In the top of the eighth, Kawakami relieves Sawamura from the mound and faces Raichi. Kawakami and Miyuki choose to walk him. At a glance, Seido apear to be cornered, but Kawakami regains his confidence from giving Raichi the walk.
I wonder if the baseball gods
 are telling me to hit.
Ich frage mich, ob der Gott des Baseballs
 mir mitteilen will, zu treffen.
Me pregunto si el dios del 
béisbol me dirá que batee.
Me pregunto si el dios del 
béisbol me dirá que batee.
Les dieux du baseball
me demandent de frapper, ou quoi ?
Será que os deuses do beisebol 
estão me mandando acertar?