Japan's final World Baseball Classic warm-up at Kyocera Dome Osaka saw Seiya Suzuki pace the offense with a solo homer and another RBI in a 5-4 win over Hanshin Tigers.

Coach Chen emphasized an excellent team atmosphere and said more full-roster practice would have been ideal.

Taiwan is set for a two-hour practice at the Tokyo Dome ahead of Pool C play, including a Thursday opener against Australia.

Taiwan will fly to Tokyo tonight and hold a full-roster practice the day before their tournament opener, with games against Australia, Japan, the Czech Republic and South Korea on the schedule.

Taiwan’s two-hour Tokyo Dome session aims to prep for the Pool C opener against Australia on Thursday morning.

Taiwan employed an unconventional seven-pitcher bullpen, each throwing one inning, totaling eight strikeouts while allowing four hits.

Hanshin Tigers rallied for four runs in the bottom of the eighth, but Japan held on with Reia Nakachi on the mound to seal the victory.

Tuesday’s live-game was Taiwan’s only roster-adjustment opportunity after Monday’s cancellation, with captain Chen Chieh-hsien noting a different feel from playing in Taiwan and praising team atmosphere.

Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-2 with two groundouts in his current spring stint, bringing his spring at-bats to eight as he works to regain timing.

Lin An-ko contributed two hits, and Taiwan scored three runs in the second inning on a sequence of hits, with RBI by Chen Chen-wei and Stuart Fairchild.

Stuart Fairchild, eligible for Taiwan through his mother, starred in his international debut by reaching base in all four plate appearances (two hits, one walk, one RBI) as leadoff.

Japan's next WBC Pool C opponent is Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in Tokyo, with Australia, Korea and the Czech Republic also in Pool C; Japan is expected to advance.