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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Henk Seppen & Janneke Louisa-Van der Ploeg)
   Japan and México split 2-game Series
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  BUNKYO, TOKYO (Japan) -
The National (Professional) Teams of Japan and México have split their 2-game Series.
The Series is part of the first Samurai Japan Warm-Up Games, which concludes this weekend.
In the next 2-game Series, Japan meets the Netherlands on Saturday and Sunday.
The games began at 6 PM and 6:30 PM local time respectively.
On Thursday (November 10), México registered a 7-3 win in the opener.
On Friday (November 11), Japan recovered from the surprise loss and won convincingly, 11-4.
...Edwin Louisa at 2B in the opening game...
(© Photo: Janneke Louisa-Van der Ploeg) |
On the roster of the Mexican squad were several Major League-players.
One of them was reliever Sergio Romo.
He pitches in the Major League for San Francisco Giants, whose Hitting Coach Hensley Meulens is the Manager of the Netherlands, which meets Japan on Saturday and Sunday.
Also on the roster were pitchers Rafael Martin, Oliver Pérez (both Washington Nationals) and first baseman Adrián González (Los Angeles Dodgers).
Martin and Pérez both pitched in the first game, Romo pitched in the second game, González didn't play.
Dutch Umpire Edwin Louisa was a member of the Umpiring Crew in both games.
He was at second base in the opener, then at first base in the second game.
(November 11)
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Game 1
In the opener on Thursday, Japan opened the score with one run in the bottom of the first inning, but was unable to take more distance.
México came alongside in the fourth, then took a 2-1 lead in the next at bat.
Japan made it a 2-2 tie in its fifth at, but then, México answered with two runs in the sixth inning.
After Japan was able to get one run back in the eighth, México decided the game with a 3-run rally in the top of the ninth inning.
México outhit Japan 10-5, including two hits by Efren Navarro and Ramiro Peña.
...3B Nobuhiro Matsuda was 0-for-4 in this game...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
In the first inning, off of starting pitcher Shota Takeda, Efren Navarro led off with a single, then next batter Ramiro Peña doubled and the bases got loaded when Esteban Quiroz walked.
But hereafter, Takeda struckout the next three batters!
Japan then opened the score in its first at bat off of José Oyervides, who had problems finding the strike-zone.
He walked lead-off hitter Hayato Sakamoto, who advanced on a sacrifice bunt.
Hereafter, Oyervides walked the next three hitters, which led to the first run and a pitching change.
Jonathan Castellanos took over and the Mexican defense then turned a double play to end the inning, meaning Japan also left three runners behind.
Japan also stranded three runners in the third inning, while México was retired in order in the second and third inning.
México came alongside in the fourth inning.
With one out, Jesús Castillo walked and scored on a 2-out double by Alex Verdugo.
In the fifth, Esteban Quiroz homered with two outs to put México ahead, 2-1.
The lead was shortlived, as Japan came alongside in the bottom of the fifth.
Shogo Akiyama then led off with a walk and scored on a 2-out double by Yoshitomo Tsutsugo.
México re-took the lead by scoring two runs in the sixth.
Agustin Murillo (with one out) and Sebastian Valle (with two outs) then walked.
A single by Amadeo Zazueta then made it 3-2 and when an error followed, Valle also scored.
Japan narrowed the deficit to 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning.
With one out, Seiichi Uchikawa singled, then scored with two outs when an outfield-error followed a single by Shota Ono.
However, that was to be it for Japan, while México added three more runs in the top of the ninth inning.
The first run was scored on a single by Ramiro Peña.
Hereafter, with the bases loaded, Japhet Amador was hit by a pitch, resulting in the next run.
A following single by Asael Sanchez then made it 7-3, before a double play ended the inning.
Japan got it's lead-off hitter on base in the bottom of the ninth, when Hayato Sakamoto singled.
He moved into scoring position on a grounder, then Jacob Sanchez took over the Mexican pitching and retired the next two batters to end the game, which lasted three hours and 42 minutes.
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| R | H | E |
| México | 000 | 112 | 003 | - | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Japan | 100 | 010 | 010 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| pitchers México | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| José Oyervides | 0.1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
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| Jonathan Castellaños | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
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| Fabian Williamson | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
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| Andres Avila | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
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| Mauricio Lara, BS (1) | - (*) | - | - | 1 | - | - |
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| Rafael Martín, W (1-0) | 1.1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
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| Mario Meza, H (1) | 1.2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
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| Oliver Pérez, H (1) | 0.2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
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| Jacob Sanchez | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (*) - Lara pitched to one batter in the fifth inning |
| pitchers Japan | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Shota Takeda | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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| Kodai Senga, L (0-1) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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| Daichi Ohsera | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
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| Yasuaki Yamasaki | 0.1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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| Toshiya Okada | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Homerun: México: Esteban Quiroz (1)(5th,solo,off Senga). |
Umpires: HP-Ryan Blakney (USA), 1B-C.J. Chang (Taiwan), 2B-Edwin Louisa (Netherlands),
3B-C.H. Wang (Taiwan).
Official Scorers-.
Technical Commissioner-.
Game Started-7:00 PM.
Playing Time-3:42 hrs.
Attendance-25,414.
Site-Tokyo Dome, Tokyo (Japan).
Game Notes:
 Game One Samurai Japan Warm-Up Games 2016. |
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Game 2
In the second game, Japan was leading 3-1 halfway the fourth inning, but then México scored twice to come alongside.
This time, however, Japan, took control over the game moments later by scoring twice in the fifth inning and three more runs in the seventh.
Japan took more distance by adding three runs in the last two at bats.
Japan outhit México 13-8, including three hits by Shogo Akiyama, who also batted in four runs.
Three of México's eight hits were homeruns.
...1B Seiichi Uchikawa was 1-for-3, scored and had one RBI...
...In the first game, he was 1-for-4 and scored a run...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
Japan, which was the visiting team in this game, scored its first run in the first inning off of starter Hector Daniel Rodríguez.
With two outs, he gave up back-to-back doubles to Shohei Otani and Sho Nakata, resulting in the run.
Late last month, Otani won the Japan Series with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and is not only a great pitcher, but also a great hitter.
Between his starts, he is used as a designated hitter by the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
This season, he hit 22 homeruns and had an 1.86 ERA as pitcher, winning ten games.
In the first game, Otani was used as a pinch-hitter.
This means, he probably will be the starting pitcher in one of the upcoming two games against the Netherlands.
Japan doubled its lead in the second inning on a double by Shogo Akiyama.
In the bottom of the second inning, México got one run back when Japhet Amador led off with a homerun off of starter Yusuke Nomura.
This season, Amador played in Japan for Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
In the top of the third inning, Japan made it a 3-1 score on a sacrifice fly by Hayato Sakamoto.
But in the bottom of the fourth inning, México came alongside.
Ramiro Peña led off with a homerun and with two outs, Alex Verdugo also homered to make it t 3-3 score.
In the fifth inning, Japan re-took the lead, this time for good.
A grounder by Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and a basesloaded walk for Shogo Akiyama then made it 5-3.
In the seventh inning, Japan increased its lead by scoring three more runs.
With a runner on first base and one out, Shogo Akiyama doubled to make it a 6-3 score.
Akiyama advanced on the throw to the plate, then (after an intentional walk) scored the next run on a grounder by Ryosuke Kikuchi.
Later, a single by Seiichi Uchikawa lifted the lead to 8-3.
In the bottom of the seventh, México scored its last run, thanks to a pinch-hit single by Timothy Torres.
Japan then added some more insurance runs in the final two at bats.
In the eighth, with two outs, Shogo Akiyama delivered his third runscoring basehit in the game.
In the ninth, off of closer Sergio Romo, Japan added two more runs.
With two outs, Seiichi Uchikawa walked, then Akira Nakamura homered to raise the lead to 11-4.
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| R | H | E |
| Japan | 111 | 020 | 312 | - | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| México | 200 | 100 | 100 | - | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| pitchers Japan | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Yusuke Nomura, W (1-0) | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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| Hirotishi Masui, H (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Naoki Miyanishi | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Ryo Akiyoshi | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| pitchers México | inn. | SO | BB | H | R | ER |
| Hector Daniel Rodríguez, L (0-1) | 4.1 | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
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| Mauricio Lara | 0.1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Jacob Sanchez | 1.1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
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| José Oyervides | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| Andres Avila | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Sergio Romo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Homeruns: Japan: Akira Nakamura (1)(9th,2-run,off Romo); México: Japhet Amador (1)(solo,2nd,off Nomura), Ramiro Peña (1)(solo,4th,off Nomura), Alex Verdugo (1)(solo,4th,off Nomura). |
Umpires: HP-C.H. Wang (Taiwan), 1B-Edwin Louisa (Netherlands), 2B-C.J. Chang (Taiwan),
3B-Ryan Blakney (USA).
Official Scorers-.
Technical Commissioner-.
Game Started-7:00 PM.
Playing Time-3:35 hrs.
Attendance-27,096.
Site-Tokyo Dome, Tokyo (Japan).
Game Notes:
Game Two Samurai Japan Warm-Up Games 2016. |
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