MEX 5, JPN 6 | Mar 20, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Monday, March 20, 2023•loanDepot park•72°F, Roof Closed

MEX

Mexico

JPN

Japan

Final

WIN

Taisei Ota

LOSS

Giovanny Gallegos

The Japan edged the Mexico 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Isaac Paredes3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Luis Urías3 RBI

★Masataka Yoshida3-for-4, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Masataka Yoshida homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Kensuke Kondoh scores. Shohei Ohtani scores.

Weather: 72°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 11:00 PM UTCT: 3:36Att: 35,933Venue: loanDepot park

Ump Audit

Quinn Wolcott

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95.2%A

7 missed calls

+1.5% MEX

+0.12 runs JPN

Win Probability

JPN WinMEX Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MEX	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	9	0
JPN	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Game 719499 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Mexico

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Randy ArozarenaLF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.450/.607/.900
Jarren DuranRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Joey Meneses1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.370/.370/.593
Rowdy TellezDH	4	1	1	0	0	2	.280/.333/.440
Isaac Paredes3B	4	1	3	1	0	0	.375/.444/.500
Luis Urías2B	4	1	2	3	0	0	.278/.381/.444
Alan TrejoSS	3	0	0	0	1	0	.150/.292/.150
Alek ThomasCF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.200/.273/.200
Austin BarnesC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.278/.409/.389
Bench
Alex VerdugoRF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.130/.222/.174
Patrick SandovalP							.000/.000/.000
José UrquidyP
Totals	33	5	9	5	2	9	-

HR:Urías (4th off Sasaki, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Arozarena; Verdugo

TB:14

RBI:Paredes; Urías 3; Verdugo

SB:Meneses

CS:Trejo

GIDP:Trejo

Team LOB:4

Japan

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Lars NootbaarCF	3	0	0	0	2	1	.318/.483/.318
Kensuke KondohRF	5	1	2

Pitching

Mexico

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Patrick Sandoval	4.1	4	0	0	1	6	0	66-46	89.1	1.23
José UrquidyH	2.1	2	1	1	3	2	0	47-28	87.9	4.26
JoJo RomeroBS	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1	16-8	88.4	8.10
Jesus CruzH	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	11-6	92.4	3.38
Gerardo ReyesH	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	9-5	92.9	0.00
Giovanny GallegosLBS	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	9-4	94	6.00
Totals	8.0	10	6	6	7	9	1	158-97	-	-

HBP:Okamoto (by Cruz)

Inherited runners-scored:Urquidy 2-0; Romero 1-1; Reyes 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Sandoval 66-46; Urquidy 47-28; Romero 16-8; Cruz 11-6; Reyes 9-5; Gallegos 9-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Sandoval 3-3; Urquidy 2-3; Romero 0-1; Cruz 1-1; Reyes 0-0; Gallegos 0-0

Japan

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Roki Sasaki	4.0	5	3	3	0	3	1	64-46	95.4	3.52

Game Notes

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T7Replay review: Japan challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Alek Thomas strikes out swinging and Alan Trejo caught stealing 2nd, catcher Takuya Kai to shortstop Sosuke Genda to catcher Takuya Kai.

Top 4 • MEX

3-0

Luis Urías homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Rowdy Tellez scores. Isaac Paredes scores.

EV: 103.3 mph💣 403 ftLA: 26°

Bot 7 • JPN

3-3

Masataka Yoshida homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Kensuke Kondoh scores. Shohei Ohtani scores.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 366 ftLA: 41°

Top 8 • MEX

5-3

Isaac Paredes singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Jarren Duran scores. Joey Meneses out at home on the throw, left fielder Masataka Yoshida to catcher Takuya Kai.

EV: 94.0 mph36 ftLA: -1°

4-3

Alex Verdugo doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Randy Arozarena scores.

EV: 98.8 mph300 ftLA: 17°

Bot 8 • JPN

5-4

Hotaka Yamakawa out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randy Arozarena. Takumu Nakano scores.

EV: 105.9 mph333 ftLA: 19°

Bot 9 • JPN

5-6

Munetaka Murakami doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Alek Thomas. Shohei Ohtani scores. Ukyo Shuto scores.

EV: 111.0 mph400 ftLA: 23°

Bench
Masataka YoshidaLF	4	1	3	3	1	0	.474/.571/.842
Kazuma Okamoto1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.286/.565/.571
Yuhei NakamuraC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500/.625/.833
Shugo MakiPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.250/.600
Takuya KaiC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.091/.286/.182
Roki SasakiP							.000/.000/.000
Yoshinobu YamamotoP							.000/.000/.000
Atsuki YuasaP							.000/.000/.000
Taisei OtaP							.000/.000/.000