WBC Box Scores, Team Japan at Team Italy, 02/09/2026

Game ID: 9800 - Monday, February 9th, 2026 - Game Log

Monday, February 9th, 2026
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Team Japan	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	7	0	10	10	0
Team Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Team Japan	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
N. Endo LF	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	.250	3	9
T. Yamada 3B	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	.259	0	2
T. Nii RF	5	1	1	1	1	2	4	.316	3	10
M. Suzuki 1B	4	2	2	4	1	1	4	.270	2	7
S. Saito SS	5	1	1	0	0	1	8	.229	2	6
K. Taniguchi C	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	.208	1	3
T. Ito CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.200	0	1
b-S. Uchida PH, CF	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.200	0	2
T. Imamura 2B	4	0	0	0	1	1	4	.321	4	8
K. Matsumoto P	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	0	0
S. Yoshida P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
a-K. Yamashita PH	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	.500	0	4
H. Ikarashi P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
Totals	38	10	10	10	9	9	27

a - K. Yamashita pinch hit for S. Yoshida in the 8th
b - S. Uchida pinch hit for T. Ito in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Yamada (3, 3rd Inning off G. Cenci, 1 on, 1 out) K. Yamashita (2, 8th Inning off R. Mazeri, 2 on, 1 out) S. Uchida (1, 8th Inning off M. Maccioni, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Suzuki (2, 5th Inning off G. Cenci, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nii , S. Saito , N. Endo 2 , T. Ito , M. Suzuki 5 , T. Yamada 2 , K. Yamashita 2 , S. Uchida 2
2-out RBI: K. Taniguchi , M. Suzuki 2 , S. Uchida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Saito 2 , K. Yamashita
Sac Bunt: T. Ito
Team LOB: 11

Team Italy	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
G. Navegero 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.321	3	7
A. Geccerelli C	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.212	2	5
G. Gruppi LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.086	1	1
J. Papi CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.212	1	2
A. Bardelli RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.167	2	4
E. Fiesco SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.375	1	3
R. Mazeri P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
M. Maccioni P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
A. Cedronelli 3B	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.136	1	3
A. Estrada Jr. 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.161	0	2
G. Cenci P	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	0	0
G. Balsamo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
a-L. Albertazzi SS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.389	0	4
Totals	32	0	5	0	0	14	12

a - L. Albertazzi substituted for G. Balsamo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Geccerelli (1, 4th Inning off K. Matsumoto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Geccerelli 2 , G. Navegero , J. Papi , A. Estrada Jr. , L. Albertazzi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bardelli
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cedronelli (2)

Team Japan	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
K. Matsumoto W (1-0)	6.2	4	0	0	0	11	0	96	67	2.08
S. Yoshida H (1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	3	11.25
H. Ikarashi	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	21	16	5.79

PITCHING
Game Score: K. Matsumoto 77
Batters Faced: K. Matsumoto 24, S. Yoshida 1, H. Ikarashi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Matsumoto 4-5, S. Yoshida 0-0, H. Ikarashi 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Matsumoto 96-67, S. Yoshida 4-3, H. Ikarashi 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Yoshida 1-0

Team Italy	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
G. Cenci L (0-2)	6.1	6	3	3	2	6	1	113	70	4.61
G. Balsamo	1.0	1	2	2	2	2	0	26	12	9.00
R. Mazeri	0.1	2	5	5	4	0	0	27	9	16.62
M. Maccioni	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	14	7.50

PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cenci 53
Batters Faced: G. Cenci 28, G. Balsamo 7, R. Mazeri 7, M. Maccioni 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cenci 9-4, G. Balsamo 1-1, R. Mazeri 1-0, M. Maccioni 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cenci 113-70, G. Balsamo 26-12, R. Mazeri 27-9, M. Maccioni 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Balsamo 1-1 , R. Mazeri 2-2 , M. Maccioni 3-2

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: M. Suzuki
Ballpark: Ballpark
Weather: Roof closed, 65 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 53113