Venezuela vs Japan
Saturday, March 14, 2026 — LoanDepot Park
World Baseball Classic — 2026 — Medal Round
Final
Line Score
Game 2026-048
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Venezuela beat Japan 8-5. Wilyer Abreu led the offense going 1-for-3, a home run, 3 RBI. Enmanuel De Jesus pitched 2.1 innings, 3 strikeouts. Japan scored 4 runs in inning 3.
Away Batting
🇻🇪 Venezuela
| Player | PA | AB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | RBI | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Ronald Acuña | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 🇻🇪 Maikel Garcia | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 🇻🇪 Luis Arraez | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 🇻🇪 Eugenio Suárez | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 🇻🇪 Ezequiel Tovar | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇻🇪 Gleyber Torres | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 🇻🇪 Wilyer Abreu | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 🇻🇪 Salvador Perez | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 🇻🇪 Jackson Chourio | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Home Batting
🇯🇵 Japan
| Player | PA | AB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | RBI | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Shohei Ohtani | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 🇺🇳 Teruaki Sato | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 🇺🇳 Seiya Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇺🇳 Masataka Yoshida | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 🇺🇳 Kazuma Okamoto | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 🇺🇳 Munetaka Murakami | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 🇺🇳 Shugo Maki | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 🇺🇳 Sosuke Genda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 🇺🇳 Kenya Wakatsuki | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇺🇳 Shota Morishita | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 🇺🇳 Kensuke Kondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Away Pitching
🇻🇪 Venezuela
| Pitcher | IP | BF | H | R | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Ranger Suarez | 2.1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 🇻🇪 Eduard Bazardo | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇻🇪 Enmanuel De Jesus | 2.1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 🇻🇪 José Buttó | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇻🇪 Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 🇻🇪 Andrés Machado | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇻🇪 Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Home Pitching
🇯🇵 Japan
| Pitcher | IP | BF | H | R | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Yoshinobu Yamamoto | 4.0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 🇺🇳 Chihiro Sumida | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 🇺🇳 Shoma Fujihira | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇺🇳 Hiromi Itoh | 1.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇺🇳 Atsuki Taneichi | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 🇺🇳 Yusei Kikuchi | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Detail