Miyuki’s team in the Tokyo Invitational is having trouble batting against Wynd Youth’s left-handed pitcher Conrad. The American team has the lead going into the seventh inning, when Narumiya finally takes the mound. Meanwhile, Furuya and Ono have formed a battery to take on Yamamori. Ono is quietly eager to help Furuya pitch the way he’s used to, even without Miyuki.
I thought it might be a little early
to put him on the mound,
ظننتُ أنه قد يكون من المبكِّر قليلاً 
،وضعه على التلّة
Dachte, es wäre etwas früh,
ihn auf den Mound zu schicken.
Je trouvais que c’était un peu tôt
pour l’envoyer sur le monticule,
Pensavo fosse un po' presto
per farlo salire in pedana,
Achei que era meio cedo
para colocá-lo no monte,
Я-то думал, что его рановато
 выпускать на горку,