WBC Box Scores, Team South America at Team Japan, 02/04/2026

Game ID: 9771 - Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 - Game Log

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Team South America	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	12	0
Team Japan	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	10	1

Team South America	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
A. Elisary LF, 1B	4	0	1	0	1	3	2	.333	0	1
D. Pimentel 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.235	0	0
I. Salazar P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
D. Paparelli P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
H. Martínez CF	5	0	1	0	0	2	1	.182	0	0
O. Sandoval 2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	.250	0	1
J. Romero RF	4	0	1	0	1	0	4	.154	0	0
J. Marroquín C	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	.500	0	0
L. Fonseca 1B	4	1	3	3	0	1	2	.375	1	5
b-C. Torres PR, LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	0	0
J. Galván SS	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	.214	0	1
F. Varela P	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0	0
a-L. Rangel PH	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1.000	1	3
E. Melcias P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
c-J. Benavidez 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
Totals	38	6	12	6	2	9	20

a - L. Rangel pinch hit for F. Varela in the 8th
b - C. Torres pinch ran for L. Fonseca in the 8th
c - J. Benavidez substituted for E. Melcias in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Fonseca (1, 8th Inning off N. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Sandoval (2, 7th Inning off S. Yoshida, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Marroquín (1, 2nd Inning off K. Matsumoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Fonseca (1, 2nd Inning off K. Matsumoto, 2 on, 1 out) L. Rangel (1, 8th Inning off N. Tanaka, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Fonseca 7 , O. Sandoval 3 , H. Martínez , J. Romero , A. Elisary , J. Marroquín 4 , L. Rangel 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Galván , J. Romero , A. Elisary , J. Marroquín
GIDP: H. Martínez
Sac Bunt: F. Varela
Team LOB: 10

Team Japan	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
N. Endo LF	4	0	1	2	1	1	2	.250	3	6
T. Yamada 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	0	1
S. Yoshida P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
b-T. Ito PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	0	1
N. Tanaka P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
K. Yamasaki P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
d-T. Imamura PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.571	3	6
T. Nii RF	5	0	0	0	0	4	5	.235	2	7
M. Suzuki 1B	5	0	0	0	0	2	5	.316	1	3
S. Saito SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	2	6
T. Ono CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.267	2	2
c-S. Uchida CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
K. Taniguchi C	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	.250	1	1
K. Yamashita 2B	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.429	0	1
K. Matsumoto P	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0
a-K. Hayagawa 3B	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0	0
Totals	37	5	10	4	3	8	18

a - K. Hayagawa substituted for K. Matsumoto in the 7th
b - T. Ito pinch hit for S. Yoshida in the 7th
c - S. Uchida substituted for T. Ono in the 9th
d - T. Imamura pinch hit for K. Yamasaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamashita (1, 2nd Inning off F. Varela, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Yamada (2, 3rd Inning off F. Varela, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Taniguchi (1, 2nd Inning off F. Varela, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Taniguchi 5 , S. Saito , K. Yamashita 4 , N. Endo , T. Ono , T. Yamada 2 , K. Hayagawa
2-out RBI: K. Taniguchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Matsumoto , M. Suzuki 2 , T. Ito
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Endo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Saito (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamashita-Saito-Suzuki)

Team South America	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
F. Varela W (1-0)	7.0	6	3	3	2	4	1	95	60	3.86
E. Melcias H (1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10	7	0.00
I. Salazar H (1)	0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	15	9	7.72
D. Paparelli SV (1)	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	18	10	0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: F. Varela 55
Batters Faced: F. Varela 29, E. Melcias 3, I. Salazar 5, D. Paparelli 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Varela 13-4, E. Melcias 1-0, I. Salazar 1-0, D. Paparelli 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Varela 95-60, E. Melcias 10-7, I. Salazar 15-9, D. Paparelli 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Paparelli 2-0
WP: F. Varela 2

Team Japan	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
K. Matsumoto	6.1	9	3	3	1	5	1	95	68	4.26
S. Yoshida	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	18	10	13.50
N. Tanaka L (0-1)	0.0	2	3	3	0	0	1	8	6	13.50
K. Yamasaki	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	21	15	0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: K. Matsumoto 47
Batters Faced: K. Matsumoto 29, S. Yoshida 4, N. Tanaka 3, K. Yamasaki 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Matsumoto 5-8, S. Yoshida 0-1, N. Tanaka 0-0, K. Yamasaki 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Matsumoto 95-68, S. Yoshida 18-10, N. Tanaka 8-6, K. Yamasaki 21-15
HB: N. Tanaka

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: L. Fonseca
Ballpark: Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (42 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 pm
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 43191
Special Notes: RF Teruo Ono was injured on a defensive play.