Bunts, stealing bases, and other tricks define the Nijigaoka Beatles' playstyle, also known as small ball.
The Dolphins lose 2 points from the get go as their opponents exploit the weak bond between Urabe and Daigo, as it's their first time being a battery.
On top of that, the Beatles' ace player Tamaki throws ultra slow balls, which make hits hard, but even when a hit is made, their defense easily takes care of that.
Daigo puts his brain into overdrive trying to somehow figure out some pattern in their defense lineup, but will he find anything?
Other than Hikaru, nobody else 
got clean hits on either type of pitch.
.لم يضرب أحد الكرة في الرميتين سوى هيكارو
Außer Hikaru kann niemand
diese Würfe normal schlagen.
Aparte de Hikaru,
nadie pudo batear bien.
Aparte de Hikaru,
nadie pudo batear bien.
En dehors de Hikaru, aucun n’est capable
de frapper correctement ses lancers,
A parte Hikaru, nessuno è riuscito a colpire
 i due tipi di lancio in maniera significativa.
Além do Hikaru, ninguém
conseguiu acertar nada direito.
Кроме Хикару такие подачи
больше никто не отбивает.