World No. 1 Japan and No. 4 Venezuela took the field at the Tokyo Dome to finish the second day of the WBSC Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS Super Round.
Hiroto Saiki threw the first pitch at 19:08 (local time). The Hanshin Tigers right-hander hit first baseman Carlos Jesus Perez, allowing the first runner of the night. He navigated through the first inning, striking out the side. Shota Morishita made it a 2-0 game with a single up the middle.
Kaito Kozono started over from where he finished the night before, crushing the first offering by right-hander Ricardo Pinto to reach on a one-out double. Centre fielder Ryosuke Tatsumi slapped a double off the left-field wall, scoring Kozono from second and giving Japan the lead. Pinto walked Ryoya Kurihara, and pitching coach Luis Ramirez stepped to the mound for a conference. As the game resumed, Pinto walked Maki Shugo on nine pitches, and Venezuela turned to left-hander Johander Mendez.
Sosuke Genda grounded into a force out at second base. Morishita scored the third run, and Kurihara advanced to third. Mendez needed seven more pitches to retire Keita Sano, the eighth batter of the inning, on a grounder to first base and end the bottom of the first.
Venezuela made it a one-run game with their first hit. Ramon Flores walked to lead off the second. With one out, left fielder Angel Reyes looked at a ball and was all over the second pitch, turning it into a two-run home run.
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| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1 |
| 3 |  |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1 |
| 4 |  |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2 |
| 5 |  |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2 |
| 6 |  |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 3 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1 |
| 3 |  |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 2 |
| 4 |  |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4 |
| 5 |  |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4 |
| 6 |  |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 |
| 4 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 |
