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

Samurai Japan's Seibu Lions Chihiro Sumida pitcher (26) made his first WBC appearance in second place in place from the 5th inning when the score was tied at 0-0. He went 2 hit 1 runs (0 earned), 7 strike out innings. The fastest was measured at 153 km. WBC7 strike out in relief became a tie record for the most in Japan, tied with Togo against China in 23 and Miyagi against the Czech Republic in the same year.

In the 5th inning, he got off to a good start by getting Perkins to strike out struck out with a 137 km/h change-up and Glendinning to strike out fork with a 138 km/h struck out. With two outs, Kennelly hit center fielder Suzuki's glove off the middle hit, but Bazana followed with a fly out to left to end the 5th inning.

In the 6th inning, with one out, Whitefield allowed a doble to the right field, causing a pinch, and three steals were set up, and Wakatsuki bad throw to third base. While the ball moved around outfield, he conceded the first run. In the 7th inning, he retired with only 10 pitches and 3 outs. It was sharp enough at 7 strike out in 3 inning.

In his fourth season as a pro, he pitched in 23 games last season, recording his first double-digit win since turning pro, with a record of 10 wins and 10 losses and ERA 2.59. After Hanshin Tigers 's Ishii was diagnosed with a left Achilles tendon injury on the 12th of last month and was forced to withdraw from the game, he was called up as a replacement player on the 13th.