One day, Yamazaki bumps into a girl who picks up his anpan for him.  "So...do you like anpan?" she asks.  Kondo invites Tae to a baseball game, expecting her to refuse.  However, Tae apparently is a fan of baseball and agrees to go on the baseball date.
...I could at least lose on my own terms.
...al menos pudiera perder bajo mis propios términos.
eu pudesse ao menos perder 
do meu próprio jeito.