WBC First Round Group C Japan vs. Australia (8th, Tokyo Dome)

Samurai Japan's Lotte Atsuki Taneichi pitcher (27) took the mound at No. 3 in place of Seibu Lions Chihiro Sumida in second place from the eighth inning with a 2-1 lead by one run. 1 time hit no runs 2 strike out. The fastest was measured at 154 km, and he showed a good pitch closer a three-way retirement for two consecutive days.

He swung Kennelly in the lead with three pitches struck out, followed by a ground ball to Bazana, and stopped the following mead with a struck out swing at 154 km, and cooked hitter three in just 11 pitches and went down mound.

In his first appearance in the WBC on the 7th against South Korea, he pitched as the third reliever in the 7th inning with the score tied at 5-5. He mixed in a fork with a top speed of 156 km/h and a forkball, strike out three consecutive batters in a spectacular display. With 15 fiery pitches, his team's batting line scored three runs in the 7th inning, securing his first WBC win.