Amid cheers from the bench, Sendou easily ran to second without even needing to slide, looking utterly at ease!
"Did you see that? That's what a Cleanup Hitter does!!
He sent that bad pitch to a spot like that!!
Before this, they'd all been fastballs and changeups, right?!!
That was the first curveball with a speed difference, right?!
And it was a high drop ball, right?!
It was a bad pitch!!!" Narumiya Mei pointed at Carlos and the others, launching into a wild rant.
To emphasize how special it was, he tediously listed every difficulty, afraid of leaving anything out!!
"So noisy!!" Carlos chuckled softly.
He had long since grown used to his ace saying repetitive, long-winded things, and to him settling scores afterward.
The best approach now was to let him vent without paying him any attention!
"I wasn't wrong, was I?
The count means nothing to that monster!!" Carlos then smiled at Daikoku, who had voiced his concerns earlier.
Daikoku could only stare in amazement!
Today's fifth batter was Yakushi's Hirabata Ryou. It was naturally just a casual arrangement, putting him fifth so he could be swapped out in the second inning.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have put a power hitter like Kenken Ken in the lower batting lineup!
This ridiculous arrangement was only possible because of their confidence in Sendou's on-base percentage.
Naturally, they chose a safe sacrifice bunt here!
With one out and Sendou on third, this was practically a free run!
And now it was Sendou's longtime partner, Miyuki's turn!!
"If he can't score here, he's not a man!!" Narumiya encouraged his best buddy in a lazy voice!
Crack!
Smack!
Out!
Miyuki then hit a fly ball to the outfield. Though it was a little shallow, it was more than enough for Sendou!
"All right! Score