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Each team played the other three teams once, with the top two teams advancing to Pool 1. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standings">Standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_World_Baseball_Classic_Pool_A&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011077906">.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style> <p><span class="anchor" id="sports-table-Standings"></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Runs for">RF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Runs against">RA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Run difference">RD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="36"><abbr title="Win percentage">PCT</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Games behind">GB</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cuba_national_baseball_team" title="Cuba national baseball team">Cuba</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">23 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+18 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1.000 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">— </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="2">Advance to <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Baseball_Classic#Second_round" title="2013 World Baseball Classic">second round</a><br />Qualification for <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2017 World Baseball Classic">2017 World Baseball Classic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(H)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">.667 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China_national_baseball_team" title="China national baseball team">China</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">−12 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">.333 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="1">Qualification for <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2017 World Baseball Classic">2017 World Baseball Classic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_baseball_team" title="Brazil national baseball team">Brazil</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">.000 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="1"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="No source parameter defined (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><br />Rules for classification: <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Baseball_Classic#Format" title="2013 World Baseball Classic">Tiebreakers</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">(H)</span> Hosts</div> <p><b>Pool A <a href="/wiki/Most_valuable_player" title="Most valuable player">MVP</a>:</b> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba"><img alt="Cuba" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Despaigne" title="Alfredo Despaigne">Alfredo Despaigne</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_World_Baseball_Classic_Pool_A&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>All times are <a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" title="Japan Standard Time">Japan Standard Time</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B09:00" title="UTC+09:00">UTC+09:00</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan_5,_Brazil_3"><span id="Japan_5.2C_Brazil_3"></span>Japan 5, Brazil 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_World_Baseball_Classic_Pool_A&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Japan 5, Brazil 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">March 2 19:00 at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PayPay_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="PayPay Dome">Fukuoka Dome</a> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan</a></b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_baseball_team" title="Brazil national baseball team">Brazil</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">9</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tadashi_Settsu" title="Tadashi Settsu">Tadashi Settsu</a> (1−0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Nakaoshi" title="Oscar Nakaoshi">Oscar Nakaoshi</a> (0−1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kazuhisa_Makita" title="Kazuhisa Makita">Kazuhisa Makita</a> (1)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 28,181 (73.1%)<br /><b>Umpires:</b> HP − <a href="/wiki/Chris_Guccione_(umpire)" title="Chris Guccione (umpire)">Chris Guccione</a>, 1B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Poong-ki_Kim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Poong-ki Kim (page does not exist)">Poong-ki Kim</a>, 2B − <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_M%C3%A1rquez" title="Alfonso Márquez">Alfonso Márquez</a>, 3B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carlos_Rey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carlos Rey (page does not exist)">Carlos Rey</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_02_jpnint_braint_1&mode=box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Brazil got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI-single by third baseman <a href="/wiki/Leonardo_Reginatto" title="Leonardo Reginatto">Leonardo Reginatto</a> that scored center fielder <a href="/wiki/Paulo_Orlando" title="Paulo Orlando">Paulo Orlando</a>. After a scoreless second inning, Japan tied the game in the third inning via an RBI single by right fielder Yoshio Itoi scoring shortstop Hayato Sakamoto. Sakamoto hit an RBI single of his own in the fourth inning to give Japan a 2-1 advantage. Designated hitter Reinaldo Sato tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single that scored Reginatto. Reginatto doubled in the fifth for his second RBI once again scoring Orlando.<sup id="cite_ref-pbp_g1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbp_g1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pinch hitter Hirokazu Ibata came off the bench to tie the game with a single that scored Seiichi Uchikawa in the eighth inning.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in the inning, Japan scored two insurance runs via a fielders choice and a single making the score 5-3. Closer <a href="/wiki/Kazuhisa_Makita" title="Kazuhisa Makita">Kazuhisa Makita</a> got the save after throwing a scoreless ninth inning.<sup id="cite_ref-pbp_g1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbp_g1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cuba_5,_Brazil_2"><span id="Cuba_5.2C_Brazil_2"></span>Cuba 5, Brazil 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_World_Baseball_Classic_Pool_A&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cuba 5, Brazil 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">March 3 12:30 at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PayPay_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="PayPay Dome">Fukuoka Dome</a> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cuba_national_baseball_team" title="Cuba national baseball team">Cuba</a></b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">8</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_baseball_team" title="Brazil national baseball team">Brazil</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">2</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ismel_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Ismel Jiménez">Ismel Jiménez</a> (1−0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Rienzo" title="André Rienzo">André Rienzo</a> (0−1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Raisel_Iglesias" title="Raisel Iglesias">Raisel Iglesias</a> (1)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 4,003 (10.4%)<br /><b>Umpires:</b> HP − <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_M%C3%A1rquez" title="Alfonso Márquez">Alfonso Márquez</a>, 1B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carlos_Rey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carlos Rey (page does not exist)">Carlos Rey</a>, 2B − <a href="/wiki/Chris_Guccione_(umpire)" title="Chris Guccione (umpire)">Chris Guccione</a>, 3B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Felix_Tejada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Felix Tejada (page does not exist)">Felix Tejada</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_03_cubint_braint_1&mode=box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>After the first four innings were scoreless, Cuba struck first in the top of the fifth inning scoring two runs. The first was off center fielder Guillermo Heredia's RBI ground out to shortstop which scored second baseman Jose Fernandez, while the second was an RBI single by right fielder Alexei Bell which scored shortstop Erisbel Arruebarruena to put the Cubans up 2-0. Cuba added three more runs in the top of the sixth via an RBI fielder's choice and then a 2-RBI single by Arruebarruena. It wasn't until the bottom of the sixth that Brazil got on the board, scoring two runs. The first was off of an RBI infield single by Daniel Matsumoto to score Felipe Burin, while the second came off of a double play scoring Leonardo Reginatto. After the sixth inning, there was no more scoring for the remainder of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cuban ace Ismel Jimenez got the win after throwing 4<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings giving up four hits and striking out six without surrendering a single run.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reliever Raciel Iglesias threw the final three innings of the game and got the save after surrendering no runs and giving up only one hit and striking out five.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan_5,_China_2"><span id="Japan_5.2C_China_2"></span>Japan 5, China 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_World_Baseball_Classic_Pool_A&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Japan 5, China 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">March 3 19:00 at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PayPay_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="PayPay Dome">Fukuoka Dome</a> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China_national_baseball_team" title="China national baseball team">China</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">2</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan</a></b></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>X</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kenta_Maeda" title="Kenta Maeda">Kenta Maeda</a> (1−0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Xia_Luo" class="mw-redirect" title="Xia Luo">Xia Luo</a> (0−1)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 13,891 (36.0%)<br /><b>Umpires:</b> HP − <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Davis_(umpire)" title="Gerry Davis (umpire)">Gerry Davis</a>, 1B − <a href="/wiki/Chris_Guccione_(umpire)" title="Chris Guccione (umpire)">Chris Guccione</a>, 2B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Felix_Tejada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Felix Tejada (page does not exist)">Felix Tejada</a>, 3B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Poong-ki_Kim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Poong-ki Kim (page does not exist)">Poong-ki Kim</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_03_chnint_jpnint_1&mode=box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>After a scoreless first in the bottom of the second Japan got an RBI single by Sho Nakata. In the bottom of the 4th Japan scored 4 runs making it 5-0 Japan. China retaliated in the top of the 9th scoring two runs making the final 5-2 Japan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cuba_12,_China_0"><span id="Cuba_12.2C_China_0"></span>Cuba 12, China 0</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_World_Baseball_Classic_Pool_A&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cuba 12, China 0"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">March 4 16:30 at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PayPay_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="PayPay Dome">Fukuoka Dome</a> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China_national_baseball_team" title="China national baseball team">China</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>X</td> <td>X</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cuba_national_baseball_team" title="Cuba national baseball team">Cuba</a></b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>X</td> <td>X</td> <td>X</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">12</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">15</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Betancourt" title="Danny Betancourt">Danny Betancourt</a> (1−0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Li_Xin_(baseball)" title="Li Xin (baseball)">Li Xin</a> (0−1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />CHN: None<br />CUB: <a href="/wiki/Alexei_Bell" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexei Bell">Alexei Bell</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu" title="José Abreu">José Abreu</a> (1)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 3,123 (8.1%)<br /><b>Umpires:</b> HP – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Guccione_(umpire)" title="Chris Guccione (umpire)">Chris Guccione</a>, 1B – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carlos_Rey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carlos Rey (page does not exist)">Carlos Rey</a>, 2B – <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Davis_(umpire)" title="Gerry Davis (umpire)">Gerry Davis</a>, 3B – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Poong-ki_Kim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Poong-ki Kim (page does not exist)">Poong-ki Kim</a><br /><b>Notes:</b> Completed early due to 10–run mercy rule after 7 innings.<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_04_chnint_cubint_1&mode=box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>China was only able to muscle 3 hits in a 12-0 loss to a powerful Cuba team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="China_5,_Brazil_2"><span id="China_5.2C_Brazil_2"></span>China 5, Brazil 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_World_Baseball_Classic_Pool_A&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: China 5, Brazil 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">March 5 17:00 at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PayPay_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="PayPay Dome">Fukuoka Dome</a> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_baseball_team" title="Brazil national baseball team">Brazil</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">2</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China_national_baseball_team" title="China national baseball team">China</a></b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>X</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/L%C3%BC_Jiangang" title="Lü Jiangang">Jiangang Lü</a> (1−0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Murilo_Gouvea" title="Murilo Gouvea">Murilo Gouvea</a> (0−1)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 3,110 (8.1%)<br /><b>Umpires:</b> HP − <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_M%C3%A1rquez" title="Alfonso Márquez">Alfonso Márquez</a>, 1B − <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Davis_(umpire)" title="Gerry Davis (umpire)">Gerry Davis</a>, 2B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Felix_Tejada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Felix Tejada (page does not exist)">Felix Tejada</a>, 3B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Poong-ki_Kim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Poong-ki Kim (page does not exist)">Poong-ki Kim</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_05_braint_chnint_1&mode=box">Boxscore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As both China and Brazil entered the game with 0−2 records, neither had a chance of advancing to the second round. However, with its eighth-inning rally leading to a win, China clinched third place in the pool and an automatic berth in the <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2017 World Baseball Classic">2017 tournament</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cuba_6,_Japan_3"><span id="Cuba_6.2C_Japan_3"></span>Cuba 6, Japan 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_World_Baseball_Classic_Pool_A&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cuba 6, Japan 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">March 6 19:00 at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PayPay_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="PayPay Dome">Fukuoka Dome</a> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Kenji_Otonari" title="Kenji Otonari">Kenji Otonari</a> (0−1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />JPN: None<br />CUB: <a href="/wiki/Yasmany_Tom%C3%A1s" title="Yasmany Tomás">Yasmany Tomás</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Despaigne" title="Alfredo Despaigne">Alfredo Despaigne</a> (1)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 26,860 (69.7%)<br /><b>Umpires:</b> HP − <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Davis_(umpire)" title="Gerry Davis (umpire)">Gerry Davis</a>, 1B − <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_M%C3%A1rquez" title="Alfonso Márquez">Alfonso Márquez</a>, 2B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carlos_Rey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carlos Rey (page does not exist)">Carlos Rey</a>, 3B − <a href="/w/index.php?title=Felix_Tejada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Felix Tejada (page does not exist)">Felix Tejada</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2013/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_03_06_jpnint_cubint_1&mode=box">Boxscore</a> 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