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                          Japan at USA - Play-by-Play
                Jul 15, 2009 at Tsuruoka, Japan (Tsuruoka Dream)


Score by Innings                      R  H  E
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Japan............... 210 210 110 0 -  8 11  0
USA................. 001 001 001 X -  3 10  3
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Japan starters: 24/cf S. Kamegai; 2/lf S. Ishimine; 7/3b M. Kato; 3/rf K.
Nakahara; 5/1b R. Nakata; 10/ss T. Araki; 9/dh S. Habu; 8/2b R. Hayashiza; 25/c
T. Sato; 18/p K. Futagami;
USA starters: 15/cf T. Holt; 17/rf C. McGrew; 4/ss C. Colon; 14/lf M. Choice;
24/c Y. Grandal; 27/dh B. Forsythe; 9/1b A. Wilkins; 6/3b R. Hague; 44/2b K.
Wong; 34/p T. Bauer;

Japan 1st - Team USA leads the best-of-five series, 2-1. S. Kamegai
singled, bunt. S. Ishimine grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; S. Kamegai advanced to
second. M. Kato flied out to ss. K. Nakahara walked. R. Nakata walked; K.
Nakahara advanced to second; S. Kamegai advanced to third. T. Araki singled to
left center, 2 RBI; R. Nakata advanced to second; K. Nakahara scored; S.
Kamegai scored. S. Habu struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

USA 1st - T. Holt grounded out to 3b. C. McGrew grounded out to 1b
unassisted. C. Colon flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Japan 2nd - R. Hayashiza walked. T. Sato struck out swinging, bunt. S.
Kamegai flied out to lf. R. Hayashiza advanced to second on a throwing error by
c, advanced to third. S. Ishimine singled to center field, RBI; R. Hayashiza
scored, unearned. S. Ishimine stole second. M. Kato flied out to ss. 1 run,
1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

USA 2nd - M. Choice struck out swinging. Y. Grandal walked. B. Forsythe
walked; Y. Grandal advanced to second. A. Wilkins flied out to lf. R. Hague
struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball; B. Forsythe advanced to
second; Y. Grandal advanced to third. K. Wong struck out looking. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Japan 3rd - K. Nakahara fouled out to rf. R. Nakata struck out swinging.
T. Araki flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

USA 3rd - T. Holt singled to right field. C. McGrew singled up the
middle; T. Holt advanced to second. C. McGrew stole second; T. Holt stole
third. C. Colon walked. M. Choice struck out swinging. Y. Grandal fouled out to
3b. B. Forsythe singled through the right side, RBI; C. Colon advanced to
second; C. McGrew advanced to third; T. Holt scored. A. Wilkins flied out to
cf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Japan 4th - S. Habu grounded out to 1b unassisted. R. Hayashiza walked.
T. Sato grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; R. Hayashiza advanced to second. S.
Kamegai homered to left field, 2 RBI; R. Hayashiza scored. S. Ishimine struck
out swinging. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

USA 4th - M. Inui to p for K. Futagami. R. Hague grounded out to ss. K.
Wong singled to left field. T. Holt walked; K. Wong advanced to second. C.
McGrew grounded out to p; T. Holt advanced to second; K. Wong advanced to
third. Y. Nomura to p for M. Inui. C. Colon flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 2 LOB.

Japan 5th - T. Zych to p for T. Bauer. M. Kato singled to shortstop. K.
Nakahara struck out swinging. R. Nakata singled through the left side; M. Kato
advanced to third. T. Araki struck out swinging. S. Habu reached on a fielding
error by 2b; R. Nakata advanced to second; M. Kato scored, unearned. R.
Hayashiza struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

USA 5th - M. Choice walked. Y. Grandal struck out looking. B. Forsythe
struck out looking. A. Wilkins walked; M. Choice advanced to second. B. Brentz
pinch hit for R. Hague. B. Brentz struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Japan 6th - B. Miller to 2b for B. Brentz. K. Wong to 3b. T. Sato
grounded out to 2b. S. Kamegai singled to third base, bunt. S. Ishimine
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; S. Kamegai advanced to second. M. Kato struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

USA 6th - Y. Nakaushir to p for Y. Nomura. K. Wong struck out looking.
T. Holt singled to right field. C. McGrew singled down the rf line, bunt; T.
Holt advanced to second. C. Colon singled down the lf line, RBI; C. McGrew
advanced to second; T. Holt scored. M. Choice struck out looking. Y. Grandal
struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Japan 7th - K. Nakahara singled up the middle. R. Nakata singled to left
field; K. Nakahara advanced to second. T. Araki walked; R. Nakata advanced to
second; K. Nakahara advanced to third. S. Habu grounded out to p, RBI; T. Araki
advanced to second; R. Nakata advanced to third; K. Nakahara scored. R. Nakata
out at third c to 3b. R. Hayashiza lined out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.

USA 7th - N. Higashiha to p for Y. Nakaushir. B. Forsythe struck out
swinging. A. Wilkins grounded out to 2b. B. Miller grounded out to 3b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Japan 8th - T. Sato singled to right field. S. Kamegai reached on a
throwing error by p, advanced to second; T. Sato advanced to third. S. Ishimine
grounded out to 2b, RBI; S. Kamegai advanced to third; T. Sato scored,
unearned. M. Kato reached on a fielder's choice; S. Kamegai out at home ss to
c. K. Nakahara flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

USA 8th - K. Wong struck out swinging. T. Holt walked. C. McGrew flied
out to lf. C. Colon fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Japan 9th - R. Nakata hit by pitch. R. Nakata advanced to second on a
wild pitch. T. Araki singled to right field; R. Nakata advanced to third. S.
Habu walked; T. Araki advanced to second. A. Wojciecho to p for T. Zych. R.
Hayashiza struck out swinging. T. Sato struck out swinging. S. Kamegai struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

USA 9th - H. Sawamura to p for N. Higashiha. M. Newman pinch hit for M.
Choice. M. Newman struck out looking. Y. Grandal singled through the right
side. B. Forsythe singled to left center; Y. Grandal advanced to second. A.
Wilkins singled down the rf line; B. Forsythe advanced to second; Y. Grandal
advanced to third. B. Miller reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; A. Wilkins
advanced to second; B. Forsythe out at third ss to 3b; Y. Grandal scored. K.
Wong walked; B. Miller advanced to second; A. Wilkins advanced to third. T.
Sugano to p for H. Sawamura. T. Holt struck out looking. 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.