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?
That fastball isn't so fast, but when 
it comes hot on the heels of a slow ball,
،تلك الكرة المباشرة ليست سريعة جدًّا
،لكن عندما تأتي مباشرة بعد كرة بطيئة
Alleine wäre dieser Wurf
nicht besonders schnell.
Esa recta no es tan rápida,
pero si viene después de la lenta,
Esa recta no es tan rápida,
pero si viene después de la lenta,
Sa directe n’a pas tant
de vitesse que ça,
Come veloce non è poi così speciale, 
ma lanciata dopo una palla lenta,
Aquela bola reta não é tão rápida,
mas quando vem depois de uma bola lenta,
У него не такая скоростная подача,
 но по сравнению с предыдущими