WBC GameThread No. 7: Japan vs. Australia

Australia kicks off their tournament with a tough test against hosts Japan.

By Bhrodhnos Mar 8, 2017, 3:49am CST

Japan (1-0) at Australia ('-0), March 8, 2017, 4:00 AM CT

Pitching Matchup: RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0.0 IP) vs. RHP Tim Atherton (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0.0 IP)

Japan	Postion	Australia	Postion
Japan	Postion	Australia	Postion
Tetsuto Yamada	DH	David Kandilas	CF
Ryosuke Kikuchi	2B	James Beresford	2B
Norichika Aoki	CF	Luke Hughes	1B
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo	LF	Mitchell Dening	CF
Sho Nakata	1B	Tim Kennelly	LF
Hayato Sakamoto	SS	Stefan Welch	3B
Seiya Suzuki	RF	Allan de San Miguel	C
Nobuhiro Matsuda	3B	Trent Oeltjen	DH
Seiji Kobayashi	C	Brad Harman	SS
Tomyuki Sugano	RHP	Tim Atherton	RHP