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?
They're having a hard enough time 
just hitting these rainbow balls...
...يواجهون صعوبة في ضرب هذه الكرات المنحنية أساسًا
Ist schon schwer sich gegen
einen so hohen Wurf zu stellen,
Ya tienen problemas
tratando de batear con ese arco.
Ya tienen problemas
intentando batear con ese arco.
C’est déjà dur de bien frapper
ces lancers arqués,
Con quelle parabole, 
per loro è già un bel problema colpire.
Eles já estão penando para acertar
essas bolas com trajetória de uma montanha,
Им и так непросто
отбивать такие подачи...