Australia @ Japan — Mar 8, 2026

World Baseball Classic Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo·March 8, 2026
Australia AUS 2-1, 1-1 Away
3
Final
4
Japan JPN 3-0, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
AUS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
JPN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4
Leaders
Hits
A.
A. Whitefield OF AUS
3 H
K.
K. Wakatsuki C JPN
1 H
Home Runs
A.
A. Hall C AUS
1 HR
M.
M. Yoshida LF JPN
1 HR
RBI
A.
A. Hall C AUS
1 RBI
M.
M. Yoshida LF JPN
2 RBI
Batting
Australia
Japan
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Australia
Japan
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Top 9th 2 - 0 3 - 4
HR RBI 2 Rixon Wingrove Rixon Wingrove homers to left field.
3 - 4
HR RBI Alex Hall Alex Hall homers to center field.
2 - 4
Bot 8th 0 - 2 1 - 4
RBI Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki walks. Shohei Ohtani to second. Teruaki Sato to third. Sosuke Genda scores.
1 - 4
2B RBI Teruaki Sato Teruaki Sato doubles to left field. Sosuke Genda to third. Ukyo Shuto scores.
1 - 3
Bot 7th 0 - 2 1 - 2
HR RBI 2 Masataka Yoshida Masataka Yoshida homers to right field. Kensuke Kondo scores.
1 - 2
Top 6th 1 - 0 1 - 0
RBI Alex Hall Alex Hall strikes out swinging.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: JPN +3 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Australia
Japan
Batting
8 Hits 5
3 Runs 4
2 Home Runs 1
2 RBI 4
12 Strikeouts 2
0 Walks 11
1 Doubles 1
0 Triples 0
8 Left on Base 20
Pitching
4 Runs Allowed 3
4 Earned Runs 2
5 Hits Allowed 8
2 Strikeouts 12
11 Walks 0
1 HR Allowed 2
39 Batters Faced 34
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
9 Assists 8
Highlights
Australia 3 - 4 Japan
March 8, 2026
Tokyo Dome
Bunkyo, JP · 46,000 capacity
League
World Baseball Classic
Season
World Baseball Classic 2026
Date
March 8, 2026
Time
10:00 am