2006 World Baseball Classic Final

2006 World Baseball Classic Final

Petco Park hosted the game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Japan 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 10 3 Cuba 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 11 1
Date	20 March 2006
Venue	Petco Park
City	San Diego, United States
Managers	Sadaharu Oh (Japan ) Higinio Vélez (Cuba )
Umpires	HP − Tom Hallion, 1B − Bob Davidson, 2B − Ed Hickox, 3B − Carlos Rey, LF − Neil Poulton, RF − Chris Guccione
MVP	Daisuke Matsuzaka, P (Japan )
Attendance	35,703
Television	ESPN
TV announcers	42,696

The 2006 World Baseball Classic Final was an international competitive baseball game between the national teams that represent Cuba and Japan. In the conclusion of this tournament, Japan led by manager Sadaharu Oh defeated the Cuban team after a long, strenuous effort to earn their Victory, the Japanese managed to do so, earning a 10-6 victory late in the game. Following the game, Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was declared tournament Most Valuable Player.

Road to the Final

First Round

Japan		Round 1	Cuba
Opponent	Result	Pool Stage	Opponent	Result
China	W, 18–2	Game 1	Panama	W, 8–6
Chinese Taipei	W, 14–3	Game 2	Netherlands	W, 11–2
South Korea	L, 3–2	Game 3	Puerto Rico	L, 12–2

Second Round

Japan		Round 2	Cuba
Opponent	Result	Second Round	Opponent	Result
United States	L, 3–4	Game 1	Venezuela	W, 7–2
Mexico	W, 6–1	Game 2	Dominican Republic	L, 7–3
South Korea	L, 2–1	Game 3	Puerto Rico	W, 4–3

Semifinals

Japan		Semifinal Round	Cuba
Opponent	Result	Round	Opponent	Result
South Korea	W, 6–0	Semifinal	Dominican Republic	W, 3–1

Starting lineups

Japan
Munenori Kawasaki, SS
Tsuyoshi Nishioka, 2B
Ichiro, RF
Nobuhiko Matsunaka, DH
Hitoshi Tamura, LF
Tomoya Satozaki, C
Michihiro Ogasawara, 1B
Toshiaki Imae, 3B
Norichika Aoki, CF
Daisuke Matsuzaka, P

Cuba
Eduardo Paret, SS
Michel Enriquez, 3B
Yulieski Gourriel, 2B
Ariel Borrero, 1B
Frederich Cepeda, LF
Osmani Urrutia, RF
Yoandy Garlobo, DH
Ariel Pestano, C
Alexei Ramirez, CF
Ormari Romero, P

Game summary

March 20 18:00 at Petco Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	10	10	3
Cuba	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	6	11	1
WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1–0)   LP: Ormari Romero (0–1)   Sv: Akinori Otsuka (1) Home runs: JPN: None CUB: Eduardo Paret (1), Frederich Cepeda (1) Attendance: 42,696 (100.6%) Umpires: HP − Tom Hallion, 1B − Bob Davidson, 2B − Ed Hickox, 3B − Carlos Rey, LF − Neil Poulton, RF − Chris Guccione Boxscore