Burst!.Sawamura is given the role of pitching one more inning. After two outside pitches to Raichi, Sawamura finds himself up in the count. Miyuki calls for a high, inside four-seam fastball to get Raichi out, but Raichi sends it out of the park and cuts the lead down to 5–3. After walking the next two batters, Sawamura is pulled from the game. Yakushi's batters manage to connect with Kawakami's pitches and score one more run. However a dramatic catch by Masuko leads to a dramatic double play and Seidou gets out of the inning with a 5–4 lead. Sanada is asked to continue through the end game to give Yakushi a fighting chance. In the bullpen Tanba continues to warm up, and Miyauchi thinks to himself that it is the best Tanba has pitched since getting back.