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.
Well, I had a reliever ready,
Ich hatte einen Reliever bereitstehen,
Bueno, tenía a uno listo,
Bueno, tenía a uno listo,
J’avais demandé au remplaçant
de s’échauffer,
Beh, avevo pronto un lanciatore di rilievo,
Bem, tínhamos um substituto pronto,