E20 - That's Our Best Game
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[00:02] Colorcaster
The sixth inning is over. Both teams
remain without a hit in this game.
[00:07] Colorcaster
As for the strikeout tally,
Tachibana has 14, Nishimura has 12.
[00:13] Colorcaster
No walks so far.
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Jingu
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Stadium
[00:19] Colorcaster
My goodness.
[00:20] Colorcaster
How could you possibly put this
display into words, Mr. Hyouri?
[00:25] Hyouri
It's a pitchers' duel in every sense.
[00:32] Hyouri
What's wrong?
[00:33] Hyouri
Your expression screams,
"I was expecting something more poetic."
[00:37] Colorcaster
O-Oh, I'm sure it doesn't...
SIGN ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
[02:13] Colorcaster
It's the top of the seventh,
and Seinan High is batting.
[02:16] Colorcaster
First up, the leadoff,
second baseman, Mitsuya.
[02:27] Mitsuya
Okay!
[02:32] Souichirou
Third time through the order, huh?
[02:41] Colorcaster
That was a tricky one.
[02:46] Colorcaster
He totally jammed him!
[02:48] Colorcaster
Oh, but...
[02:51] Colorcaster
That slow pop fly ends up coming down in the
gap between second, center, and right field.
[02:57] Ooyama
Don't do it. Don't do it!
[03:05] Colorcaster
And it doesn't hit the turf!
[03:07] Colorcaster
The swift Akai at center field
makes a diving catch.
[03:19] Colorcaster
Listen to those cheers!
That's the first out in the seventh.
[03:23] Colorcaster
Meisei's Touma Tachibana's perfect
pitching continues here at Jingu Stadium!
[03:31] Nishimura's Dad
It's so annoying.
[03:34] Nishimura's Dad
"Perfect, perfect..."
[03:37] Nishimura's Dad
It's only the spectators making a big deal.
[03:41] Nishimura's Dad
That battery's not concerned
with that nonsense.
[03:52] Nishimura's Dad
They're just thinking
about each batter in turn.
[04:08] Colorcaster
Three up, three down!
[04:10] Colorcaster
That's 21 batters retired. Still a
perfect game from Touma Tachibana!
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[04:21] Timon-D
Perfect!
[04:22] Timon-D
Yeah! You can do it!
[04:27] Nishimura's Dad
Sheesh. The dream gets bigger.
[04:32] Nishimura
No need to worry.
[04:34] Nishimura
They can't achieve their
perfect game if I don't give up a run.
[04:44] Colorcaster
That's right! Nishimura hasn't
given up any walks or hits, either.
[04:50] Colorcaster
An error allowed one runner on base,
but he took him out in a double play,
[04:54] Colorcaster
leaving no stranded runners
for a near-perfect game.
[05:00] Nishimura
"Near"?
[05:02] Hyouri
We have ourselves here
a bona fide pitchers' duel.
[05:08] Hyouri
Is there a problem?
[05:11] Colorcaster
Leadoff, center fielder, Akai.
[05:15] Nishimura
Third time through the order, huh?
[05:22] Nishimura
Gotten used to it yet?
[05:26] Nishimura
My curveball, I mean.
[05:32] Colorcaster
He got a piece of it.
[05:35] Nishimura
Hey, good job.
[05:36] Colorcaster
It's coming down in the gap between
second, center, and right field.
[05:41] Colorcaster
It hits the turf!
[05:50] Colorcaster
It's a hit! A hit, a hit!
[05:52] Colorcaster
The first hit of this game comes from Meisei
High's leadoff and center fielder, Ryou Akai.
[05:58] Colorcaster
Will we start to see offensive movement
in this second match of the semifinals?
[06:04] Haruka
So, what do we do now?
[06:07] Ooyama
What else?
[06:12] Colorcaster
Whoa. The 2-hole, Murotani,
swings hard at the first pitch.
[06:18] Hyouri
Who does he think he's fooling?
[06:20] Hyouri
He knows the other team's
first and third basemen are fast.
[06:25] Hyouri
He's trying to delay their charge
as much as possible, I'll bet.
[06:30] Hyouri
He's obviously going to bunt here.
[06:36] Umpire
Strike!
[06:39] Umpire
Strike! You're out!
[06:42] Colorcaster
Behind in the count, but still swinging
away and that's strike three.
[06:46] Colorcaster
The runner stays right
where he is, and it's one out.
[06:49] Haruka
Is that what you ordered?
[06:51] Ooyama
Yeah.
[06:53] Ooyama
I wanted to avoid a double play
on a weak grounder.
[06:57] Ooyama
If you swing away like that
with Nishimura pitching like he is,
[07:00] Ooyama
you won't make contact.
[07:02] Haruka
Why not go for a sacrifice bunt?
[07:05] Ooyama
I'm playing the percentages.
[07:09] Ooyama
If first base were clear,
they'd walk Souichirou for sure.
[07:14] Ooyama
Leaving the runner where he is
[07:16] Ooyama
and betting on an extra-base hit
from Souichirou on his third at-bat
[07:19] Ooyama
seems more likely to
translate to a run, don't you think?
[07:25] Haruka
I see.
[07:28] Colorcaster
Well, well, well. Looks like a
message from the Seinan bench.
[07:37] Hyouri
An intentional walk, I'll bet.
[07:41] Colorcaster
It's an intentional walk,
and Tachibana takes his base.
[07:47] Ooyama
Wha?
[07:49] Haruka
Even high school baseball
has adopted that rule, you see.
[07:56] Koma
Looks like Nishimura on
the mound wanted that, too.
[08:00] Touma
Yeah. He's thinking clearly.
[08:04] Colorcaster
With one out and a runner on first,
[08:06] Colorcaster
the 3-hole and catcher,
Tachibana, is walked intentionally.
[08:09] Colorcaster
Coach Nishimura is willing to put a runner
in a scoring position to avoid facing him.
[08:16] Haruka
Looks like their bench
saw things the same way.
[08:19] Ooyama
Damn. Playing the percentages, huh?
[08:25] Colorcaster
Next up, the cleanup, Imagawa.
[08:28] Imagawa
Should I feel insulted?
[08:47] Umpire
Foul!
[08:48] Ooyama
When a percentage goes down...
[08:52] Ooyama
you just have to raise it.
[09:12] Colorcaster
The double steal is...
[09:12] Umpire
Safe!
[09:14] Colorcaster
...successful!
[09:16] Colorcaster
One out, runners on second and third.
[09:18] Colorcaster
Meisei's got a real chance here!
[09:28] Ooyama
How'd you like that? That percentage
is looking pretty good now!
[09:31] Touma
What was the chance of
success on that double steal?
[09:37] Koma
A more accurate throw
would've made that dicey, right?
[09:46] Ooyama
Despite appearances,
he's good at making contact.
[09:52] Ooyama
One out, runners on second and third.
[09:56] Ooyama
We don't need a hit.
[09:59] Ooyama
If he can just make contact...
[10:02] Ooyama
something might happen!
[10:07] Ooyama
Yes!
[10:09] Colorcaster
It's a hard fly ball.
[10:11] Ooyama
Make it to the outfield!
Give us a run on a sacrifice fly!
[10:15] Touma
Hang on, dude.
[10:19] Colorcaster
The right fielder retreats...
[10:21] Ooyama
Yes! One run on a sacrifice fly!
[10:25] Colorcaster
But it goes over his head!
[10:29] Colorcaster
It's loose! It's loose!
[10:35] Colorcaster
The runner from third makes it in.
[10:39] Colorcaster
The runner from second makes it in, too.
[10:41] Colorcaster
But the fired-up Imagawa gets greedy and
is tagged out at second. Just a bit too slow.
[10:49] Colorcaster
And so, in the bottom of the seventh,
Meisei gets the go-ahead runs to make it 2-0.
[10:55] Timon-D
Meisei!
[10:56] Timon-D
Hey, great work!
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[11:20] Colorcaster
And so, in the bottom of the seventh,
Meisei gets the go-ahead runs to make it 2-0.
[11:32] Touma
Was it the wind?
[11:35] Souichirou
Nah.
[11:37] Souichirou
He didn't just hit it.
[11:39] Souichirou
He really pushed it at the end.
[11:43] Imagawa
Yeah!
[11:45] Imagawa
You see that, Touma?
[11:47] Touma
Yeah, it surprised me.
[11:50] Touma
I can't believe you got
tagged out at second.
[11:52] Imagawa
Not that part!
[12:00] Colorcaster
That's the third out.
[12:02] Colorcaster
Nishimura hung in there.
[12:05] Colorcaster
He turns back to check the scoreboard.
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SIGN Tachibana S
SIGN Imagawa
SIGN Nangou
SIGN Tachibana T
SIGN Koma
SIGN Nishiki
SIGN Morishita
SIGN Seinan
SIGN Seinan
SIGN Meisei
SIGN Mitsuya
SIGN Taki
SIGN Hanaoka
SIGN Tadokoro
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[12:10] Colorcaster
Only the eighth and ninth innings remain.
[12:14] Colorcaster
In this East Tokyo Championship semifinal,
Meisei High has taken a two-run lead!
[12:20] Nishimura's Dad
It wasn't a bad pitch.
The hitter deserves the credit.
[12:27] Nishimura
I don't like it.
[12:34] Nishimura's Dad
Okay!
[12:36] Nishimura's Dad
The match is in motion now.
[12:38] Nishimura's Dad
Waves are forming in
the quiet pitchers' duel.
[12:42] Nishimura's Dad
And with a two-run lead, the pitcher's
feelings will be in motion, too. I'm sure of it.
[12:49] Nishimura's Dad
The real game starts here.
[12:54] Colorcaster
Struck him out.
[12:56] Colorcaster
The bottom of the eighth starts with
Seinan's cleanup and catcher, Tadokoro.
[13:02] Colorcaster
He swings and misses at strike three
for out number one.
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[13:10] Colorcaster
Next up, the 5-hole and pitcher, Nishimura.
[13:43] Colorcaster
I-Incredible! 157 kph!
[13:48] Colorcaster
How can he still bring heat
like that in the eighth?
[13:52] Colorcaster
Touma Tachibana is
a force to be reckoned with.
[13:55] Touma
Whew. It's hot out here.
[14:00] Nishimura
Having to face him on a day like today...
Is it bad luck on our part?
[14:05] Souichirou
If you wanna write it off as luck
and concede, we'd appreciate it.
[14:13] Nishimura
I don't...
[14:15] Nishimura
like it!
[14:19] Colorcaster
Foul!
[14:20] Colorcaster
Touma Tachibana has him in a hole
after just two pitches.
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SIGN Ogawara
SIGN Ide
SIGN Hachida
SIGN Sandou
SIGN Meisei
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SIGN Imagawa
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[14:38] Touma
It's 12:50, huh?
[15:41] Otomi
Huh?
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[15:53] Mayumi
What does it mean if it hits that part?
[15:57] Nagisa
Oh, that's a home run.
[16:14] Colorcaster
He touches home!
[16:17] Colorcaster
It's 2-1! It's now a one-run game.
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[16:20] Colorcaster
In the eighth with one out, Seinan's 5-hole
[16:23] Colorcaster
and pitcher, Nishimura,
hits a home run off the foul pole.
[16:27] Colorcaster
That one hit wrecks Touma Tachibana's
perfect game, his no-hitter,
[16:33] Colorcaster
and his shutout all at once.
[16:39] Souichirou
What the hell was that pitch?
[16:43] Touma
That's what I'd like to know.
[16:49] Touma
This cool breeze blew in all of a sudden,
and my body went totally limp.
[16:57] Souichirou
Huh?
[17:05] Souichirou
What are you doing? That hurt!
[17:09] Touma
That's what it felt like, at least.
[17:15] Souichirou
Hey now...
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[17:28] Tadokoro
The waves you kicked up
have him disoriented.
[17:33] Nishimura
That was just a check-in.
[17:41] Nishimura
I think.
[17:47] Touma
Okay.
[17:49] Touma
I can continue to throw it
in the strike zone, no problem.
[17:58] Umpire
Strike! You're out!
[18:11] Umpire
Three outs!
[18:16] Nishimura's Dad
What was that about, then?
[18:18] Nishimura's Dad
The pitch he threw to you.
[18:22] Nishimura
Who can say?
[18:25] Nishimura's Dad
Enjoying yourself, are you?
[18:28] Nishimura
Yeah.
[18:29] Nishimura
That's our best game of
the summer right here.
[18:34] Nishimura's Dad
Idiot. It's only our best game if Seinan wins.
[18:41] Nishimura
You seem to be enjoying yourself
more than I am, though.
[19:05] Colorcaster
The bat finds nothing. That's two outs.
[19:09] Colorcaster
Great movement and speed from
Seinan's ace, Takumi Nishimura.
[19:14] Colorcaster
With such stellar pitching, you wouldn't
believe he just gave up two runs.
[19:22] Komiyama
Where'd the others go?
[19:24] Team E
Oh, well...
[19:26] Team E
They said seeing all those strikeouts before
our match was giving them bad vibes, so...
[19:49] Colorcaster
Strike three!
[19:52] Colorcaster
Takumi Nishimura raises
a cry from the mound!
[19:55] Colorcaster
Other than the blip in the seventh,
he's ended every inning in three batters!
[19:59] Colorcaster
In pitching eight innings, he's given up
two hits and struck out 16!
[20:04] Colorcaster
I should call it incredible,
but his rival pitcher, Touma Tachibana,
[20:09] Colorcaster
has only given up one hit, which was
a home run to Nishimura himself.
[20:12] Colorcaster
He's struck out 17!
[20:14] Colorcaster
But gosh, what a match this has been!
[20:19] Hyouri
Yes, we have ourselves here
a bona fide pitchers' duel.
[20:25] Colorcaster
And so, it's Seinan's turn to bat,
needing one run in the final inning.
[20:31] Teacher
Before today...
[20:33] Teacher
I never once doubted
we'd be going to Koshien.
[20:39] Teacher
But watching a match
like this gets me worrying.
[20:44] Teacher
They're something else, aren't they?
[20:47] Komiyama
This is all within expectations.
[20:50] Komiyama
Our players know better than anyone
how amazing Touma Tachibana is, after all.
[20:56] Komiyama
They're not shaken at all.
[21:00] Teacher
Yes. Although...
[21:02] Teacher
It's not certain yet
which team we'll be playing.
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[23:22] Narrator
The final at last.
[23:25] Narrator
The battle reignites after 30 years.
[23:29] Narrator
And awaiting the victors is Koshien.
[23:34] Narrator
Soon, dreams will come true.
[23:38] Narrator
Next time on MIX*: "Just One More"
is the name of our story.*
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