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.
SIGN    Meiji 
    Jingu
SIGN    Baseball 
     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!
SIGN    4th
SIGN    5th
SIGN    6th
SIGN    7th
SIGN    8th
[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!
SIGN    ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
SIGN    Punch
SIGN    ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
[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.
SIGN    Meisei
SIGN    Akai
SIGN    Murotani
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
SIGN    Nishimura
SIGN    Ogawara
SIGN    Ide
SIGN    Hachida
SIGN    Sandou
[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.
SIGN    Tadokoro
SIGN    Nishimura
SIGN    Ogawara
[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.
SIGN    Seinan
SIGN    Seinan
SIGN    Meisei
SIGN    Mitsuya
SIGN    Taki
SIGN    Hanaoka
SIGN    Tadokoro
SIGN    Nishimura
SIGN    Ogawara
SIGN    Ide
SIGN    Hachida
SIGN    Sandou
SIGN    Meisei
SIGN    Akai
SIGN    Murotani
SIGN    Tachibana S
SIGN    Imagawa
SIGN    Nangou
SIGN    Tachibana T
SIGN    Koma
SIGN    Nishiki
SIGN    Morishita
[14:38] Touma
    It's 12:50, huh?
[15:41] Otomi
    Huh?
SIGN    Punch
[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.
SIGN    4th
SIGN    5th
SIGN    6th
SIGN    7th
SIGN    8th
[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...
SIGN    Ogawara
[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.
SIGN    Seinan
SIGN    Meisei
SIGN    1st
SIGN    2nd
SIGN    3rd
SIGN    4th
SIGN    5th
SIGN    6th
SIGN    7th
SIGN    8th
SIGN    9th
[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.*
SIGN    Just One More
SIGN    Just One More