Kenta Maeda of Hiroshima Carp was 2-0 in WBC 2013.
This week, there were two games for Team Japan in Tokyo Dome, and both games they scored tons of runs. Team Japan had 0 HR, 2 Extra Base Hits, and 17 runs in the first 4 WBC games, but has 8 HRs, 14 Extra Base Hits, and 26 runs the two games against Netherlands. Hence a reply to a twitter friend who said ‘I was hoping for a competitive game…’
.@mauisherpa Listen. After Brazil game and then that Taiwan game, I could use a game like this.
— Daigo Fujiwara (@DaigoFuji) March 10, 2013
- Sundat, March 10, 6:00 AM Japan 16, Netherlands 4
- Tuesday, March 12, 6:00 AM Japan 10, Netherlands 6
Tuesday, March 12, 6:00 AM Japan 10, Netherlands 6
- Righty submariner Kazuhisa Makita of Seibu Lions strikes out Curt Smith and Japan is advanced as a pool winner! Here comes SF! 09:39:34, 2013-03-12
- @decisions_brave I think just came out because it looked like a blow out at 8-1. Japan's Abe & Ibata out, too. This only decides seedings. in reply to decisions_brave 09:38:16, 2013-03-12
- Nice hit! Hisayoshi Chono of Yomiuri Giants gets a 2-run single and it is now 10-6 Japan. I am leaving for work. 09:19:59, 2013-03-12
- I gotta go to work… 09:14:33, 2013-03-12
- Kakunaka with a steal, and a passed ball and advanced to third. Matsuda at bat. A score here would be good… 09:14:18, 2013-03-12
- Pinch hitter Atsunori Inaba of Nippon Ham Fighters and Big Egg is jumping, literary (Inaba jump). 09:10:22, 2013-03-12
- Katsuya Kakunaka of Lotte Marines, last year's Pacific League batting title winner, is bunting. Oh, no. Forced at second. 09:08:54, 2013-03-12
- Nippon Ham Fighter Sho Nakata gets a single to center to leadoff bottom 8th. 09:06:33, 2013-03-12
- .@tokyoreporter Right, mistype, but perhaps wishful thinking. 8-6. in reply to tokyoreporter 09:04:08, 2013-03-12
- Nice. Hideaki Wakui, with Daisuke Matsuzaka-like pause in delivery, gets Oduber to strike out to end top 8. 9-6 Japan. 09:01:15, 2013-03-12
- A good news is Andrelton Simmons is out of the game, but let's get this guy here, Wakui. 08:59:23, 2013-03-12
- DeCuba with a single. Now 8-6. C'mon Japan. don't tell me you are going to blow 7-run lead. 08:56:52, 2013-03-12
- #RedSox prospect Xander Bogaerts doubles and Netherlands keeps the rally going. 2 outs but runners on 2nd and 3rd. 08:54:30, 2013-03-12
- Kalian Sams with a RBI single and it's a 3-run game. 8-5 Japan. Xander Bogaerts vs Seibu's Hideaki Wakui, top 8. 08:51:04, 2013-03-12
- Hard hit ball for shortstop Toritani, nice stop, but run scores, 8-4 Japan, top 8. Couple of nice plays by first baseman Sho Nakata. 08:48:24, 2013-03-12
- Let's blame that on the slippery WBC ball, Toritani, don't worry about it! 08:41:27, 2013-03-12
- I really liked how Toritani led off the last game. I hope Yamamoto use Toritani-Ibata as 1-2 in the order for the final round. 08:34:41, 2013-03-12
- Takashi Toritani of Hanshin Tigers, who replaced Ibata at SS, gets a single to start bottom 7. 08:33:43, 2013-03-12
- Sac fly by Oduber & Netherlands adds another but Matsuda's nice defense. 8-3 after top 7. Japan has not scored since 8-run 2nd. Let's go. 08:31:37, 2013-03-12
- Bogaerts with an RBI infield single, a chopper to second, and it's 8-2 Japan. Still no outs, runners on corners. Top 7. 08:24:20, 2013-03-12
- A walk, and a double by Kalian Sams to start the inning, and Netherlands are threatening. #RedSox prospect Xander Bogaerts up. 08:22:52, 2013-03-12
- Lefty sidearmer Masahiko Morifuku of Softbank Hawks on the mound for Team Japan. 8-1 top 7. 08:20:10, 2013-03-12
- @yakyunightowl Very true. in reply to yakyunightowl 08:14:12, 2013-03-12
- Another extra base hit for Team Japan. Hawks Nobuhiro Matsuda doubles to center. 8-1 bottom 6. 08:13:51, 2013-03-12
- Team Japan will play Spring Training game against SF Giants and Chicago Cubs in Arizona, it sounds like. 08:11:48, 2013-03-12
- MLBNetwork just showed a graphic that said Japan had 0HR, 2XBH, 17runs in the first 4 #WBC games, but has 8HRs 13XBH, 24 runs the last 2. 08:08:11, 2013-03-12
- I really feel good about Japan's pitching. Because of that, three-peat is really a possibility. 08:06:16, 2013-03-12
- Youngest player in the Japanese team, 21-year old righty Takeru Imamura of Hiroshima Carp, on the mound. #WBC 08:04:23, 2013-03-12
- Masahiro Tanaka showed 94 mph fast ball, 71 mph curve, a slider and split to gert Randolph Oduber strike out. 8-1 end top 5. 07:47:51, 2013-03-12
- Masahiro "Ma-kun" Tanaka is on the mound for Japan. Strikes out the first hitter, #RedSox prospect Xander Bogaerts. Japan up 8-1, Top 5 07:44:41, 2013-03-12
- Why can Japan only hit Netherlands pitching? I hope they win the Semi. Japan can win a nail biter in the Semi and face them again in Final? 07:38:06, 2013-03-12
- @yakyunightowl Assuming Sakamoto starts at SS, Ibata or Toritani should be considered for 2B and Matsui has no place, one would think. in reply to yakyunightowl 07:36:09, 2013-03-12
- If my notes is correct, Kazuo Matsui is 0-for-9 in this WBC. Make it 0-for-10. F8. 07:32:31, 2013-03-12
- What! Draft beer is half price today at Tokyo Dome! MLBNetwork just showed a sign that said 800 yen to 400 yen. :) 07:26:43, 2013-03-12
- 25-year-old righty Hirokazu Sawamura of Yomiuri Giants on the mound for Japan. Gets Rakuten Golden Eagle(!) Andruw Jones to pop out. 07:24:30, 2013-03-12
- OH MY GOODNESS! Shinnnosuke Abe hits another home run in the same inning. this time three-run and Japan up 8-1 in 2nd. A dome run? 06:58:40, 2013-03-12
- My new favorite Dragon Hirokazu Ibata walks and team Japan has batted around in 2nd. Abe, who started this inning with a HR is up again. 06:55:40, 2013-03-12
- Chono was 2-for-13 before hitting that double in this #WBC 06:49:20, 2013-03-12
- Hisayoshi Chono, who needed a good hit, hits a double to clear the bases and Japan is now up 5-1. Nice. 06:47:49, 2013-03-12
- Nice hit to center by Nobuhiro Matsuda! Itoi scores and 2-1 Japan. #WBC 06:45:48, 2013-03-12
- Ginjiro Sumitani of Seibu Lions strikes out in three pitches. First at bat for him in #WBC 06:44:03, 2013-03-12
- A walk (Itoi) Hit by pitch (Nakata) and Katsuya Kakunaka of Lotte Marines bunts and he is safe at first. Bases loaded, Nobody out. 06:43:39, 2013-03-12
- Shinnosuke Abe, DH today, with a swing of a bat, ties the game. Solo home run. 1-1 bottom 2. 06:38:48, 2013-03-12
- #RedSox prospect Xander Bogaerts walks but that is it for Netherlands, 1-0 Dutch after top 2. But Otonari has K'd 5 in two innnings. 06:32:25, 2013-03-12
- Haha, I think I made that face, too. RT @the_hereford: otonari face… http://t.co/vTnjWOLrhs 06:22:16, 2013-03-12
- Maybe he wants to get him going, but I don't understand why Yamamoto is starting Kaz atsui at 2B. Why not Toritani? 06:18:07, 2013-03-12
- After the home run, Ohtonari gets three batters to strike out and it is 1-0 Netherlands after top 1. 06:15:38, 2013-03-12
- @CS_Darrow Hi, If it was me, I'd get one of the pitchers, Masahiro Tanaka or Maeda Kenta. Sho Tanaka (OF Fighters) may be good as well. in reply to CS_Darrow 06:14:39, 2013-03-12
- Andrelton Simmons hits a home run off of Kenji Ohtonari of Softbank Hawks to start the #WBC game between Japan and Netherlands 06:10:52, 2013-03-12
Sundat, March 10, 6:00 AM Japan 16, Netherlands 4
- Wow. Congratulations to Netherlands for advancing to the final stage of the World Baseball Classic. #honkbal http://t.co/PCmjURmL3o 12:09:59, 2013-03-11
- Again, I am starting to regret my decision not to go to San Francisco. I went to Anaheim in '06 and San Diego in '09… #WBC 09:23:17, 2013-03-10
- @DaigoFuji @mytwoyen @billyj41 @yakyunightowl @jcoskrey And I predict Cuba to blow out the Dutch. in reply to DaigoFuji 09:19:00, 2013-03-10
- @MyTwoYen @billyj41 @yakyunightowl @jcoskrey Yes, winner of Netherlands/Cuba will, w/Japan in reply to MyTwoYen 09:17:37, 2013-03-10
- I know I am in minority, but I just voted to HIRE @BobbyValentine. http://t.co/aYUEo9Fgm3 I do like him. Especially now, no longer a #RedSox 09:16:03, 2013-03-10
- @billyj41 Thanks, didn't know that! in reply to billyj41 09:08:26, 2013-03-10
- Hideaki Wakui gets Braves prospect Andrelton Simmons to pop out at second! Japan beat Netherlands 16-4. Japan is going to San Francisco! 09:02:22, 2013-03-10
- Hideaki Wakui of Seibu Lions on the mound for Team Japan. Bottom 7, 16-4. #WBC 08:53:46, 2013-03-10
- @replevel @justaniku Awesome, thanks for the introduction! in reply to replevel 08:47:23, 2013-03-10
- 16-4 Japan Now. 6 home runs in a game ties most in World Baseball Classic. 08:40:42, 2013-03-10
- WHOA!!!! Hayato Sakamoto GRAND SLAM! OH MY GOODNESS!!! 08:39:13, 2013-03-10
- Ibata and Abe singles, then Itoi is hit by pitch, bases are loaded for Hayato Sakamoto in top 7. 08:38:14, 2013-03-10
- It looks like another Yomiuri pitcher Tetsuya Yamaguchi may be replacing Utsumi for Japan. 08:27:09, 2013-03-10
- Balentien hits over the head of center fielder Itoi and bases are cleared, 12-3 Japan, bottom 6th. 08:25:11, 2013-03-10
- That pitch to low and outside did look good but no call, and he hits Bernadina, bases are loaded for Yakult's Wladimir Balentien. 08:24:07, 2013-03-10
- Tetsuya Utsumi, an ace of Yomiuri, comes in to replace Kenta Maeda and walks the first batter, Kalian Sams. 08:17:34, 2013-03-10
- Nobuhiro Matsuda doubles and Japan has scored every innings through 6. Now leading 12-0. 08:10:18, 2013-03-10
- Sho Nakata gets a single and Japan's starting 9 now all have hit. 11-0 top 5. 08:07:05, 2013-03-10
- Kenta Maeda. 9Ks through 5. Allowed only 1 hit. He is at 66 pitches and he can go up to 80 pitches. 11-0 Japan. 08:02:53, 2013-03-10
- .@MauiSherpa Listen. After Brazil game and then that Taiwan game, I could use a game like this. in reply to MauiSherpa 07:55:12, 2013-03-10
- Crap, I am starting to regret my decision not to go to San Francisco. I went to Anaheim in '06 and San Diego in '09… #WBC 07:51:15, 2013-03-10
- Nice! Hirokazu Ibata, my favorite Dragon. Doubled to right center. That would be 7th extrabase hits for Japan for the game. 07:49:08, 2013-03-10
- @shaftofpower No, they are using official WBC ball, which is pretty much the same as MLB. Japanese pitchers say it is too slippery. in reply to shaftofpower 07:44:21, 2013-03-10
- MaeKen is just amazing. Curve, Slider, low fastball. 7 Ks no walk, only 1 hit allowed through 4th. 10-0 Japan. 07:41:40, 2013-03-10
- @shaftofpower I think it's 15 runs after 5th, or 10 run after 7th for mercy rule. Not sure if it applies in 2nd round. The rule is confusing in reply to shaftofpower 07:27:31, 2013-03-10
- Nice hit by Shinnosuke Abe. 8th hit of the game by Japan. And OH MY GOODNESS! Yoshio Itoi! 3-run homer! 10-0 Japan!!! 07:25:44, 2013-03-10
- Kenta Maeda is dealing. Goes 1-2-3 in 3rd. He struck out 5 batters in the last two innings. 07:18:50, 2013-03-10
- Another one!? 40-years-old Atsunori Inaba hits teams 4th homer of the game and Japan is up 7-0. 07:07:54, 2013-03-10
- Maeda Kenta, A.K.A. Maeken, allows a hit but strikes out the side. Including former Yanks Andruw Jones & #RedSox prospect Xander Bogaerts. 07:01:54, 2013-03-10
- Wladimir Balentien plays for Tokyo Yakult Swallows and he has hit most homer runs in 2011 (31) and 2012 (31) in Central League. K'd by Maeda 06:56:44, 2013-03-10
- So, to recap, Japan had two extra base hits in the previous 4 games, and the first two innings of this game, they have 4. 3 HRs, 1 double. 06:44:52, 2013-03-10
- Oh my goodness! Seiichi Uchikawa! Three run home run! Where were the powers till now? 6-0! I think I just yelled and woke up my family! 06:41:41, 2013-03-10
- Toritani with a double, 2-for-2. Yamamoto's juggling of lineup is working. 06:37:05, 2013-03-10
- Nobuhiro Matsuda! 2-run homer, w/Atsunori Inaba on 1st, and the team Japan is up 3-0! Winner of this game advances to San Francisco! Top 2. 06:35:35, 2013-03-10
- Kenta Maeda of Hiroshima Carp, 2010 Sawamura Award winner, has 1-2-3 inning. 1-0 Japan after 1. 06:28:33, 2013-03-10
- Yes! Team Japan, who has only 2 extra base hits in the previous four games, starts with a home run. Takashi Toritani! 1-0 Japan! 06:10:42, 2013-03-10
- Here we go World Baseball Classic second round, Japan vs Netherlands. Let's go, Japan! #WBC 06:02:52, 2013-03-10
