Japan 5
Korea 3
9:30 PM ET, March 23, 2009
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
| JPN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| KOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| W: | Darvish (2-1) |
| L: | Lim (0-1) |
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
 Japan - Top of 10th | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chang Yong Lim pitching for Korea | JPN | KOR | |
| Jo Lee in center field. | 3 | 3 | |
| T Lee at first base. | 3 | 3 | |
| Y Lee in left field. | 3 | 3 | |
| Seiichi Uchikawa | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, S Uchikawa singled to right | 3 | 3 |
| Atsunori Inaba | A Inaba sacrificed to pitcher, S Uchikawa to second | 3 | 3 |
| Akinori Iwamura | Strike (looking), Ball, A Iwamura singled to left, S Uchikawa to third | 3 | 3 |
| Yasuyuki Kataoka | 3 | 3 | |
| Munenori Kawasaki | M Kawasaki hit for Y Kataoka, M Kawasaki popped out to shortstop | 3 | 3 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, A Iwamura to second on fielder's indifference, Foul, Foul, Ball, I Suzuki singled to center, S Uchikawa and A Iwamura scored, I Suzuki to second advancing on throw | 5 | 3 |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | Strike (looking), I Suzuki to third on fielder's indifference, H Nakajima hit by pitch | 5 | 3 |
| Norichika Aoki | Ball, Ball, H Nakajima to second on fielder's indifference, Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), N Aoki intentionally walked | 5 | 3 |
| Kenji Johjima | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), K Johjima struck out swinging | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
 Korea - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | ||
| Yu Darvish pitching for Japan | JPN | KOR | |
| M Kawasaki at third base. | 5 | 3 | |
| Minho Kang | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, M Kang walked | 5 | 3 |
| Ki Hyuk Park | Strike (foul) | 5 | 3 |
| Jeong Choi | J Choi hit for Ki Park, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Choi struck out swinging | 5 | 3 |
| Yongkyu Lee | Y Lee flied out to center | 5 | 3 |
| Keunwoo Jeong | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), K Jeong struck out swinging | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||