In the top of the eighth, Kawakami relieves Sawamura from the mound and faces Raichi. Kawakami and Miyuki choose to walk him. At a glance, Seido apear to be cornered, but Kawakami regains his confidence from giving Raichi the walk.
The game-changing runners are on base.
Die Runner, die das Spiel
 drehen können, sind auf Base.
Los corredores para 
remontar están en las bases.
Los corredores para 
remontar están en las bases.
Si les coureurs marquent,
Yakushi prendra l’avantage.
Os corredores que podem 
mudar o jogo estão nas bases.