15 - Rising to First

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[01:30] ann
    Now pitching: Bonda!
[01:33] ann
    Jersey 39.
[01:36] (Flashback) ann
    His broken right wrist now healed,
[01:38] (Flashback) ann
    left-hander Bonda is finally
    back after four months!
[01:43] bon
    It was the last of a three-game series
    against the second-place Mops.
[01:46] bon
    I was finally getting my first
    mound appearance back in the majors.
[01:51] bon
    But then...
[02:07] bon
    I'm gonna get you out!
[02:21] (Flashback) bon
    I've got it! I've got it!
[02:23] bon
    Got him! Pop fly to second!
[02:27] bon
    There was a pop fly
    behind the second baseman,
[02:27] (Flashback) bon
    No, I've got it! Leave it to me!
[02:29] bon
    and the right fielder, Itsuki,
    called for it and then pulled out...
[02:30] (Flashback) bon
    No, second! Second!
[02:33] (Flashback) bon
    Itsuki, leave this to me!
[02:35] bon
    On the record, I gave up the hit
    that let them take the lead,
[02:37] (Flashback) bon
    The runner scores from second!
[02:39] (Flashback) bon
    The Mops take the lead!
[02:39] bon
    and the team lost a crucial match.
SIGN    1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
[02:41] (Flashback) sign
    A clutch hit to shallow right field!
[02:45] sign
    A hit!
[02:46] sign
    I... I gave up the hit
    that put them in the lead!
SIGN    Rising to First
SIGN    2 days after the game with the Mops
[03:00] bon
    Eighteen games left.
[03:02] bon
    Tonight's opponent is a man who
    makes exactly ten times my salary,
[03:06] bon
    Sekiya of the Wild Ones!
SIGN    10th 11th
[03:13] ann
    The last-place Wild Ones are showing
    some grit with two outs and bases loaded,
[03:17] ann
    but Bonda's standing in for the closer, Segawa.
[03:21] ann
    He's got three-hole Sekiya right where
    he wants him. Two balls, two strikes.
[03:24] ann
    A recent match for first place between
    the Mops and the Tempters ended in a tie.
[03:27] [SONG] sign
    Mops
SIGN    Tempters
SIGN    Spiders
SIGN    GB
[03:30] sign
    So if the third-place Spiders, one game
    behind, want to stay in contention,
[03:35] sign
    they can't afford to lose this match!
[03:39] bon
    If I keep racking up contributions
    to a pennant win,
[03:42] bon
    I can increase my contract next season!
[03:45] bon
    I'll get you out, no matter what!
[03:50] ump
    Strike! He's out!
[03:54] bon
    Yes!
[03:59] seki
    A confident pitch, packed with emotion...
SIGN    10th 11th 12th
[04:03] ann
    The top of the 12th is over,
    and it's six to six!
[04:05] ann
    There won't be an inning after this.
[04:07] ann
    The Spiders can't lose this one now!
[04:10] bon
    If we walk off with this one,
    I'll get the win!
[04:14] bon
    The Mops and the Tempters
    tied their last game,
[04:16] bon
    so if we win this one,
    we'll rise to second place!
[04:18] bon
    And I'll get major contribution points!
[04:21] bon
    Come on, batters! Win this one for me!
[04:26] bon
    I really want to make up
    for those four months I lost!
[04:34] ann
    Ohno got a piece of it!
[04:37] ann
    Now in the bottom of the 12th,
    just like the Wild Ones,
[04:40] ann
    the Spiders have the bases loaded
    with two outs.
[04:41] ann
    They're in position to walk off with the win!
[04:45] ann
    The Spiders sent in their
    right-handed pinch hitter Hasegawa,
[04:49] ann
    but the Wild Ones are sending their
    righty, Yamakawa, to the mound.
[04:52] ann
    The Spiders will pinch
    hit for the pinch hitter.
[04:55] tan
    Itsuki.
[04:58] ann
    The Spiders used all their
    other left-handed pinch hitters,
[05:01] ann
    so they're using their last one, Itsuki,
    who's never recorded a pro hit!
[05:07] itsu
    In my four years as a pro,
    I've had nineteen at bats.
[05:11] itsu
    I don't want to go 0-for-20!
[05:17] itsu
    Hiroshi! Today, Papa's going to get you a hit!
[05:20] tan
    Itsuki's in the zone. He's worth using here.
[05:27] wife
    They're bringing Roppa-kun in
    for the do-or-die moment!
[05:30] dad
    Sonny boy!
[05:31] bon
    Itsuki! Please, get this done!
[05:37] ump
    Ball!
[05:41] ump
    Ball!
[05:42] ump
    Ball!
[05:44] ann
    That's ball three!
[05:46] ann
    Is the pitcher, Yamakawa, afraid of Itsuki,
    a player with no hits to his name?
[05:50] ann
    He keeps skirting the strike zone!
[05:52] bon
    Itsuki definitely has an aura
    about him today.
[05:56] tan
    If he gets a walk, we'll win this!
[05:59] umi
    Yes.
[06:06] bon
    It's a ball! He'll walk one in!
[06:09] bon
    He...
[06:10] bon
    ...hit it?!
[06:11] ann
    It's down the first base line!
[06:13] ann
    His first hit in the pros!
[06:14] ann
    The Spiders walk off with it!
[06:19] seki
    You're out!
[06:24] ann
    First baseman Sekiya gets the third out
    with a spectacular play
[06:26] ann
    and instantly turns the loss into a tie!
[06:34] ann
    Itsuki Roppa may be the
    unluckiest player alive!
[06:37] ann
    Even in his last start, three days ago,
    he was robbed of all his hits!
[06:42] cc
    No, this one was a bit different.
[06:45] cc
    That pitch was well away.
    It might've been a ball if he'd taken it,
[06:49] cc
    but he reached and pulled it anyway.
[06:51] cc
    It resulted in a really sluggish hit.
[06:54] bon
    Itsuki... you...
[06:56] bon
    With three balls and no strikes,
[06:58] bon
    why would you swing for that obvious ball?!
[07:01] bon
    You could have walked a run home!
[07:04] bon
    I know you're feeling your oats
    and antsy to swing, but still...
[07:09] bon
    Itsuki... if you keep batting like this,
[07:12] bon
    you'll get dropped back to the minors!
[07:16] [SONG] sign
    Mops
SIGN    Tempters
SIGN    Spiders
SIGN    GB
[07:17] bon
    After that day, the top three
    teams remained in place,
[07:21] bon
    as did the one-game difference
    between us and the first-place Mops.
[07:26] bon
    One, two, three, four,
[07:30] bon
    five, six, seven, eight.
[07:35] itsu
    Exercises to turn a breech baby...
[07:37] itsu
    Is this really gonna fix it?
[07:40] mom
    So much fuss over a little breech baby!
[07:43] mom
    I had Yui with a cesarean myself!
[07:47] dad
    Even so, dear...
[07:49] dad
    An operation still comes with
    the risk of hemorrhage.
[07:53] itsu
    Dad! Don't jinx us here!
[07:56] dad
    S-Sorry...
[08:00] dad
    Hiroshi... Papa's only
    purpose in life is to meet you!
SIGN    The next day: Tokyo Dome
[08:09] ann
    The first of the three-game series between
    the Mops in first and the Spiders in third.
[08:13] ann
    It's the top of the 9th, and the Spiders
    have the bases loaded with two outs.
[08:19] ann
    And it's Itsuki up to the plate!
[08:23] wife
    Roppa-kun!
[08:24] wife
    Sonny boy!
[08:26] bon
    It's a situation just like yesterday,
    with Itsuki brought in to pinch hit.
[08:30] bon
    But the big difference is the score.
[08:32] bon
    We're getting massacred today,
    ten to nothing!
[08:37] bon
    Knowing this guy...
[08:39] bon
    Is he the type that can't hit in the clutch,
[08:43] bon
    but will knock it out of the park
    when it won't make a difference?
[08:47] bon
    If he actually does hit it,
    I'm going to groan.
[08:52] ump
    Ball!
[08:58] ann
    He hit it!
[08:58] ann
    It's taking the same course as yesterday!
[09:00] itsu
    Get through this time!
[09:04] ann
    It goes through!
[09:05] ann
    Roppa-kun!
[09:06] ann
    Sonny boy!
[09:08] ann
    It's through! Fair ball!
[09:10] ann
    The runner on third scores!
[09:12] ann
    So does the runner on second!
[09:15] ann
    The right fielder's finally got it...
[09:16] ann
    And the runner from first scores, too!
[09:23] ann
    Itsuki clears the bases with a three-RBI
    triple, his first hit in four years as a pro!
[09:28] ann
    Roppa-kun!
[09:29] ann
    Sonny boy!
[09:31] ann
    Itsuki...
[09:33] itsu
    Hiroshi, did you see that?
[09:38] wife
    Hiroshi! You can hear that, can't you?
[09:40] wife
    Your papa got a hit!
[09:45] itsu
    I know you can hear these cheers!
[09:49] itsu
    Yes!
[09:53] bon
    But it was a drop in a bucket.
[09:57] bon
    Itsuki's first hit was a cause for celebration,
[10:00] bon
    but he did it in such an Itsuki way.
[10:02] bon
    Let's take Sekiya of the Wild Ones.
[10:05] bon
    If he'd been in these same situations,
[10:08] bon
    he'd probably have delivered
    the polar opposite result.
[10:11] bon
    Yesterday, I just happened to strike him out,
[10:14] bon
    but he would've hit yesterday and struck out today.
[10:16] bon
    Itsuki is a world away from someone like him.
[10:21] [SONG] sign
    Mops
SIGN    Tempters
SIGN    Spiders
SIGN    GB
[10:21] sign
    This put a two-game gap
    between us and the Mops.
[10:25] sign
    There were sixteen games left.
[10:36] itsu
    I think I know what you're gonna say.
[10:43] itsu
    "Why couldn't you hit like this yesterday?"
[10:46] itsu
    If I had, you would have gotten the win.
[10:49] bon
    I wouldn't say that.
[10:52] bon
    You got your first hit today.
    It's worth celebrating!
[10:54] itsu
    I know it doesn't look good.
[10:57] itsu
    I might finally be sent back to the minors.
[11:01] itsu
    But... H-Hiroshi...
[11:06] itsu
    Until Hiroshi is...
[11:08] bon
    Hiroshi?
[11:10] bon
    Until Hiroshi is born,
[11:12] bon
    I want to stay in the majors,
    come hell or high water!
[11:16] bon
    I've never seen that look on his face before!
[11:20] tan
    When we hit the last stretch
    of the pennant race,
[11:24] tan
    will Itsuki be of any use to us as a batter?
[11:29] tan
    What do you think?
[11:30] tan
    I dunno.
[11:32] tan
    I'm afraid that the answer is...
[11:34] tan
    no!
[11:35] tan
    It's a shame, but I'm going to send him down.
[11:38] tan
    I'll call up another left-handed
    batter in his place.
[11:52] itsu
    Until Hiroshi is born...
[12:09] itsu
    B-Bonda...
[12:11] bon
    This is the most serious I've seen you
    get about baseball since we first met.
[12:19] bon
    But, and this is something I've been
    wanting to say for a long time,
[12:23] bon
    this is what makes you such a softy!
[12:27] bon
    Until your child is born?
[12:30] bon
    So after that, you're okay
    being sent to the minors?
[12:33] bon
    It shouldn't matter
    if your kid is born or not.
[12:36] bon
    You should want to stay in the majors forever!
[12:41] bon
    You're playing baseball for your family?
[12:43] bon
    Don't make me laugh!
[12:45] bon
    Baseball is a thing
    you should play for yourself!
[12:49] bon
    If you do well, you rejoice.
[12:51] bon
    If you suck, you kick yourself.
[12:52] bon
    That's all there is.
[12:54] bon
    Being dropped to the minors
    is like being told that you suck,
[12:59] bon
    so kick yourself for that, and that alone!
[13:02] bon
    And staying in the majors is the opposite.
[13:05] bon
    If you're going to play baseball,
    you'll want your skills acknowledged, right?
[13:09] bon
    Instinctively!
[13:10] bon
    Family doesn't need to be a part of that!
[13:14] itsu
    B-Bonda...
[13:16] bon
    I'm sorry to say this, but unlike you,
    before I got injured,
[13:20] bon
    I was fighting on the
    front lines of the majors.
[13:24] bon
    Right now, the thought of fighting for
    a roster spot isn't even crossing my mind!
[13:29] bon
    I just want to make up for the four months
    I spent out of the majors!
[13:36] bon
    And to do that, I have to
    contribute to our pennant win!
[13:41] bon
    Any great things I do now will have
    twice or thrice the impact!
[13:46] bon
    Enough to overwrite the four months
    I spent contributing nothing!
[13:51] bon
    I'm not like you, okay?
[14:00] bon
    I'm sorry to dump on you like that.
[14:03] bon
    I'll understand if you don't
    want to talk to me for a while.
[14:06] itsu
    B-Bonda...
[14:07] bon
    But... if you don't fix
    that soft side of yours,
[14:10] bon
    no matter how great you do
    in batting practice,
[14:14] bon
    you'll s-still be dropped
    to the minors really soon.
[14:24] tan
    I'm going to send Itsuki to the minors.
[14:26] ishi
    But Manager, Itsuki Roppa
    is clearly in the zone.
[14:31] ishi
    Based purely on batting practice,
    he could be our cleanup hitter!
[14:34] umi
    And he just got three RBIs today.
[14:38] tan
    I'm aware of all that.
[14:40] tan
    But I need more competitive players
    who will influence the outcome of each game.
[14:45] tan
    People who aren't so unlucky.
[14:49] umi
    I understand what he's saying.
[14:52] umi
    So, Manager,
    who would you bring up in exchange?
[14:56] tan
    I hear Mikawa, the third-year lefty,
    is batting well.
[15:00] tan
    He leads the minors in game-winning RBIs.
[15:04] umi
    Mikawa, eh?
[15:06] umi
    I hear he's still a bit raw,
[15:08] umi
    but he does seem worth
    trying in majors, I'd say.
[15:12] ishi
    Manager, shall I make the call right now?
[15:18] tan
    No, not yet.
[15:19] tan
    Let's leave Itsuki in for the Dome series.
[15:22] tan
    We can make the swap for
    the Hiroshima road trip.
[15:25] ishi
    Very well.
[15:40] umi
    Another great day of hitting
    in batting practice.
[15:44] umi
    But he seems a little different today.
[15:47] umi
    He was smacking the ball
    into the stands before,
[15:52] umi
    but today, it's all line drives
    right up the middle.
[16:05] ann
    The Spiders take to the plate
    in the top of the 9th,
[16:07] ann
    two runs behind with
    one out and a man on second.
[16:11] ann
    Manager Tanabe is calling upon Itsuki
    to pinch hit here.
[16:15] tan
    Listen up, Itsuki. I want you to pull the hit.
[16:18] tan
    Help the runner advance at the least.
[16:25] wife
    Roppa-kun...
[16:26] wife
    Sonny boy...
[16:28] wife
    Itsuki...
[16:38] ann
    The right fielder doesn't even budge!
[16:41] ann
    It's outta there!
[16:42] ann
    Pinch hitter Itsuki ties the game
    with a two-run homer!
[16:48] ann
    Roppa-kun!
[16:50] ann
    Sonny boy!
[16:53] ann
    Itsuki...
[16:55] ann
    Itsuki...
[16:58] sako
    Natsunosuke, it's all tied up.
[17:01] sako
    You're up next inning.
[17:03] bon
    Okay!
[17:13] bon
    Yes!
[17:16] ann
    Bonda sits down the side in order
    in the bottom of the 9th!
[17:19] ann
    We're into extra innings!
[17:20] ko
    Natsunosuke, stay in there next inning!
[17:24] ko
    I'll leave you in until we get a run!
[17:26] ko
    Of course, if a runner gets into
    scoring position, you're done!
[17:30] bon
    R-Right!
[17:40] bon
    This is where I earn my keep!
[17:48] ump
    Strike! Out!
[17:50] ann
    Bonda held things down
    from the 9th to the 11th.
[17:53] ann
    And then, Segawa was brought in
    to close the game.
[17:56] ann
    The Mops have been driven into a tie
    in a game they had won.
[18:03] ann
    A dinger from pinch hitter Itsuki
[18:05] ann
    and pitching from long reliever Bonda
    have been the highlights here.
[18:08] ko
    Well done, Natsunosuke!
[18:10] ko
    Nice pitching!
[18:12] ko
    It's because of you that we held them to a tie!
[18:14] bon
    If we'd lost, we'd have
    fallen three games behind.
[18:16] bon
    This should win me big contribution points!
[18:20] ann
    It's the third game of the series between
    the Mops in first and the Spiders in third!
SIGN    Itsuki
[18:27] ann
    Itsuki will be pinch hitting again tonight!
[18:30] ann
    He's the one that gave
    the Spiders a tie last night.
[18:32] ann
    Tonight, he comes up with
    one out and men on first and second.
[18:37] ann
    In the top of the 8th,
    the Mops have a two-run lead.
[18:39] ann
    The Mops' pitcher is left-hander Fukai!
[18:43] bon
    Of course they'd send in a southpaw today.
[18:46] bon
    But we're not pinch hitting for Itsuki.
[18:52] ann
    A hit!
[18:53] ann
    It's a line drive, just like yesterday!
[19:02] ann
    It's outta there!
[19:03] ann
    Itsuki, with a come-from-behind
    three-run homer!
[19:06] koz
    It's in the stands!
[19:08] tan
    A come-from-behind...
[19:16] sako
    Natsunosuke, we're one run ahead.
[19:19] sako
    We're counting on you next inning.
[19:22] bon
    Yes, sir!
[19:27] bon
    I need to hold the lead Itsuki gave us!
[19:32] bon
    I am gonna get these guys out!
[19:37] ump
    Play ball!
[19:43] bon
    And then...
[19:45] bon
    I pitched a perfect 8th inning,
    and let Segawa-san close it out.
[19:51] ann
    The game MVP interview is with
    the Spiders' Itsuki Roppa!
[19:55] itsu
    Thank you very much.
[19:57] itsu
    Roppa-kun!
[19:58] itsu
    Sonny boy!
[20:00] koz
    Nice pitching, Natsunosuke!
[20:02] koz
    That hold was crucial!
[20:04] koz
    You guys did a great job again today!
[20:07] koz
    Keep it up, okay?
[20:09] bon
    Major contribution points today!
[20:10] [SONG] sign
    Mops
SIGN    Tempters
SIGN    Spiders
SIGN    GB
[20:11] bon
    The three-game series against
    our pennant opponents, the Mops,
[20:14] bon
    ended with one win, one loss, and one tie,
[20:16] bon
    so we remained one game behind.
[20:20] tan
    I can't take Itsuki off the team now.
[20:23] tan
    Let's bring him with us to Hiroshima.
[20:26] tan
    Y-Yes, sir...
SIGN    Doyo Sports
SIGN    Itsuki with clutch hits on consecutive nights!
[20:31] bon
    In the three-game series with the Mops,
[20:34] bon
    Itsuki Roppa had three
    at bats, three hits, two homers,
[20:37] bon
    and eight RBIs!
[20:39] bon
    In our first game of the three-game
    series with the Setouchi Carnabeats,
[20:43] bon
    they put Itsuki in as a starter, and...
[20:50] ann
    The Spiders come from
    behind to take it, six to four!
[20:54] ann
    Itsuki Roppa was a major force in this game,
    getting three hits in four at bats!
[21:00] ann
    Bonda Natsunosuke, who pitched
    in the 6th inning, will get the win.
[21:05] bon
    Thanks to Itsuki, I got my fourth
    win of the season.
[21:09] [SONG] sign
    Mops
SIGN    Tempters
SIGN    Spiders
[21:10] sign
    And on that day, the Tempters
    and the Mops both lost,
[21:15] [SONG] sign
    Spiders
[21:15] [SONG] sign
    Mops
SIGN    Tempters
[21:15] sign
    and we finally took our place at the top!
[21:17] [SONG] sign
    Mops Drop Out of First
SIGN    Itsuki on Fire!
SIGN    0.5 Games Behind!! Tempters in 3rd
[21:20] bon
    Itsuki would keep hitting,
SIGN    Sports Morning
SIGN    Lucky Boy Itsuki Roppa
    Spiders rise to 1st
[21:23] bon
    and we'd have smooth sailing
    on to the pennant...
[21:27] bon
    ...or so we thought.
[23:01] bon
    Natsunosuke here.
[23:02] bon
    Itsuki's hitting streak
    abruptly comes to an end.
[23:05] bon
    The pennant race comes down to a direct
    showdown between us and the Osaka Tempters.
[23:10] bon
    And then, during the final battle in Jingu,
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    Itsuki's wife is hospitalized for a C-section.
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    He hears that his newborn child
    is sent to the ICU,
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    and it's a huge shock to Itsuki.
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    Next time: "Celebrate! The League Pennant!"
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    Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
SIGN    Celebrate! The League Pennant!
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    Money Pitch!