WILLIAMSPORT, PA –
Japan vs. Puerto Rico
Japan jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first.
Puerto Rico used two pitchers to get out of the inning.
Japan pitcher Kanta Iwashita sat the top of the Puerto Rico lineup down in order.
5-0 end of first inning.
Top of the second, Puerto Rico works out of a jam to keep the score the same.
Bottom second, Iwashita picks up three more K’s.
5-0 end of second.
Left fielder Kanata Furuyama comes around to score on a series of passed balls after a leadoff walk. 6-0 Japan.
Catcher Tomoki Watanabe comes around to score on another passed ball after reaching on an error. Things look bleak for Puerto Rico. 7-0 Japan.
Pitching change, Joaxiel Rolon takes the mound for Puerto Rico with a man on first base.
Pitcher Kanta Iwashita hits a deep shot to center field to make the score 9-0 Japan.
After two errors and a passed ball scored two more runs, Puerto Rico gets out of the inning. 11-0 Japan.
Japan gets out of the bottom of the third unscathed.
11-0 Japan after four.
Iwashita gets Puerto Rico out in order to end the game via the mercy rule.
Final 11-0 Japan
