China vs. Japan Game Highlights | 2023 World Baseball Classic

Big game big atmosphere because they're ready to see the big man and Shohei Ohtani It has been six years since he played a game in his native country even longer than that since he has worn This uniform in a major international tournament for samurai Japan He is starting tonight against China and batting third is a designated hitter a jam-packed Tokyo Dome full and buzzing for Shohei Ohtani His numbers from last season with the Angels Another MVP caliber campaign as he finished runner-up to the New York Yankees star Aaron judge strike three swinging a K to begin Tony Senshu's evening young Jin Left side Tosuke Genda the shortstop up with it His father those Chinese his mother is half Chinese and half Japanese He grounds out in a one-two-three first inning for Shohei Ohtani running for team China 19-year-old Shawn Wang the left-hander Offers a fastball. It sits between 83 86. He may say he is a strike throw first Delivers For pitch walk for Ohtani and the bases are loaded for samurai Japan And by the way, just because cut through show It doesn't mean your trouble is done against this lineup does not get any easier with the two-time reigning Central League MVP when a Chaka Murakami The 3-0 to try and get back in the account he cannot There's nowhere to put Murakami He walks him in samurai. Japan takes an early 1-0 lead Bases still loaded one out Kazuma Okamoto, it's 30 home runs in each of the last five seasons That's in the air Tailing toward the right fielder and pay tagging up his condo. There will be a play at the play. He's out How about that for team China's defense about the cutoff man being aligned properly short throw in the home plate? Instead of blowing the game open in the first summer. I Japan held to just one and more work Upcoming for Shohei Ohtani on the mound. So he's got now a 1-2 He's trying second strikeout for Shohei front door breaking ball a front hit flies open froze Strike three swinging back-to-back punches for Shohei Ohtani To cap the second inning six of ten batters for samurai. Japan have reached base safely so far tonight Make that seven of eleven and the bases will be loaded for Shohei Ohtani three to pitch ground ball left side gene Nice pick at first base budget to end the second inning threat and keep it a one-nothing game To to pitch poke to center new bar racing in Ground ball to maki at second in the meantime showing back on the mound Came into this inning with 34 pitches in the first three innings Going the other way finds the fairway and left field cut off by Yoshida and that'll spoiled the perfect party for Shohei Ohtani There's a moment Young Jim will never ever ever forget went out base runners to the tying run on base Just went out in the top of the fourth inning tipped into the glove another strikeout to pitch Tension called strike three Fifth the night for Shohei Ohtani new bar on first base New bar hustling in the third base pepper grinder brought out by condos There he is Shohei Ohtani to left center field Shohei Ohtani New bar scores Kondo rounds third and heads home Welcome home Shohei Ohtani Look how far that ball went to the opposite field Absolutely amazing 382 feet On the RBI double for Ohtani. It's now a three nothing game pitcher for Japan So say Togo The ball goes from Shohei to show say Three pitches three strikes Go he turns the ball over That's three One two from Togo nearly immaculate Three strikeouts for the righty in the fifth inning young pay That ball hit hard that ball hit deep and that ball is hit out Young pay With a solo homerun and team China is on the board and within two here in the sixth inning What a moment what a moment for Leon pay leadoff extra base hit For you skate Masako because the tying run is at the plate That's poked down the line in foul territory plays made by Genda who ranged over. That was a really tough catch Kidding me that's five straight goal gloves by Genda now the tying run on base for team China Chowchit sees the opportunity in front of him here. Is this the payoff pitch it is Finally beat him with an outstanding pitch look at that dive vertically Masato Yoshi pitching coach Very brief visit and ultimately I'm gonna leave Togo in there Swing and a miss strike three seven strikeouts in three innings of work for show say Togo Stranding a pair keeping the game 3-1 It's just about taking the next step as a country as a team a fly ball the right field. That's deep and that's That pose a model was talking about earlier and he makes it for one power the other way flick of the wrists Get some great backspin on a line out of here over that high wall and right center field Five seasons for the fighters in NPV the Pacific League most valuable player in 2016 Ohtani ropes a single in the right. He reaches for the fourth time tonight all four fourth time tonight The bases are loaded for Japan first a B for Tetsuro Yamada a seven spot where Shugo Maki started the game And it's five to one It's a big big not tack on runs so valuable Just see if he has the green light on 3-0 Even if he had it didn't need it ball for Sixth arm tonight for team China and Wang Yichun bases still loaded To left field down into the wall to run score. Oh Did the floodgates open and here we are now seven runs in the evening