Furuya's injury is healed, and after seeing Sawamura's great performance, he is more than ready to pitch. Kawakami continues to put in more work as well. In the team meeting, the word spreads about Coach Ochiai teaching Sawamura his breaking ball.
A lot of people figured 
they'd come up this year.
Viele Leute dachten,
dass sie dieses Jahr stark werden.
Mucha gente esperaba que 
remontaran este año.
Muchos esperaban que 
remontaran este año.
Beaucoup pensaient
qu’ils finiraient parmi les meilleurs.
In molti si aspettavano
 di vederli spuntare, quest'anno.
Muitas pessoas já imaginavam que
 eles viriam com tudo este ano.