29 - Neck and Neck

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[00:00] (Flashback) Sa
    Furuya!
[00:03] Sa
    I'll carry on your frustration.
[00:07] (Flashback) Sa
    Leave the rest to me!
[00:39] Mi
    We've inherited...
[00:41] Mi
    ...your spirit.
[00:49] E1
    First pitch!
[00:56] Sh
    He swung late?
[00:57] Sh
    It wasn't even that fast!
[01:00] Um
    Strike!
SIGN    Neck and Neck
[02:35] Um
    Strike!
[02:38] C1
    Yes.
[02:39] Yu
    Nice pitch.
[02:42] Is
    So you do have it in you!
[02:45] Ku
    Let's get aggressive!
[02:46] Ry
    Nice.
[02:50] E1
    His pitch...
[02:59] E2
    What are you doing, Nino?
[03:01] E3
    His pitch is slow!
[03:03] E4
    Eyes on the ball!
[03:08] E1
    Damn it!
[03:09] E1
    It's seriously hard to time it right.
[03:15] E1
    His left arm is hidden behind his body,
[03:20] E1
    and then...
[03:26] E1
    Did that one... move?
[03:30] E1
    Yes!
[03:32] MM
    Third!
[03:35] P1
    Wow! He got an out!
[03:38] P2
    S-Sawamura got an out
    without allowing a runner!
[03:41] Sa
    Yes!
[03:44] Ka
    That brat!
[03:46] Ka
    He's gaining confidence because
    the coach acknowledged him.
[03:49] Ha
    Nice pitching, Eijun-kun!
[03:53] Ha
    Wow! Sawamura-kun!
[03:56] Sa
    Yes! Yes! Yes!
[03:58] Sa
    Yes! Yes! Yes!
[03:59] Sa
    Yes! Yes!
[04:00] Ku
    Shut up!
[04:01] Mi
    A moving pitch right after a fastball.
[04:04] Mi
    Just what I ordered.
[04:06] Mi
    Though his control is still weak.
[04:09] Ch
    He carried on Furuya's spirit
    and threw with his heart.
[04:13] Ch
    Shutting them down with
    the first batter here was big.
[04:18] Ot
    It was his first relief
    with a runner on base.
[04:21] Ot
    But what guts he has...
[04:30] E1
    Damn it!
[04:32] E1
    There's something about that pitcher!
[04:35] E2
    Don't worry about it, Nino.
[04:37] E2
    It's not as fast as the last guy.
[04:39] E2
    We'll definitely be able to take him out.
[04:42] E1
    That's not it.
[04:44] E1
    His pitch just feels disgusting.
[04:48] Sh
    He swung really late.
[04:50] Sh
    It's probably not about his pitch speed.
[04:55] EC
    You know...
[04:56] EC
    This inning's important.
[04:57] EC
    Let's defend carefully!
SIGN    Akikawa Seido
[05:00] An
    Bottom of the fourth,
    Seido High School's offense starts with...
[05:05] An
    ...Number 3, center fielder,
    Isashiki-kun.
[05:07] Is
    Yeah! I'm up!
[05:09] Ku
    Jun-san, your helmet!
[05:12] Is
    Let's have a good match.
[05:14] Um
    He's well-mannered despite his attitude.
[05:16] R1
    A great line-up starting with the three-hole.
[05:19] R1
    Seido should be looking
    to make a counterattack here.
[05:22] R2
    Yeah.
[05:24] Fu
    It's hot.
[05:28] Ku
    Don't copy him!
[05:31] Is
    The first-year newbies
    are fighting with their spirits.
[05:35] Is
    As third-years, we can't just sit by and watch.
[05:44] Sh
    The second round with the clean-ups.
[05:47] Sh
    I'll have to play even
    more meticulously here.
[05:55] Is
    You'd better be kidding me!
[06:00] E1
    That was a high and inside
    ball to throw him back!
[06:05] C1
    That went right over!
[06:06] C2
    A long one down the left!
[06:09] Sa
    Wow!
[06:10] Sa
    Seriously?
[06:11] Sa
    That wasn't even close to a strike!
[06:13] Ku
    He just hits whatever pitch
    he likes even if it's a ball!
[06:18] Sa
    So he's just a bad ball hitter?
[06:20] Is
    Yeah! And second base!
[06:23] Sh
    It's the same batter as last time.
[06:26] Sh
    I can't tell what he's thinking,
    which makes things hard for me.
[06:30] Is
    What are you looking at?
[06:31] PP
    Seido! Seido!
[06:33] P1
    Jun-san!
[06:35] R1
    Th-The crowd is roaring.
[06:38] R2
    He followed up well after the two
    first-years showed some fight.
[06:42] R2
    Can they turn the game around this inning?
[06:46] An
    Number 4, first baseman,
    Yuki-kun.
[06:59] E1
    Even if we walk him...
[07:02] Sh
    No, we don't need to give up the first base.
[07:06] Sh
    Not even the best batters
    hit 100% of the time.
[07:11] Sh
    If I don't mess up my control...
[07:18] Um
    Foul!
[07:20] E1
    That hit was crazy fast...
[07:23] E2
    If that thing comes my way...
[07:43] Um
    Ball four!
[07:47] Sa
    He gave up his first walk!
[07:50] Mi
    Tetsu-san's swing must've made him cower.
[07:59] Mi
    Looks like his gears are starting to misalign.
[08:06] An
    Number 5, third baseman,
    Masuko-kun.
[08:23] E1
    First!
[08:27] Um
    Out!
[08:29] C1
    The five-hole bunted!
[08:31] C2
    They're playing it real careful!
[08:34] P1
    One out, runners on second and third!
[08:36] P2
    Let's turn it around right here!
[08:39] Sa
    That was an exquisite bunt
    which absorbed all the power.
[08:41] Sa
    Unlike a certain someone!
[08:44] EC
    They're coming for those runs
    with everything they have.
[08:50] EC
    This is where you fight it, Shunshin.
[08:55] An
    Number 6, catcher,
    Miyuki-kun.
[09:01] P1
    Miyuki!
[09:02] P2
    Hit it long!
[09:04] P3
    Let's get a run here!
[09:07] Re
    One out, runners on second and third.
[09:09] Re
    There's no one else better for the job.
[09:12] Ch
    It's all you, Miyuki.
[09:18] Sh
    He showed his first sign
    of weakness against Tetsu-san.
[09:22] Sh
    That's how I'll take him down.
[09:35] R1
    Akikawa is bringing their players in close.
[09:37] R1
    They don't plan to give up a single run.
[09:40] R2
    Looks like it.
[09:41] Mi
    You little...
[09:43] Mi
    Trying to realign your gears by force?
[09:49] Mi
    "Even if I walk the clean-up,
    I just have to take out the rest."
[09:53] Mi
    Sounds like you're trying
    your best to put up a front.
[09:56] Mi
    Bring it on.
[10:01] Is
    Won't go your way.
[10:03] Is
    Watch out for a squeeze play!
[10:06] Sh
    Do it if you want.
[10:07] Sh
    I'll get you out at the plate.
[10:11] Um
    Strike!
[10:14] Is
    He's already back to his former self.
[10:18] Mi
    Wow! That's a tight pitch.
[10:21] Mi
    A curve to the farthest
    outside corner of the zone.
[10:25] Mi
    Where are you gonna throw it next?
[10:33] Mi
    A fastball high and inside.
[10:35] Ma
    He got cornered with just two throws!
[10:37] Sa
    High and inside right after
    his low and outside curve.
[10:41] Ma
    With balls coming at every corner of the zone,
[10:43] Ma
    even Miyuki's gonna have
    a hard time figuring it out.
[10:51] Sa
    Where's his usual composure?
[10:54] Ku
    He's playing under Yeung's pace right now.
[10:57] Fu
    It's harder to hit than it looks.
[11:02] Mi
    I accidentally swung at a high ball.
[11:06] Mi
    I'm so lame.
[11:08] Sh
    So far so good.
[11:10] Sh
    One out, runners on second and third.
[11:12] Sh
    The next batter is very careful.
[11:15] Mi
    Your control is seriously amazing.
[11:18] Mi
    Making plays would be so easy
    if I paired up with you.
[11:24] Mi
    Starting with a curve to low and outside.
[11:27] Mi
    Then a fastball to high and inside.
[11:31] Mi
    Another high and inside,
    but it's outside the zone.
[11:35] CC
    Hit it hard!
[11:39] Mi
    What about the next pitch?
[11:41] Mi
    If I were catching his pitch...
[11:45] Sh
    I don't need another ball.
[11:48] SM
    End it with a low and outside...
[11:51] SM
    ...curve.
[12:02] Mi
    We're a perfect match!
[12:05] Mi
    We'd make a great battery.
[12:11] Is
    Yeah!
[12:24] Um
    Safe!
[12:26] Is
    Yeah!
[12:27] PP
    Tied!
[12:29] P1
    A two-RBI triple!
[12:31] P2
    Miyuki!
[12:32] P3
    Nice batting!
[12:34] Ot
    Yes!
[12:38] Fu
    He hit.
[12:39] Sa
    Nice batting!
[12:41] R1
    Advancing to third while the outfield
    was playing with the ball was big.
[12:46] R1
    That battle of glasses
    will go down in history.
[12:50] R2
    It's times like this that really
    put teams to the test.
[12:53] R2
    Seido might turn it around this inning.
[12:57] E1
    Shun.
[12:58] E2
    Shunshin.
[13:02] Sh
    Did he know what I was throwing?
[13:05] E1
    P-Probably.
[13:07] E1
    He stepped in with no hesitation.
[13:10] E1
    But even then, he hit it perfectly...
[13:15] Sh
    This is good.
[13:18] Sh
    Finally a team worth playing.
[13:22] E1
    Shun.
[13:25] Sh
    That's right.
[13:27] Sh
    I came to Japan...
[13:28] Sh
    ...to play a game like this.
[13:33] Sh
    The fun's just beginning.
[13:41] E1
    One out!
[13:42] E2
    One at a time!
[14:01] Um
    Out!
[14:03] C1
    They stopped it!
[14:04] C2
    That glove toss was amazing!
[14:06] C1
    Yeah, a great play from both teams.
[14:10] R1
    This battle of glasses is just amazing!
[14:17] Mi
    Are you serious?
[14:19] Mi
    You little...
SIGN    Akikawa Seido
[14:31] E1
    It was faster than I thought...
[14:33] Sa
    Third!
[14:36] Um
    Out!
[14:39] Sh
    He swung late again.
[14:42] Sa
    Yes! Yes! Yes!
[14:44] Ku
    Don't shout every time!
[14:47] E1
    What's with his form?
[14:54] E1
    My timing's way off!
[14:56] Sa
    Shortstop!
[14:58] Ku
    Man...
[14:59] Ku
    You sure know how to make my job difficult.
[15:05] Um
    Out!
[15:07] P1
    Yes! Two outs!
[15:09] P2
    Nice play, Kuramochi!
[15:12] Ha
    Wow!
[15:13] Ha
    Sawamura-kun's pitching
    is working really well!
[15:16] Re
    Yeah.
[15:17] Re
    The opponents are quick to hit,
    so he's playing at a good tempo, too.
[15:25] Sa
    Harucchi's brother!
[15:27] E1
    Wh-What was that feeling?
[15:31] C1
    Wow! Three for three!
[15:33] C2
    He took out the top
    of the line-up, fair and square.
[15:36] Mi
    His pitch has power because
    he's throwing with confidence.
[15:40] Mi
    At this rate, we should be fine even
    if his control's a little weak.
[15:42] Sa
    Yeah!
[15:45] E1
    Sorry, Shun.
[15:47] E1
    His pitch feels a little weird.
[15:50] E2
    His arm comes out late, too.
[15:54] Sh
    Well played.
[15:56] Sh
    Looks like he wasn't some random
    pitcher to buy you time.
SIGN    Interesting
[16:05] Sh
    Interesting.
[16:08] Um
    Strike!
[16:09] Um
    Batter out!
[16:11] Sa
    Damn it! I missed by a hair!
[16:15] Sh
    A hair?
[16:17] Sh
    Does he know Japanese?
[16:19] Sa
    The first curve!
[16:21] Sa
    I should've swung at that one!
[16:23] Ku
    You still would've missed.
[16:25] P1
    Kuramochi!
[16:26] P1
    It's about time you showed them up!
[16:28] P2
    Show them how fast you are!
[16:30] P3
    Roll it gently!
[16:32] Ku
    I know already.
[16:34] Ku
    I can't go zero for three.
    I'm gonna get on base.
[16:42] Sh
    The ones I have to watch
    out for are the clean-ups.
[16:46] Sh
    I can't allow any runners before them.
[16:54] Ku
    He's persistent about throwing inside.
[16:58] Ku
    You're gonna throw the last
    one to the outside, right?
[17:02] Ku
    Shoot!
[17:04] Um
    Strike!
[17:05] Um
    Batter out!
[17:09] CC
    Nice try!
[17:10] CC
    Nice fight!
[17:12] Mi
    This is bad.
[17:13] Mi
    We need to take him out quick.
[17:19] Mi
    He's starting to throw with more spirit.
[17:24] R1
    H-His aura is intense.
[17:27] R1
    He's still a second-year, isn't he?
[17:30] R1
    He throws as if this is his last year.
[17:37] R2
    This summer is his last season.
[17:41] R2
    School in Taiwan starts in September,
    six months before us.
[17:48] R2
    So he was technically in a Taiwan high school
[17:51] ---
    for six months before he came here.
[17:55] R2
    And in the rules of high school baseball,
[17:58] R2
    it states that only those whose
    attendance is three years
[18:02] ---
    or less can participate.
[18:05] R1
    So because of his six months in Taiwan...
[18:08] R2
    Right.
[18:10] R2
    After spring next year,
[18:13] ---
    he'll be ineligible to participate
    in high school baseball.
[18:19] Um
    Foul!
[18:21] Um
    Foul!
[18:29] E1
    Let him hit it, Shun!
[18:31] E2
    We'll stop it with our bodies!
[18:33] E3
    We'll stop it with our lives!
[18:35] Sh
    I'll throw as many and
    for as long as it lasts.
[18:40] Sh
    So long as I don't give up
    any runs, we won't lose.
[18:50] E1
    Yeah!
[18:54] R2
    The ace from overseas.
[18:56] R2
    He's made his final summer his best.
[19:01] R2
    Akikawa has something they can't give up.
[19:11] R1
    I-I see.
[19:13] R1
    So that's why they can keep such
    high morale against a school like Seido.
[19:17] E1
    All right, one more run!
[19:19] E2
    Let's get one more run, guys!
[19:22] Is
    We're gonna take this game!
[19:24] Is
    You'd better show some spirit, Sawamura!
[19:26] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[19:39] Is
    Let's be aggressive, Sawamura!
[19:40] Ku
    Send some this way, Sawamura!
[19:42] Is
    Kill them!
[19:43] Ma
    One at a time!
[19:52] Um
    Out!
[19:54] Ka
    Wow, he even jammed Yeung!
[19:56] Ho
    Are you serious?
[19:58] P1
    Is this really for real?
[20:01] R1
    Looks like his own teammates are surprised...
[20:05] Sh
    He got me good.
[20:07] Sh
    His weird pitching form
    wasn't his only weapon.
[20:10] Sh
    His pitch randomly moves.
[20:12] Sa
    One out!
[20:14] Sh
    I only knew about their ace
    and sidearm pitcher.
[20:17] Sh
    He's a real game changer.
[20:19] Ha
    Wow.
[20:21] Ha
    He's on a roll!
[20:23] Ha
    I can't stand just sitting here
    in the dugout like this.
[20:28] Ha
    I want to stand on the field, too!
[20:31] Ma
    Seido's pitcher is a first-year.
[20:33] I1
    Yeah, but he wasn't in the dugout
    for the Kanto tournament.
[20:37] Ma
    Is he worth keeping Tanba
    and Kawakami reserved?
[20:41] I1
    Either way, it's the end-game.
[20:44] I1
    Whoever scores the next run
     could win the game.
[20:50] Ka
    Kominato.
[20:52] Ka
    Go swing your bat and warm up.
[20:55] Ka
    Be ready to go when I call you.
[20:58] Ka
    And Tanba, you...
[21:04] E1
    It's not fast, but it's really hard to hit.
[21:07] E1
    Let's start by acknowledging that.
[21:09] E2
    Let's hold the bat short and swing.
[21:11] E3
    Let's get another run and put Shun at ease.
[21:14] E2
    After all, their ace can't play today!
[21:17] E3
    Yeah, let's get a hit-by-pitch
    or something and—
[21:20] C1
    Hey, what's going on?
[21:26] ---
    What?
[21:32] (Flashback) Ka
    This is something only you, the ace, can do.
[21:37] (Flashback) Ka
    Go to the bullpen
[21:39] (Flashback) Ka
    to put some pressure on the other team.
[21:48] (Flashback) Ka
    Tanba.
[21:52] Sh
    The ace... is in the bullpen.
[23:36] Sh
    I thought Seido's ace couldn't play today.
[23:38] Sa
    All right, Harucchi, Kuramochi-senpai!
[23:40] Sa
    Let's smack a big one and get a run here—
[23:41] Ka
    Boys!
[23:42] Ka
    Do you seriously plan
    to play past the ninth inning?
[23:45] Ka
    Go get as many runs as you can right now!
[23:48] Sh
    Bring it on.
[23:49] Sh
    This is the Japanese high school
    baseball that I came to play.
[23:53] Mi
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    Winner and Loser.
SIGN    Winner and Loser
[23:56] Mi
    Let's win the national title!
[23:58] ---
    
[24:00] ---