Raichi takes the fight between him and Furuya in the first inning. On that note, Yakushi scores the leading run. However, Miyuki's throw to second and encouragement of, "you have many reliable teammates behind you" takes some pressure off Furuya. On top of that, Furuya...
So this is why they used 
him as the leadoff man.
Darum war er also der Leadoff.
Así que por eso lo colocaron
 primero al bate.
Así que por eso lo colocaron
 para batear el primero.
Voilà pourquoi
ils l’ont mis 1er batteur.
Então é por isso que começaram com ele.