1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JPN
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |
BRA
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Brazil was two innings away from staging a stunning upset in its Classic debut, but Japan scored three in the eighth, with Shinnosuke Abe's pinch-hit fielder's choice putting the two-time defending champs ahead to stay.