Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:42 PM
Tournament game at Lamade Stadium (Neutral site)
LLWS29

Mexico 5, Japan 4

Score	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Japan Tokyo, Japan	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	6	0
Mexico Matamoros, Mexico	0	0	5	0	0	X	5	9	3

Japan	AB	R	H	BI		Mexico	AB	R	H	BI
Kimura, Ryohji, SS	2	0	0	0		Castillo, Tomas, SS	3	1	1	0
Setoguchi, Tsuyoki, 3B	1	1	1	0		Molina, Ruben, 1B-LF	2	1	1	1
Igarashi, Masahiro, PH-3B	1	0	0	0		Muller, Klaus, PH-LF	1	0	0	0
Shinozuka, Mikio, 3B	1	1	1	0		Rodriguez, Sergio, CF	3	1	1	2
Motegi, Ryo, CF	3	1	1	0		Rodriguez, Emmanuel, 3B-RF-LF	2	1	0	0
Ozeki, Takumi, 1B-RF	3	1	1	1		Rodriguez, Eduardo, RF-C	2	1	1	0
Takeshita, Yutaka, C-P	2	0	1	1		Rojas, Eleazar, 1B	1	0	0	0
Moriuchi, Ryosuke, P-1B	3	0	0	0		Balboa, Carlos, P-3B	2	0	1	0
Mizuno, Shodai, LF	2	0	1	0		Muller, Klaus, SPR	0	0	0	0
Suehiro, Satoshi, LF	1	0	0	0		Sauceda, Jesus, LF-RF-P	2	0	2	0
Morita, Hironosuke, 2B	2	0	0	0		Dragustinovis, Hector, PH-RF	1	0	0	1
Hirokawa, Ryosuke, 2B	1	0	0	0		Villegas, Fernando, C	2	0	1	0
Takeuchi, Akihiro, RF	1	0	0	0		Guevara, Hector, PH-1B	1	0	1	1
Murase, Daiki, C	2	0	0	0		Salinas, Octavio, 2B	1	0	0	0
Totals	25	4	6	2		Rodriguez, Jose, PH-2B	1	0	0	0
						Totals	24	5	9	5

E: Rodriguez, Eduardo, Rodriguez, Sergio 2   2B: Mizuno, Shodai, Castillo, Tomas, Molina, Ruben, Sauceda, Jesus   HR: Rodriguez, Sergio  

Japan	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF		Mexico	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF
Moriuchi, Ryosuke (L)	2.0	7	5	5	2	2	15		Balboa, Carlos (W)	4.2	6	4	2	0	6	22
Takeshita, Yutaka	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	11		Sauceda, Jesus (S)	1.1	0	0	0	1	3	5
Totals	5.0	9	5	5	2	3	26		Totals	6.0	6	4	2	1	9	27

HBP: Kimura, Ryohji (by Balboa, Carlos)   WP: Balboa, Carlos, Sauceda, Jesus   Pitches-strikes: Balboa, Carlos 86-61, Moriuchi, Ryosuke 53-33, Takeshita, Yutaka 28-18, Sauceda, Jesus 19-12  

Start: 12:42 PM; Game time: 2:13; Attendance: 17,400
Game officials: HP-Hacker 1B-Ladow, 2B-Masnayon 3B-Mano, LF-Johnson, RF-Mecham

Weather: Partly sunny, calm winds, highs in the low 80s.
Official Scorer: Scott Grove
Digital Scout: Patrick Holden