Team USA v Japan All Stars Series - Game #1 / #2 / #3
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:31 am
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In Walk-Off, USA Women's National Team Loses To Japan
It came down to the last play, but USA Women's National Team was on the wrong end of a 2-1 defeat to Japan on Saturday. The game was tied at one with Japan batting in the bottom of the seventh when Megan Faraimo induced Haruka Agatsuma to hit into a fielder's choice, but one run scored.
The pitching was strong on both sides. Japan pitchers struck out 13, while USA Women's National Team sat down three.
In the second inning, USA Women's National Team got their offense started when Miu Goto's wild pitch allowed one run to score for USA Women's National Team.
Japan evened things up at one in the bottom of the fourth inning. Nodoka Harada hit a solo homer.
Goto led the Japan to victory on the rubber. Goto allowed five hits and one run over seven innings, striking out 13 and walking zero.
Faraimo took the loss for USA Women's National Team. The bulldog went one inning, allowing one run on one hit, striking out one and walking zero.
Ally Carda started the game for USA Women's National Team. The hurler lasted three and two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out two and walking zero
Grace Lyons went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead USA Women's National Team in hits. USA Women's National Team didn't commit a single error in the field. Sydney Mckinney had nine chances in the field, the most on the team.
Kyoko Ishikawa led Japan with three hits in three at bats. Japan didn't commit a single error in the field. Agatsuma had the most chances in the field with 14.
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The lineup for Team USA was:
Malloy LF - 1 for 3, single, SB, 2 Ks
Jennings 2B - 0 for 2, SAC,
Klingler 3B - 0 for 2 HBP, K (Hit Line Drive for an out to 3B with runners on 1st and 2nd for the 3rd out in the 3rd.
Brady CF - 1 for 3, single, SB, 2 Ks (1 looking)
Hansen C - 0 for 3, SB - One CS on defense throwing out runners trying to steal 2B.
Palacious EH - 0 for 2, 2 Ks
Defensive Sub: Carda 1B - 0 for 1, K
McKinney 1B - 0 for 2, 2 Ks
Defensive Sub: Faraimo P - 0 for 1, K
Lyons SS - 2 for 3, 2 singles
Kowalik RF - 1 for 3, single, 2 Ks (1 looking)
I believe, the only player that did not play was Jefferson. 'EDIT: The remaining player was Jada Cody (UCF - 3B, C, 1B). Thanks to 'oufanforever'.
Pitching .........IP......#P....H.... R.......ER....SO...BB....HR
Ally Carda 3.2 40 3 1 1 2 0 1
Kelly Maxwell 1.1 20 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kathryn Sandercock 0.1 16 2 0 0 0 1 0
Megan Faraimo 1.0 18 1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals....... 6.1 94 6 2 2 3 2 1
Here are my takes:
Infield - With Lyons, Jennings, McKinney, Jefferson and Klingler on the team. The lineup with Klingler at 3B and McKinney at 1B seems a little strange. I have not seen Klingler play too much at 3B, but it is hard to believe that putting McKinney at 3B and Klingler at 3B is not a better defense than the way Coach Tarr choose.
In the bottom of the 7th, Japan opened with a triple to RF. I have no idea if Kowalik being in RF had an affect on the play, But maybe a veteran OF could have helped instead of a traditional C (albeit a very fast and athletic C) being in RF.
The game ended with a runner on 3rd and 1 out. A ball was hit or bunted back to Faraimo and the resulted was that the runner scored on the play from P to C. I do not know if the play was close, or anything. Just reading the summary and looking at the stats. If the play was close, it seems that would have been noted.
Sandercock was brought in to pitch to open the 6th inning with the score tied 1-1. She allowed a single, a sacrifice bunt, a single leaving runners on 1st and 3rd. Then a walk loaded the bases. Faraimo was brought in to relieve at that point. She got the first batter to ground out to Lyons who threw home for the force out. Faraimo then struck out the next hitter for the 3rd out of the inning. Carda pitched the first 3.2 IP. Then Maxwell was brought in to pitch and pitched 1.1 innings of perfect ball including a double play, 6-4-3 (Lyons to Jennings to McKinney).
Sometime in the bottom of the 6th inning, probably when Faraimo was brought in to relieve Sandercock, Carda was also inserted at 1B for McKinney in Palacious spot in the batting order. At the same time, Faraimo entered the lineup as a hitter taking McKinney's place in the batting order. That played out in the top of the 7th when Carda and Faraimo hit and both struck out with Jefferson on the bench and not used.
The removal of Maxwell for Sandercock caused a chain reaction of player choices that did not work out very well when Sandercock was not effective, IMO.
Lyons batting 8th in this lineup seems a strange to me also. 8th??? There is no player on the team that had 23 HRs but Ms. Lyons. There is no player other than Klingler with 24 on the team that had 23 HRs but Ms. Lyons. (Hansen had 24 in 2021.)
I wonder about Coach Tarr.
In Walk-Off, USA Women's National Team Loses To Japan
It came down to the last play, but USA Women's National Team was on the wrong end of a 2-1 defeat to Japan on Saturday. The game was tied at one with Japan batting in the bottom of the seventh when Megan Faraimo induced Haruka Agatsuma to hit into a fielder's choice, but one run scored.
The pitching was strong on both sides. Japan pitchers struck out 13, while USA Women's National Team sat down three.
In the second inning, USA Women's National Team got their offense started when Miu Goto's wild pitch allowed one run to score for USA Women's National Team.
Japan evened things up at one in the bottom of the fourth inning. Nodoka Harada hit a solo homer.
Goto led the Japan to victory on the rubber. Goto allowed five hits and one run over seven innings, striking out 13 and walking zero.
Faraimo took the loss for USA Women's National Team. The bulldog went one inning, allowing one run on one hit, striking out one and walking zero.
Ally Carda started the game for USA Women's National Team. The hurler lasted three and two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out two and walking zero
Grace Lyons went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead USA Women's National Team in hits. USA Women's National Team didn't commit a single error in the field. Sydney Mckinney had nine chances in the field, the most on the team.
Kyoko Ishikawa led Japan with three hits in three at bats. Japan didn't commit a single error in the field. Agatsuma had the most chances in the field with 14.
- - - -
The lineup for Team USA was:
Malloy LF - 1 for 3, single, SB, 2 Ks
Jennings 2B - 0 for 2, SAC,
Klingler 3B - 0 for 2 HBP, K (Hit Line Drive for an out to 3B with runners on 1st and 2nd for the 3rd out in the 3rd.
Brady CF - 1 for 3, single, SB, 2 Ks (1 looking)
Hansen C - 0 for 3, SB - One CS on defense throwing out runners trying to steal 2B.
Palacious EH - 0 for 2, 2 Ks
Defensive Sub: Carda 1B - 0 for 1, K
McKinney 1B - 0 for 2, 2 Ks
Defensive Sub: Faraimo P - 0 for 1, K
Lyons SS - 2 for 3, 2 singles
Kowalik RF - 1 for 3, single, 2 Ks (1 looking)
I believe, the only player that did not play was Jefferson. 'EDIT: The remaining player was Jada Cody (UCF - 3B, C, 1B). Thanks to 'oufanforever'.
Pitching .........IP......#P....H.... R.......ER....SO...BB....HR
Ally Carda 3.2 40 3 1 1 2 0 1
Kelly Maxwell 1.1 20 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kathryn Sandercock 0.1 16 2 0 0 0 1 0
Megan Faraimo 1.0 18 1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals....... 6.1 94 6 2 2 3 2 1
Here are my takes:
Infield - With Lyons, Jennings, McKinney, Jefferson and Klingler on the team. The lineup with Klingler at 3B and McKinney at 1B seems a little strange. I have not seen Klingler play too much at 3B, but it is hard to believe that putting McKinney at 3B and Klingler at 3B is not a better defense than the way Coach Tarr choose.
In the bottom of the 7th, Japan opened with a triple to RF. I have no idea if Kowalik being in RF had an affect on the play, But maybe a veteran OF could have helped instead of a traditional C (albeit a very fast and athletic C) being in RF.
The game ended with a runner on 3rd and 1 out. A ball was hit or bunted back to Faraimo and the resulted was that the runner scored on the play from P to C. I do not know if the play was close, or anything. Just reading the summary and looking at the stats. If the play was close, it seems that would have been noted.
Sandercock was brought in to pitch to open the 6th inning with the score tied 1-1. She allowed a single, a sacrifice bunt, a single leaving runners on 1st and 3rd. Then a walk loaded the bases. Faraimo was brought in to relieve at that point. She got the first batter to ground out to Lyons who threw home for the force out. Faraimo then struck out the next hitter for the 3rd out of the inning. Carda pitched the first 3.2 IP. Then Maxwell was brought in to pitch and pitched 1.1 innings of perfect ball including a double play, 6-4-3 (Lyons to Jennings to McKinney).
Sometime in the bottom of the 6th inning, probably when Faraimo was brought in to relieve Sandercock, Carda was also inserted at 1B for McKinney in Palacious spot in the batting order. At the same time, Faraimo entered the lineup as a hitter taking McKinney's place in the batting order. That played out in the top of the 7th when Carda and Faraimo hit and both struck out with Jefferson on the bench and not used.
The removal of Maxwell for Sandercock caused a chain reaction of player choices that did not work out very well when Sandercock was not effective, IMO.
Lyons batting 8th in this lineup seems a strange to me also. 8th??? There is no player on the team that had 23 HRs but Ms. Lyons. There is no player other than Klingler with 24 on the team that had 23 HRs but Ms. Lyons. (Hansen had 24 in 2021.)
I wonder about Coach Tarr.