In the first half of the third game, Kiryu was the first to bat. In the first game, he was lured out of the bat. The second time he hit the mat, he must be more careful. He had a hunch, or maybe everyone in Kiryu slowly came to his senses. The person who was On Base so easily did not lose points in two consecutive games despite an unstable start?
'This hitter is powerful, so you need to make use of his power. 'Miyuki looked at the size of this hitter and sorted out the information in his mind.
The first ball was going to be thrown to the outside corner. The batter's body muscles moved a little, but he quickly restrained himself.
"Bad ball!"
Miyuki was stunned, this was obviously a good ball on the sideline. It seems that the situation in the previous few innings made the referee think that the pitcher's ball control was not very good, so the ball on the sideline was judged as a bad ball.
Then the second ball, a straight ball with a high outside angle, needs to increase the rotation speed to make the ball more erratic from the batter's perspective.
"Good ball!" The batter waved away.
'In this game, his pitching style was completely different. His ball power increased a lot. Could it be that he was in better shape? Or was it intentional? '
Holding the bat tightly, you will face the next ball as if it is a formidable enemy.
On the third ball, there is enough preparation in the front, so let's take advantage of the rhythm of the batter's swing.
'Changeup! '
Kōshū nodded. He was the first batter, and he had to use all his strength to hit a good ball. It was really difficult.
I watched the ball come out and said, 'Very good, Inside Corner Ball! '
Halfway through the swing, but the ball hadn't arrived yet, 'Changeup! ' Another swing missed.
The bat was swung so hard that he turned half a circle and stood on the Batter's Box again. He understood that he had just been tricked by the pair of pitchers. He wanted to remember the pitcher's pitching rhythm again, but he only had the Changeup in his mind.
Sure enough, the next ball, "Good ball!"
A stick of Strikeout.
Kōshū lowered his head, and when the batter changed, he consciously relaxed his body. He first relaxed his slightly frowning brows, relaxed his Matsushita chin, relaxed his shoulders and arms, and let the glove holding the ball hang naturally by his side, followed by the muscles of his back, thighs, calves, and ankles. This was a method he used to fall asleep quickly. It had a miraculous effect in alleviating physical stress. Although it only took six or seven seconds, he had already rested a little from the tense state just now.
Now Batter's Box is the second bat. According to their observations, this hitter can become Regulars because of his excellent ball selection ability, but his probability of chasing high-angle balls is much higher.
'Then I bet you're not good at hitting low angle shots. '
Kōshū didn't hesitate and just threw the ball directly. Now that you have analyzed it like this, believe in yourself. If you are beaten out, it can only be said that the early preparation time is too short.
'Outside Low Corner, that's a good shot. ' The second bat already recognized that the ball was a strike, but he hesitated and watched the ball go into the base.
"Good shot!"
'Yo west, slowly revise the chief judge's view of him. '
The second ball is Outside Low Corner's ball in a similar position.
'What do you mean, you look down on me? ' The second bat had already missed a good ball, and now he couldn't bear it anymore and swung it directly, but the ball turned slightly to the outside corner, 'Is it Changeup? '
The ball only hit the head of the bat, and after a few steps on the second bat, it was blocked at first base.
He ran directly to Dugout on first base. When passing by the three batters, he reminded softly, "Be careful, this pitcher's condition has improved."
At this point, Kiryu's batters have basically understood the pitcher's pitching system. A straight ball is paired with Two-Seam Fastball and Changeup. Changeup is a good pitch, and Two-Seam Fastball can only be said to be so-so. But just such a Two-Seam Fastball always pops up when the hitter is sure it is a straight ball.
'That catcher is very good. ' Director Kiryu stared at the court and spoke to his players, "Looking at it now, he spends most of his time throwing straight balls. Don't think about that Changeup, focus on that straight ball."
Seido pitcher's straight ball seems to be improving as his condition improves, and the power of the ball also increases. Is this the original appearance of his straight ball?
The three sticks also received Signals from Dugout, 'Lock the straight ball? ' He stood at Batter's Box and saw the pitcher lowering his arms to his side and taking a deep breath, 'Is this a habitual move for this pitcher? How strange. '
While the batter is observing the pitcher, Miyuki is also observing the hitter. Last time, Changeup got him out of the three-bat game. Now he may still be wary of Changeup.
Kōshū nodded to Signals who hit the straight ball, 'High outside corner, straight ball! '
At the same time, the three sticks standing on Batter's Box were also saying in their hearts, 'Straight ball, lock the straight ball! '
"Bump--" The result of the two minds connecting, is that the batter penetrated the defense line between second and third base, and successfully stood on the first base bag before the fourth bat came.
"Time!" Miyuki lifted up his mask and ran towards Pitcher's Mound, "How do you feel?"
This inning was originally scheduled to deal with three batters, so Kōshū didn't retain much energy.
"Well, he didn't hesitate to release the bat. He was probably targeting my straight ball."
"It's really troublesome. The power of your straight ball has been reduced a lot now."
Miyuki called this timeout just to give Kōshū time to rest, "Have you rested yet?"
"Well, go back. This is already the case. We can only deal with him seriously once."
It was originally decided to go all-out and walk four, but this affected the team's morale too much. They needed a serious duel in the middle. Since now is the time when the bases can no longer be piled up, let's move this duel to now.
"Play."
Kōshū has become a fixed pitch. At this time, it is better to be cautious to prevent the runner on first base from stealing the base, but to throw the ball with all your strength and show the most serious attitude so far.
"Bump--" Kiryu's smile disappeared. The weight of this ball was almost as heavy as his own, so he was using his full strength now. Sure enough, the supervisor was right, this pitcher would use all his strength against him, but this was the fun of the expedition. It was really fun to compete with pitchers from different places. He hit another Foul Ball.
Director Kiryu smiled again when he saw his four bats, and he felt a little more at ease, "That's true. This pitcher seems to be slowly recovering. In fact, he is deliberately controlling the number of balls used in each inning. At the same time, he has figured out the characteristics of each hitter, and uses different strengths to deal with each player according to their level. '
"How many pitches has that pitcher thrown now?"
"Twenty-five goals."
"Have you only thrown 25 pitches so far?" Kiryu's player began to recall the situation in the first two games, and he suddenly understood.
"It seems that the opponent is looking down on us. Do you think this kind of pitching method can handle Kiryu?" The fat old fox started to stir up trouble in his own Dugout.
Then he saw that he was proud of his four-bat hit Fly Ball in center field, and was caught out.
"...26 goals, three games, it seems they will only get serious when dealing with Central Batting Lineup."
Really, an angry cross danced on Director Kiryu's forehead. Unexpectedly, he asked these two children to play his part and let them finish the script smoothly. Just now, he really thought that the pitcher was not in good condition. The players also started to swing the bat actively, so they fell into the trap one after another without consuming many balls from the opponent.