Furuya comes up to bat in the 7-spot and hits a solo homerun to make it 4-1 in the top of the 3rd. In the bottom of the third inning Coach Katoka decides to make his move and bring in Sawamura while Furuya moves out to left field. At first Sawamura pitches the ball straight down the middle, but a throwback from Miyuki makes Sawamura remember it is a team game and not a one-on-one contest. Sawamura is able to trick Raichi and get him behind with some outside pitches into a 1-2 count. Finally Sawamura unleashes his 4-seam fastball to the inside and gets Raichi to pop out. As Seido comes to bat in the top of the fourth a double from the captain gives them a 5-1 lead. Seeing that they can't fall behind any more, Raizou calls for a pitches change and brings in Sanada.
Après quelques difficultés face à Raiichi, Furuya se reprend et retourne la situation avec l'aide de ses coéquipiers. Mais ce n'est que la première rotation et les batteurs adverses vont s'habituer aux lancers de Furuya, lors de leurs prochains passages.
후루야는 투타 양면에서 경기에 대한 의욕을 불태우지만 3회말에 교체된다. 그리고 마운드를 넘겨받은 사와무라는 1번 토도로키를 상대하게 되는데... 자기 사인과 맞지 않는 독단적인 정중앙 직구에 미유키는 크게 화를 낸다.
状态最佳的降谷希望继续投下去，但片冈教练选择的是续投策略。接下来上场的是泽村，雷市首次与之对决。投球后，其潜在的高度紧张感使雷市提高了击球数。两人对决去向是？
