E20 - The Touto Match – Play Ball!

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[00:01] Gor
    Hey, hey!
[00:02] Dai
    Hey, Pop! It's me.
[00:04] Gor
    Hey, Daigo!
[00:05] Gor
    How are you doing?
[00:07] Gor
    Oh, your mother told me the Dolphins
    made it to the quarterfinals.
[00:12] Dai
    Yeah, our next opponent's the
    team Mayumura's twins play for.
[00:17] Gro
    So it looks like it's going
    to be a tough game, huh?
[00:19] Dai
    Yeah. Really tough.
[00:21] Dai
    But I really want to win!
[00:23] Dai
    Which is why I wanted to ask
    your advice on something.
[00:25] Gor
    Oh?
[00:26] Gor
    Ask me anything.
[00:31] Tas
    I thought they'd throw in their ace,
    but their starting pitcher isn't Mayumura!
SIGN    Mifune Dolphins
SIGN    Manager Tashiro
SIGN    Komatsu
[00:38] Dai
    Komatsu-kun?
[00:39] Sak
    Not their ace?
SIGN    Urabe Hayato
SIGN    Suzuki Andy
[00:41] Ura
    Does this mean they're underestimating us?
SIGN    Touto Boys
SIGN    Mayumura Michiru
[00:50] Dai
    You're not going to pitch?
[00:52] Ump
    Gather round!
[00:53] All
    All right, let's do this!
SIGN    Mifune Dolphins
SIGN    Coach Fujii
[01:03] Ump
    The quarterfinal game between the Mifune
    Dolphins and the Touto Boys will now begin!
[01:09] Ump
    Bow!
[01:09] All
    Let's have a good game!
SIGN    The Touto Match – Play Ball!
[02:46] Dai
    So that's Komatsu-kun?
SIGN    Touto Boys
SIGN    Pitcher Komatsu
[02:49] Ura
    He's even bigger than Andy.
[02:51] Dai
    What are his pitches like?
[02:53] Ura
    No idea.
[02:54] Ura
    He must've joined after I left.
[03:02] And
    Th-That was fast!
[03:03] Dai
    He's almost as fast as their ace,
    Mayumura Michiru!
[03:12] (Flashback) Mic
    What?
[03:12] (Flashback) Mic
    I'm not in from the start?
[03:15] (Flashback) Inu
    Yeah, change of plan.
[03:17] Inu
    In their quarterfinal game this morning,
SIGN    Touto Boys
SIGN    Manager Inui
[03:20] Inu
    perennial finalists,
    Yokohama Minami, lost.
[03:23] (Flashback) Mic
    Yokohama Minami lost?!
[03:25] (Flashback) Inu
    Their conquerors, the Nanyou Lions,
    look a formidable team.
[03:30] (Flashback) Inu
    Our semifinal with them will probably
    end up being the de facto final.
[03:35] (Flashback) Inu
    Michiru, I want you rested and ready
    for tomorrow's semifinal.
[03:38] (Flashback) Inu
    Komatsu can get us through
    today's game with the Dolphins.
[03:43] Mic
    I wanted to face off against
    Shigeno-kun, but what can you do?
[03:48] Wat
    Komatsu, don't take any risks
    with the meat of their order.
SIGN    Touto Boys
SIGN    Mayumura Wataru
[03:52] Wat
    No easy balls for their cleanup, Andy,
    and their fifth batter, Satou.
[03:56] Wat
    We can live with just walking Satou.
[03:58] Wat
    Don't let their leadoff or two-hole
    get on base, though.
[04:02] Kom
    Sure, sure.
[04:06] Kom
    I-I mean, yessir! Aye, aye, Wakki-san, sir!
[04:08] Kom
    Don't call me that.
[04:12] Ann
    Top of the first, and batting first for
    Mifune Dolphins is shortstop, Kimura-kun.
[04:19] Txt
    Shortstop
SIGN    Kimura
[04:19] Ump
    Play ball!
[04:25] Ump
    Strike!
[04:26] Ump
    Strike two!
[04:29] Ump
    Strike! Out!
[04:32] Kim
    Too fast. Couldn't even graze it.
[04:34] Ann
    Batting second, catcher, Shigeno-kun.
[04:38] Kao
    Daigo! Good luck!
[04:43] Kao
    Shigeno, huh?
[04:45] Kao
    With his swing, he'll never be
    able to hit Komatsu's pitches.
[04:51] Kao
    I really don't get why he's
    second in their batting order.
[05:00] Ump
    Strike!
[05:01] Dai
    They really are fast.
[05:03] Dai
    I'd never get a hit swinging at them.
[05:06] Dai
    All right, then.
[05:11] Mut
    A push bunt!
[05:12] Wat
    Michiru!
[05:14] Dai
    Did I hit it too far?
[05:20] Ump
    Safe!
[05:21] Hik
    Awesome!
[05:21] Txt
    Right field
SIGN    Sakura Mutsuko
SIGN    Pitcher
SIGN    Satou Hikaru
[05:22] Mut
    Nice bunt!
[05:23] Mic
    What are you doing, Komatsu?!
[05:26] Mic
    And you're heavy! Get off!
[05:28] Kom
    I-I'm sorry. Once I'd started running
    to first, it was impossible to stop.
[05:32] Wat
    We did make an error, but it
    looks like bunting's his forte.
[05:38] Dai
    That was close.
[05:40] Ann
    Batting third, left fielder, Urabe-kun.
[05:43] Fuk
    Follow it up, Urabe!
[05:45] Ura
    Looks like helping him
    with his bunts paid off.
[05:48] Ump
    Play!
[05:50] Mic
    Nice bunt. You're not bad, Shigeno-kun.
[05:52] Mic
    That totally took us by surprise.
[05:54] Dai
    Th-Thanks.
[05:56] Mic
    By the way, have you asked your
    pop about that signed ball?
[05:59] Dai
    Huh?
[06:00] Dai
    Uh, we're in the middle of a game.
     Can we talk about it after?
[06:03] Mic
    Oh, my bad.
[06:05] Wat
    I just told him not to let their leadoff
    or two-hole get on base!
[06:08] Wat
    Focus on locking this down, Komatsu!
[06:12] Kmo
    Micchi smelled really good.
[06:17] Ura
    Ow!
[06:18] Ump
    HBP!
[06:19] Fuj
    All right! The odds of us
    scoring just got better!
[06:21] Ura
    Damn, that hurt.
[06:23] Wat
    Time out, please.
[06:25] Kom
    Oh, crap! Wakki's gonna yell at me.
[06:27] Wat
    That idiot.
[06:30] Wat
    Hey! Don't run away!
[06:32] Kom
    Please don't yell at me, Wakki-san.
[06:35] Wat
    I told you not to call me that!
[06:38] Dai
    What is it with this team?
[06:41] Dai
    Michiru-chan chats to me on first,
    and now, this pitcher...
[06:44] Dai
    They're all so relaxed.
[06:45] Dai
    Are they laid back
    because they're playing us?
[06:49] Tas
    Counting on you, Andy!
[06:50] Fuj
    Keep us rolling!
[06:50] Ann
    Batting fourth, first base, Suzuki-kun.
[06:53] Dai
    What? I thought Andy was his last name!
[06:57] Wat
    Don't mess this up, Komatsu.
[06:59] Wat
    If you concede a run to these clowns,
    I'll have you subbed out.
[07:03] Kom
    Wakki's so scary.
[07:07] Ump
    Ball! Ball four!
[07:11] All
    Yeah!
[07:12] All
    All right!
[07:13] All
    Bases loaded!
[07:15] Dai
    Bases loaded and Hikaru's up next!
[07:19] Wat
    Komatsu's really off his game today.
[07:21] Wat
    Because he was thrown in at the last minute,
[07:23] Wat
    he hasn't got into his groove yet.
[07:26] Wat
    Manager.
[07:31] Wat
    What?!
[07:34] Wat
    Michiru?
[07:39] Ann
    Batting fifth, pitcher, Satou-kun.
[07:42] And
    One out, bases loaded.
[07:45] Ura
    We suddenly have a chance
    we didn't even dare dream about!
[07:48] Dai
    We're counting on you, Hikaru!
[07:50] Ump
    Play!
[07:55] Wat
    What?
[07:56] Ump
    Strike!
[07:58] Wat
    What did Michiru say to Komatsu?
[08:01] (Flashback) Mic
    Sorry about Wataru. I know
    he's always talking down to you.
[08:05] (Flashback) Mic
    He doesn't get just how hard
    it is, being the starting pitcher.
[08:09] (Flashback) Mic
    Anyone'd find it hard to hit the ground
    running if they had to start at short notice.
[08:14] (Flashback) Kom
    R-Right.
[08:16] (Flashback) Mic
    But if we lose here,
    that'll mean the end of our summer.
[08:21] (Flashback) Mic
    Our last summer together...
[08:23] (Flashback) Mic
    I want to go to Nationals with you!
[08:26] (Flashback) Mic
    So please, give it all you've got!
[08:28] Kom
    Micchi!
[08:35] Ump
    Foul!
[08:44] Mich
    Komatsu! Back home!
[08:47] Ump
    Out!
[08:55] Ump
    Out!
[08:58] Ump
    Three outs! Change sides!
[09:00] Mic
    Nice block! How's the stomach?
[09:03] Kom
    Just fine! I've got some protection
    in that area, after all.
SIGN    Mifune
SIGN    Touto
[09:07] Ura
    Damn, how unlucky can you get?!
[09:09] Dai
    That was such a big opportunity.
[09:13] Mut
    Is something wrong, Hikaru-kun?
[09:14] Fuj
    Did you hurt yourself sliding?
[09:18] Hik
    Oh, no, I'm fine.
[09:20] Hik
    But my dear friend, Mr. Glasses,
    seems to have suffered a serious blow.
[09:24] Fuj
    What?!
[09:25] Tas
    Don't you have a spare pair?!
[09:27] Hik
    I do, but they're at home... in Gunma.
[09:31] Fuj
    Let me take a look.
SIGN    Nagai
SIGN    Tsuburaya
[09:34] Fuj
    This is bad. The lenses are scratched to hell.
[09:38] Fuj
    We can probably fix the frame with some tape,
[09:43] Fuj
    but wearing these on the
    mound isn't gonna work.
[09:46] Ura
    Oh! Does this mean I get to start?!
[09:48] And
    Hang on a second. What will Satou do?
[09:51] And
    If his vision's bad, he can't field.
[09:55] And
    If anything, the mound's
    probably the best place for him.
[09:58] Tas
    Either way, the starting pitcher
    must throw to at least one batter.
[10:03] Tas
    We'll just have to review our options
    once we see what you can do.
[10:07] Tas
    Get on the mound, Satou.
[10:10] Hik
    Yes, sir.
[10:26] Dai
    Good!
[10:29] Tas
    Is this going to work?
[10:30] Hik
    Yeah. It's annoying,
    but I think I'll get by somehow.
[10:35] Ann
    Batting first, first base,
    Mayumura Michiru-san.
[10:40] Ump
    Play!
[10:42] Dai
    It'll be fine.
[10:43] Dai
    Even Touto won't be able
    to hit Hikaru's pitches easily.
[10:49] Hik
    To be honest, I can't see much...
[10:52] Hik
    but if I know roughly where I'm aiming,
    I'm sure it'll turn out fine!
[10:59] Ump
    Hit by pitch!
[11:01] Hik
    Uh, oops.
[11:02] Dai
    S-Sorry! Are you okay?
[11:04] Mic
    Come on, now!
    That better not have been a receipt!
[11:08] Dai
    Don't be silly.
[11:10] Ann
    Batting second, second base, Hirata-kun.
[11:14] Hik
    Damn it!
[11:18] And
    Second! Second!
[11:22] Wat
    All right! Nice running!
[11:24] Dai
    A-Are you okay?
[11:25] Dai
    Maybe pitching's not possible
    with your glasses like that.
[11:27] Hik
    Hmm... When I was warming up,
    I felt like I could pitch just fine.
[11:32] Hik
    I guess I tense up
    when there's a batter at the plate,
[11:35] Hik
    so I'll just try to focus on my control.
[11:38] Hik
    If that doesn't work,
    I'll switch with Urabe-kun.
[11:40] Dai
    Okay.
[11:45] Dai
    It got through!
[11:50] Dai
    Michiru, stop!
[11:53] Mic
    That was close.
[11:55] Mic
    I forget Urabe-kun was their left fielder.
[12:00] Tas
    You're having a rough time, aren't you, Satou?
[12:02] Hik
    Yeah. I tried focusing on my control, but...
[12:06] Hik
    Well, we are up against Touto...
[12:08] Hik
    Guess we have no choice.
[12:10] Hik
    Um, Manager!
[12:12] Hik
    Instead of giving up hits
    because I'm worried about walks,
[12:15] Hik
    I'd like to try throwing at
    full speed one last time!
[12:20] Hik
    If that doesn't take care of the next batter,
    please swap me out for Urabe-kun.
[12:24] Hik
    I can't cause the team any more trouble.
[12:27] Dai
    Hikaru...
[12:30] Tas
    All right.
[12:32] Ann
    Batting third, center field, Yuge-kun.
[12:35] Fuj
    Is he going to be okay?
SIGN    Takahashi
[12:37] Tas
    I don't know.
[12:38] Tas
    But he wanted to pitch to one
    more batter at full speed.
[12:41] Tas
    Nagai!
[12:42] Tas
    If this doesn't work,
    you'll take over in left field.
[12:45] Nag
    M-Me? Out in left field?
[12:55] Dai
    Hikaru!
[12:55] Tas
    All right! Straight to the pitcher!
[12:57] Fuj
    We can get two out!
[13:10] Wat
    Sweet. We're one run ahead!
[13:12] Mic
    Still no outs, and runners
    on first and second.
[13:15] Hik
    Hikaru...
[13:16] Hik
    I'm sorry. If I'd just brought
    my spare glasses with me...
[13:21] Hik
    Please take care of the rest...
[13:23] Dai
    Hikaru...
[13:25] Mat
    Looks like you're heading out
    to left field, huh, Nagai-kun?
SIGN    Matsubara
[13:27] Nag
    Y-Yeah...
[13:30] Tas
    Not much we can do, I guess.
[13:31] Nag
    Manager...
[13:34] Tas
    What is it, Nagai?
[13:38] Nag
    Well...
[13:49] Mic
    I wonder what happened.
[13:50] Wat
    Aren't they switching their pitchers?
[13:53] Ura
    What's going on? I thought
    I was going to take the mound...
[13:57] Ump
    What are you going to do?
    Do you want to switch your pitcher?
[14:00] Tas
    No, we won't be switching.
[14:05] Dai
    Hikaru?
[14:06] Dai
    Where'd you get the glasses?
[14:08] Hik
    They're Nagai-kun's.
[14:09] Dai
    But he doesn't wear glasses...
[14:11] Hik
    Nagai-kun wears contacts.
[14:14] Hik
    That's why he had a spare
    pair of glasses with him.
[14:17] Dai
    I see.
[14:19] Hik
    Question is, are they the right strength?
[14:24] Ann
    Batting fourth, catcher,
    Mayumura Wataru-kun.
[14:29] Hik
    If I can see Daigo-kun's mitt this clearly...
[14:33] Hik
    nothing's going to hold me back anymore!
[14:38] Ump
    Strike!
[14:40] All
    Yeah!
[14:40] All
    All right!
[14:43] All
    Nice one!
[14:45] Mat
    Nagai-kun, if you hadn't said anything,
    you could've been out in left field now.
[14:49] Nag
    That's true, but...
[14:55] Nag
    When I look at those guys,
[14:57] Nag
    I think maybe we do have
    a chance of beating Touto.
[15:02] Nag
    I'm a dope, aren't I?
[15:05] Tas
    Nagai.
[15:08] Tas
    I appreciate that you stepped
    up in our hour of need.
[15:12] Tas
    Sure.
[15:14] Wat
    So they've resolved their issues.
[15:16] Wat
    Okay. It'd be no fun if I didn't use my bat
    to knock you out for the count, anyway!
[15:26] Ump
    Strike two!
[15:27] Dai
    All right!
[15:31] Hik
    One run behind, runners on first and
    second. I can't let them score again!
[15:40] Ump
    Foul!
[15:42] Dai
    He can already hit them?
[15:44] Wat
    You throw some good balls.
[15:46] Wat
    They're so lively that I even
    swung late on the second pitch.
[15:50] Wat
    However...
[15:54] Wat
    I've already analyzed
    your pitching thoroughly.
[15:59] Wat
    No matter how fast they are, your pitches
    always come in straight. Your pitches...
[16:12] Dai
    Right field!
[16:15] Ump
    Foul!
[16:17] Wat
    ...are easy enough to hit if I have
    one at bat to get my eye in.
[16:21] Kom
    Aw, so close.
[16:22] Kom
    Wataru's already got his number
    in his first at bat.
[16:25] Kom
    I was expecting much better
    things from you, Satou Hikaru.
[16:32] (Flashback) Dai
    A way to improve your control?
[16:34] (Flashback) Hik
    Yes.
[16:35] (Flashback) Hik
    With my unreliable control,
[16:37] (Flashback) Hik
    I probably won't be able to do
    much against Touto's offense.
[16:41] (Flashback) Hik
    I need to be able to hit targets.
[16:43] (Flashback) Dai
    You know it's impossible to gain that
    much control in just a week, right?
[16:48] (Flashback) Dai
    I know, but it doesn't hurt to try.
[16:50] (Flashback) Dai
    Hmm, I guess I'll ask Pop, then.
[16:54] (Flashback) Dai
    Maybe he'll know a training
    method that'll help you out.
[17:07] Ump
    Strike! Out!
[17:09] Mic
    What?
[17:09] Ura
    He did it!
[17:10] Mut
    He struck out their cleanup!
[17:13] Dai
    Nice ball!
[17:16] Mic
    What happened? I thought
    you had him all figured out.
[17:19] Wat
    I don't know.
[17:21] Wat
    He's not supposed to have that much control.
[17:24] Wat
    For some reason, that last pitch
    was right on the outside corner.
[17:28] Mic
    Maybe it was just coincidence.
[17:30] Wat
    I sure hope so.
[17:33] Ump
    Strike! Out!
SIGN    Mifune
SIGN    Touto
[17:35] Ump
    Three outs! Change sides!
[17:37] Fuj
    All right!
[17:38] Tas
    From no outs, runners on first and
    second, to three strikeouts in a row!
[17:42] Dai
    Nice pitching, Hikaru!
[17:45] Kom
    That speccy kid ain't bad, after all.
[17:49] Kom
    Listen up! No fooling around
    like you did in the first inning.
[17:53] Kom
    This might end up being a low score game.
[17:57] Kom
    Since we don't know how
    many runs we'll get off Satou,
[17:59] Kom
    defend with the mindset that
    we need to maintain our 1-0 lead.
[18:02] Mic
    Got it.
[18:05] Ump
    Strike! Out!
SIGN    Mifune
SIGN    Touto
[18:07] Ump
    Three outs! Change sides!
[18:12] Uimp
    Strike! Out!
[18:15] Uimp
    Strike! Out!
[18:18] Uimp
    Strike! Out!
[18:19] Uimp
    Three outs! Change sides!
SIGN    Mifune
SIGN    Touto
[18:23] Mic
    I can't believe this.
[18:24] Mic
    They're actually making us play.
[18:26] Wat
    I figured it out.
[18:27] Mic
    What?
[18:29] Mic
    The trick behind his pitching.
[18:33] Mic
    We can dismantle it when you're next at bat.
[18:36] Ann
    Batting ninth, right field, Sakura-san.
[18:39] Kom
    Oh, they had a girl on their team?
[18:42] Kom
    I'll let her get a hit 'cause she's cute.
[18:44] Kom
    As if I'd do something like that!
[18:48] Kom
    What?!
[18:51] All
    All right!
[18:53] All
    Well done!
[18:55] All
    This girl has a nice swing.
[18:57] Wat
    Komatsu! You went easy on her
    because she's a girl!
[19:02] Ann
    Batting first, shortstop, Kimura-kun.
[19:05] Kom
    Uh oh. If they get a runner on second
    for their cleanup,
[19:09] Kom
    Wakki's gonna yell at me again.
[19:15] Mic
    Wai—
[19:19] Fuj
    All right!
[19:20] All
    Sweet!
[19:20] Ura
    No outs, and a runner on second!
[19:30] Dai
    Nice bunt!
[19:31] Tas
    Great! One out, and a runner on third!
[19:34] Ann
    Batting second, catcher, Shigeno-kun.
[19:40] Ump
    Ball!
[19:45] Tas
    I'm counting on you, Daigo!
[19:49] Mic
    It's a squeeze play!
[19:52] Ura
    What?!
[19:53] And
    They're bypassing him!
[20:03] Mut
    We did it!
[20:04] And
    We're tied!
[20:05] Hik
    Nice one, Daigo-kun!
[20:07] Ump
    Out!
[20:11] Kao
    All your training's paid off, Daigo!
[20:13] Kom
    I-I'm sorry. Was that my fault?
[20:16] Wat
    No. We put it in an area it would've
    been hard to hit with your speed.
[20:22] Wat
    But he still managed not to foul the ball.
[20:24] Wat
    I should've been more wary of his bunts
     after his display in the first inning.
[20:30] Ura
    All right. Time to follow it up!
[20:34] Ump
    Out!
SIGN    Mifune
SIGN    Touto
[20:36] Ump
    Three outs! Change sides!
[20:39] And
    All right! We've caught up! We can do this!
[20:41] Mut
    Yeah!
[20:42] Fuj
    Hey, maybe we really can do this.
    We might witness a miracle!
[20:47] Tas
    No, it's still way too early to
    start counting our chickens.
[20:51] Tas
    The Touto Boys haven't shown
    any sign of being rattled.
[20:56] Wat
    Michiru.
[20:59] Mic
    What?
[21:02] Ann
    Bottom of the third, batting first for
    the Touto Boys, Mayumura Michiru-san.
[21:11] Mic
    Are you kidding me?
[21:13] Mic
    The secret to his newfound control
    is something so simple?
[21:20] Ump
    Strike!
[21:22] Mic
    It's true!
[21:24] Wat
    We're going to play seriously now.
[21:27] Wat
    It's time you stopped believing
    we're on the same level.
[21:39] Dai
    It got through!
[21:40] Tas
    Their leadoff got a double.
[21:46] (Flashback) Wat
    All Satou's doing to change
    the direction of his pitches
[21:49] (Flashback) Wat
    is stepping on different
    parts of the rubber.
[21:53] (Flashback) Wat
    If his foot's closer to third,
    it's going to the outside for a lefty.
[21:57] (Flashback) Wat
    If it's closer to first, it's the inside.
[21:59] (Flashback) Wat
    That's all there is to it.
[22:01] Wat
    No matter how fast the pitch is,
    if we know where the ball's going,
[22:05] Mic
    we've basically defanged him.
[22:09] Dai
    Hikaru, she stepped inside
    to hit that outside ball.
[22:13] Dai
    It's possible they've figured it out.
[22:15] Hik
    Huh?
[22:19] Hik
    I see.
[22:20] Hik
    Well, if that won't fly anymore,
    we'll use our next trick.
[22:23] Hik
    I've still got plenty up my sleeve.
[24:01] Dai
    Crap.
[24:02] Dai
    They figured out the
    secret to Hikaru's pitches!
[24:05] Dai
    Touto's fearsome lineup bare their fangs.
[24:07] Dai
    Damn it! I'm not giving up!
[24:10] Dai
    Please, Hikaru, hang in there!
[24:13] Dai
    We'll get out of this tight spot and play
    catch up as many times as we need to!
[24:16] Dai
    We will... Won't we, Hikaru?
SIGN    Daigo and Hikaru!
[24:19] Dai
    Next time: "Daigo and Hikaru!"
[24:22] Dai
    Run to the stage of your dreams!