WBC Box Scores, Team Netherlands at Team Japan, 02/08/2026

Game ID: 9796 - Sunday, February 8th, 2026 - Game Log

Sunday, February 8th, 2026
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Team Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	6	0
Team Japan	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	X	5	8	0

Team Netherlands	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
F. Nijenboer RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.229	1	4
B. Verberk CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.250	1	3
K. Schop 1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.393	1	2
H. Neef 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.207	1	8
A. Goor 2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.222	1	3
c-F. Kraamer PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	0	0
K. Francken LF	3	1	1	2	0	1	1	.357	2	8
K. van Esch P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
T. Maeyer SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.381	0	2
G. van Berkel C	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	.370	1	7
L. Nuyten P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
a-T. van Doorn PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	0	1
F. Lamberts P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
b-B. Westerbos LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	0	2
Totals	33	4	6	4	1	9	7

a - T. van Doorn pinch hit for L. Nuyten in the 6th
b - B. Westerbos substituted for F. Lamberts in the 7th
c - F. Kraamer pinch hit for A. Goor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Schop (1, 8th Inning off N. Tanaka, 1 on, 2 outs) F. Nijenboer (3, 8th Inning off K. Nakao, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. van Berkel (1, 8th Inning off K. Nakao, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Francken (2, 7th Inning off K. Nakao, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. van Berkel 4 , K. Schop 3 , T. Maeyer , F. Nijenboer 2 , K. Francken 4
2-out RBI: K. Schop , K. Francken
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. van Berkel , H. Neef
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Neef-Goor-Schop)

Team Japan	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
N. Endo LF	4	0	2	2	0	1	1	.226	3	9
K. Taniguchi C	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	.238	1	2
T. Nii RF	4	0	2	1	0	1	3	.333	3	9
M. Suzuki 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.242	1	3
S. Saito SS, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.233	2	6
K. Hayagawa 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.200	0	0
T. Ito CF	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.176	0	1
K. Yamashita 2B	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	.500	0	3
b-S. Uchida PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
c-T. Imamura SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	4	8
K. Nakao P	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.250	0	0
N. Tanaka P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
a-T. Yamada PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	0	1
T. Heida P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
Totals	30	5	8	5	5	7	19

a - T. Yamada pinch hit for N. Tanaka in the 8th
b - S. Uchida pinch ran for K. Yamashita in the 8th
c - T. Imamura substituted for S. Uchida in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Saito (1, 4th Inning off L. Nuyten, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nii 2 , S. Saito 2 , K. Yamashita 2 , N. Endo 2 , M. Suzuki
2-out RBI: N. Endo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nii , S. Saito
GIDP: S. Saito
Sac Bunt: K. Nakao
Team LOB: 8

Team Netherlands	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
L. Nuyten L (0-2)	5.0	5	4	4	4	6	0	93	56	15.19
F. Lamberts	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9	7.72
K. van Esch	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	30	16	5.14

PITCHING
Game Score: L. Nuyten 43
Batters Faced: L. Nuyten 23, F. Lamberts 3, K. van Esch 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Nuyten 6-2, F. Lamberts 1-2, K. van Esch 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Nuyten 93-56, F. Lamberts 12-9, K. van Esch 30-16

Team Japan	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
K. Nakao W (2-0)	7.1	5	4	4	1	7	2	115	79	4.40
N. Tanaka H (1)	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	12	8	7.11
T. Heida SV (1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10	2.70

PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nakao 58
Batters Faced: K. Nakao 28, N. Tanaka 3, T. Heida 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nakao 11-4, N. Tanaka 0-0, T. Heida 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nakao 115-79, N. Tanaka 12-8, T. Heida 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tanaka 1-1

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: K. Yamashita
Ballpark: Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (36 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 48383