TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Ryosuke Kikuchi #4 of Japan throws in the second inning of the World Baseball Classic Pool B Game One between Cuba and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images) (credit:Atsushi Tomura via Getty Images)
オーストラリア-日本(04 of09)
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TOKYO, JAPAN- MARCH 8: Ryosuke Kikuchi #4 of Team Japan throws to first in the seventh inning during Game 3 of Pool B against Team Australia at the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Yuki Taguchi/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images) (credit:Yuki Taguchi via Getty Images)
オーストラリア-日本(05 of09)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Infielder Ryosuke Kikuchi #4 of Japan throws to the first base in the bottom of the first inning during the World Baseball Classic Pool B Game Three between Japan and Australia at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images) (credit:Atsushi Tomura via Getty Images)
中国-日本(06 of09)
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Japan\'s second baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi (L) throws a ball towards first baseman Seiichi Uchikawa (R) to get the double over Chinese outfielder Yang Shunyi (C) in the bottom of the fifth inning during the World Baseball Classic Pool B first round match between Japan and China at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 10, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TORU YAMANAKA via Getty Images)