Yuhei reaches on infield single to second base. Yoshimoto Tsutsugoh scores. Nobuhiro Matsuda advances to third base.
Tetsuto Yamada strikes out.
Yoshihiro Maru strikes out. Yuhei advances to second base on defensive indifference.
Seiji Kobayashi pinch hitting for Yuki Yanagita.
Seiji Kobayashi grounds out first base to pitcher.

9th Inning

Europe
Pitching change: Yuji Nishino pitching for Katsuki Matayhoshi
Yurendell De Caster flies out to right field.
Oscar Angulo strikes out.
Gianison Boekhoudt pinch hitting for Ricardo Dashenko.
Gianison Boekhoudt strikes out.

Japan wins 4-3 against Europe

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