Ichiro Suzuki called Japan's second loss to South Korea in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, "the most humiliating day of my baseball career."

Fittingly it was Ichiro who set the pace on what may go down as one of his best games.

Ichiro broke out of a prolonged slump and Shuichi Murata hit his second home run of the 2009 World Baseball Classic as Japan blasted South Korea 14-2 on Saturday night in front of 45,640 fans at Tokyo Dome. The game was stopped after the seventh due to the WBC mercy rule.