Mukai scatters his pitches offensively, but Tojo puts up a good fight and gets on base. Kuramochi follows after, and the Teito battery walks Haruichi to load the bases. It's two outs and bases loaded at the bottom of the eighth. Immense pressure is on Maezono.
If he hadn't swung, 
he would've been struck out!
Hätte er nicht geschlagen,
wäre er jetzt raus.
¡Si no la hubiera tocado, 
lo habría ponchado!
¡Si no la hubiera tocado, 
lo habría eliminado!
S’il l’avait laissée passer,
il aurait été éliminé.
Se non l'avesse toccata sarebbe stato strike!
Se não tivesse rebatido,
 teria sido eliminado!