◆WBC Quarterfinal: Japan vs. Venezuela (March 14, Miami, Florida, USA - Lone Depot Park)

Samurai Japan's Chihiro Sumida pitcher (Seibu Lions) went up to mound in the 5th inning with a 3-run lead as the second runner in the quarterfinals against Venezuela, but Garcia perfectly caught a mistake from 1st and 1st base and was hit by 2 runs in left field. We were forced to score one goal. He threw 2/3 innings and took the place of Shoma Fujihira in 3rd place with 1 hit 1 Home Run, 2 struck out, and 2 runs.

Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched four innings, throwing 69 pitches, runs four hit and two strike out striking out five before being relieved. In the first inning, Yamamoto gave up a leadoff hitter run to Acuña. In the second inning, immediately after Ohtani's home run tied the game, he gave up doble to Torber, a player he had struggled against with no outs, having a career record of 7 At Bat in 10 at-hit against him. He then allowed another doble to Torres, giving up the go-ahead run. Although he gave up two runs early on due to a barrage of extra-base hits, he managed to make adjustments afterward.

The team tied the game in the first inning with a leadoff home run by pitcher Shohei Ohtani. In the third inning, with the score tied at 2-2, Shota Morishita (Hanshin Tigers) hit a three-run homer to left field to take the lead.