Raichi stands on the mound. Raichi's fastballs get faster every pitch, and Maezono strikes out. Raichi's strong performance as a pitcher brings life to the Yakushi batters in the bottom of the third. However, Kawakami does everything he can to keep them down.
With the first-year pitchers
 getting better so quickly,
Da die Neulinge sich
so rasant verbessern,
Los de primero mejoran muy rápido.
Los de primero mejoran muy rápido.
C’est frustrant de voir ces deux-là
Visto quanto rapidamente stanno migliorando 
i lanciatori del primo anno,
Já que os arremessadores 
calouros estão melhorando tanto,