Kano Page #8

Don't be afraid of getting hit.

You will start evading

as soon as you start feeling afraid.

Listen up,

if you're afraid of losing.

Just do your best to win.

Thank you for the drink.

Play it fast if you want to win.

In baseball, the ball is

in the defender's hands.

Have you seen any other games

in which the defender controls the ball?

Go's pitching style is versatile enough

to turn your defense into offense.

Launch a fast-paced attack

with Go's breaking balls.

Don't let any batter get on the base

in the first three innings.

This way you can break Chukyo's morale

and you may win this game.

What a big moon!

Hmm.

It looks as if you can

reach out and touch it.

My eyes are always set on the ball!

Kids...

Thank you for bringing me to Koshien.

Thank you.

In the Sixth Year of Showa,

on the field of Koshien

we're witnessing the battle

between Chukyo and KANO.

This year, both teams

made their debuts at Koshien.

As both sides are warming up,

let us take a look at today's lineups.

The game will begin with

KANO batting first.

Led by Coach Kondo Hyotaro,

the leadoff batter is the

left fielder Hirano;

Second batter, center fielder So;

Third batter, shortstop Agematsu;

Fourth batter, pitcher Go;

Fifth batter, catcher Azuma;

Sixth batter, third baseman Mayama;

Seventh batter, first baseman Kozato;

- A moment please!

- Eighth batter, second baseman Kawahara

Wait a minute!

Ninth batter, right fielder Fukushima.

That's KANO's batting lineup for today.

Shall we listen to the

game at home, my lady?

No, I want to be here!

Excuse me.

This way please, Mrs. Kondo.

Look, you brats!

Stand up!

It's okay. I'm fine.

You wouldn't believe the spectacle

we have here today.

The 50,000-seat stadium

is packed to the rafters.

Chukyo's the best! Chukyo's the winner!

Go for it, Chukyo!

- Go, go, KANO!

- You're right.

Koshien has been full quite often,

but I've never seen anything like this.

Ah, indeed.

Some spectators don't even

have any place to stand.

All right, the game's starting soon.

KANO's first batter Hirano

entered the batter box.

Hirano is an Amis player from Taiwan.

He has a good eye for the ball

and pretty good on-base percentage.

He is an excellent player fleet of foot.

Play ball!

At the sound of the siren, the game began.

The pitcher threw his first pitch.

Strike.

Hirano took a swing at the first ball.

It seems that he's eager to get on base.

Here comes the second pitch.

Strike.

Strike.

Third pitch from the pitcher.

Strike.

A strikeout in just three pitches.

The first batter was

struck out pretty soon.

This pitcher, Yoshida, is outstanding.

A slider.

He's got some impressive breaking balls.

The slider was really fast.

How come I couldn't hit his ball?

It's okay. Don't get hung up on it.

Up next is the second batter So.

So is arguably the most powerful batter

of this tournament.

His swing is splendid.

Oh, Chukyo's fielders have stepped back.

You're the one who hit the home run wall?

The pitcher made his move.

It's a hit!

Caught and put out.

The third baseman put it out beautifully.

- What a pity.

- Chukyo's got strong defense.

That also went through the third base

and made a base hit.

Looks like Chukayo's got

impenetrable defense, too!

The pitcher threw the ball.

Strikeout! That was brilliant!

With the combination of

straight and breaking balls,

Yoshida took out KANO's

first three batters.

It's KANO's turn for defense.

Go.

Trust in your own weapon.

Put your heart into every pitch.

Yes, sir.

Get your act together.

Yes, sir.

Okay, go!

Yes, sir.

Guys...

Today's the final game.

Let's give it our best!

We can't lose!

KANO's Go has a high strikeout rate.

Due to his difficult pitching combo,

he is hailed as a "Genius" in Taiwan.

Alongside Yoshida of Chukyo,

Go is considered one of the

top pitchers this year.

Genius? That's not bad.

Genius Go is getting ready on the mound.

What will be his first pitch today?

Go nodded to the catcher's instruction.

He raised his arms and made the pitch.

Strike!

The batter struck out swinging.

That's a fierce slider.

Here comes the second pitch.

Strike!

Here comes the third pitch.

Struck out swinging.

Go swiftly finished the first batter.

It's getting more and more interesting.

Go's pitching combination

is the same as Yoshida's

when he faced KANO's first batter.

Strike! Struck out swinging.

Strike.

Quite a fierce slider.

Strike. Three men out.

A string of fast and fierce breaking balls

crippled Chukyo's offense

at the very beginning.

The fourth batter is KANO's pitcher Go.

What balls will Yoshida pitch

to deal with his equal Go?

That's right. This is the first

face-off between the two aces.

Everyone is holding their breath.

Yoshida swung his arm and pitched.

Struck out swinging. It's a strike!

Another fierce curveball.

Yoshida's pitching style

is similar to Akira's.

It's still different, though.

Although his range is wide,

his control is not stable

and it tends to drop.

That's his weakness.

If you choose wisely,

you can put the pressure on him.

If he makes a mistake,

the next one will be...

A straight ball!

He hit it. The ball is

flying to the center field.

Flying real high...

The center fielder runs for it.

Can he catch it?

Fly out!

Go is out!

Ah, what a pity.

Go completely nailed that straight ball.

However, it flew too high.

He swung and hit the ball. And...

A base hit!

It's a hit...

A third-base grounder...

passed to the second base...

And then to the first base... so...

Out! Double play!

Strikeout!

Here comes the ball...

Another strikeout!

Really, it's hard to guess

the "Genius's" combo.

Indeed, it's not that easy.

The catcher is picking off the second base.

Out! It's a tag out!

It's too long a distance

for him to make it back.

The batter hit the ball.

It's a first-base grounder.

The pitcher himself covered the first base.

Out!

KANO has displayed some fabulous defense.

A third-base grounder!

And it's passed to the first base. Out!

Yoshida has contributed to

several infield grounders.

Agematsu ran as he could

but was still put out.

Obviously this is going to be

a pitching and defense game.

Both teams are relentless

and not giving ground.

Strike!

Hit and flying high...

The second baseman is catching up and...

Put out...

Out!

Fabulous!

Bottom of the fourth inning, two outs,

one strike and no balls.

Still 0:
0.

Which team will score first?

Go doesn't look tired at all,

and he's been pitching very well so far.

And struck out swinging.

Eh? What's wrong.

The pitcher went for the ball.

There's nothing wrong, is there?

It looks all right.

Two outs for Chukyo Commercials.

Go is swinging his arm and throws.

Watch out!

What happened?

A wild pitch!

Who's that jinx?

Get him away!

The ball bounced on the iron net

behind the home plate.

Go has been a very stable pitcher.

Why did he suddenly panic?

Luckily there's no runner on the base.

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