Chapter 89: The end of the four rounds
I don't know if it was the idea of pitcher Furumoto or the idea of pitcher Aoi. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info In any case, it can be seen that Suginong Daifu wants to end this half game as soon as possible.
The two pitching partners no longer plan to restrain their opponents by pitching, but instead pin their hopes on their own defensive lineup.
The content of the pitch is dominated by a straight ball that is lowered. But these balls are mostly thrown into the outside corner, where some hitters will have the intention of swinging the bat.
Tokuda, who was the sixth baseman, swung at such a low ball and hit a powerful rolling ball in the direction of first base.
The first baseman struggled to stop the baseball, and the pursuit of a double kill was no longer possible.
He passed the ball to the pitcher who was on the first base. Completed the blockade of Tokuda.
Now Akio Yabe, who was originally on second base, has advanced to third base.
Kawasaki, the third baseman at the seventh baseman, tried to hit an outfield flyball out. In this way, even if it is not a hit, it can still score a point by playing a sacrifice of high flying.
But the actual result was that the ball grazed the underside of the bat, landed in front of the pitcher, bounced high and went into the second baseman's glove.
Yabe, who started early, returned to home plate to score. Kawasaki himself didn't have time to get to base.
Two outs. The score was three to zero.
I didn't mean to escort the eight sticks of Yabu. Pitcher Aoi relied on Honda's Uchino Roll Ball to get his third out of the half-inning.
Next, it was finally Shannon's turn to attack.
In the bottom half of the fourth inning, the blow started with Hasegawa, the second bat. Dealing with this kind of opponent who made it clear from the beginning that he wanted to create a safe attack, now Li Yuanrang has experience.
Two curveballs in a row make two throw-ins.
The third ball is shot high in the inside corner of the good ball zone. The beater had to swing the bat. Strikeouts.
Qing Shui, who was on the third bat, could see that he was a hitter with some strength, and the last blow had hit a strong flat fly ball between the two swims.
In the end, it was thanks to the good skills of the shortstop Tokuda that he failed to form a hit.
And this time it turned out not so lucky.
An outside corner lob is played between the stalwart and the right fielder.
By the time the ball was passed back to the infield, Shimizu was already firmly on top of the second base.
Now, Lee Wonrang has to play against the opponent's fourth baseman when there are people in the circle, and it is also Takahiko Aoi, who is also a pitcher in this game.
Of course, pitching is just Aoi's side hustle, and hitting is his job.
In the last meeting, Aoi pushed an outside corner kick behind the first baseman to form a hit. showed his strength in wide-angle strikes.
This time, Li Yuanrang came first with two straight balls in the inside corner.
One is in the zone and the other is just right on the edge of the zone.
Aoi didn't swing his bat at either ball. The number of balls is one good and one bad,
The third ball, a slider that escapes to the outside corner.
Aoi still wasn't fooled.
One good and two bad.
"You're not the only one on this pitch who has an eye for the ball."
Qingjing in the strike zone whispered to Li Yuanrang.
"In that case, why didn't you shoot the good ball just now?"
"I just want to see one more ball."
Probably out of rebellion. also because the score is still leading on the field.
In the fourth ball, Li Yuanrang matched another good ball with a low inside corner.
This time, Takahiko Aoi swung his baton as he himself said. However, the swing of the stick misses and becomes a hollow vibration.
Two good and two bad. The number of goals turned into a situation in favor of the defender.
Li Yuanrang's position has also returned to the conservative side.
In the fifth ball, Li Yuanrang was paired with a curved ball that swept the low outside corner of the good ball area. The area that will end up on the right side of home plate becomes a bad ball. However, if Fukushima could do as he instructed, it would be a goal that would be quite close to the good zone.
This is a ball-matching strategy that can only be used when paired with pitchers like Ichihei Fukushima. If the partner is an ordinary college pitcher, such as Yabe, he would not be able to give such accurate instructions.
Fukushima's shot was almost perfect and arced as the catcher had requested.
The beater, Aoi, swung his stick lightly. Knocked the ball out of bounds.
Li Yuanrang squatted behind home plate, and he could see the ball clearly just now.
It's pretty close, but it's definitely a bad ball on the scale of today's referee.
Takahiko Aoi is indeed a hitter with an eye for balls. But it's definitely not as reliable as Li Yuan's ability to pick the ball.
Compared to this, the ability to easily hit the outside corner out of bounds is even more terrifying.
On the sixth ball, Li Yuanrang was ready to gamble on his inference.
The opponent failed to hit the previous two low balls in the inside corner, and maybe this is his weakness.
So Li Yuanrang decided to try this position again.
An inside corner low ball in the good zone. But the result was not as Li Yuanrang wanted.
The ball penetrated the three hits to form a hit.
On base, runner Shimizu returns to home plate. Aoi ran to first base himself.
Shannong Dafu pulled back a point.
At this time, Li Yuanrang called a timeout and walked to the rest area.
"Only one point was lost, didn't it? Isn't it too early to come up? ”
As soon as he approached, Fukushima said in a voice that only two people could hear.
"But I just tried all kinds of methods, and in the end I was beaten up."
"It's not your fault, the ball is not omnipotent, you meet such a good hitter, there is no absolute probability that the opponent can be out. And it's not your business alone. ”
"Isn't it the catcher's responsibility to match the ball?"
"It's also about the pitcher's ability. I can't throw a 160-kilometer straight ball, and I won't have any magic balls that disappear. Against a batter of this calibre, it's not uncommon to get hit once in a while. There's nothing the other party can do when they encounter a guy like you. ”
"Am I?"
"Gave two consecutive four-bad escorts, didn't they? Anyway, I'm a four-stick who despises me so much. ”
"Then if the next blow is escorted again, you will send me back to home plate."
"You're going to have to walk back, right?"
"That's right. Last time you didn't do it. ”
After saying this, Li Yuanrang squatted down after returning to home plate. The game continued.
The fielder and the field attached to Shannong are old-looking. The hair is also shaved shorter than other teammates.
Since it is placed in the position of five sticks, the long hitting power is good.
Li Yuanrang scored two good shots with two high fishing balls.
Most long-playing players can't resist the temptation of the high ball.
The next third ball, a curveball that starts to fall from the middle. Take advantage of the difference in speed and height to confuse your opponents.
The goal didn't get the expected air vibration. But the results are better than that.
Wada's swing grazed the top edge of the baseball, and the ball was hit in front of the shortstop.
Tokuda passes the ball to the second baseman with a glove pass, and the second baseman steps on the base bag before passing to first base.
Everything was in time.
Runner Aoi on base and hitter Wada are both out.
It's a double-kill, three-out. Offensive and defensive exchanges.
The game went into the fifth inning.