The Tokyo Olympics and baseball qualifying league began on the 28th.

Japan defeated the Dominican Republic 4-3 in the first match, but the road to the long-sought gold medal was still tough and expected to be steep.

The bottom of the 9th

The game is 9 times, chasing 2 points.

Behind the Japanese reversal drama, there was a commander who calmly judged the situation.



When Yuki Yanagita hits the base from the 1st out to the 6th, Atsunori Inaba will take the first match.

Kensuke Kondoh was appointed as a substitute for No. 7 Ryosuke Kikuchi, who had no hits in 3 at bats and 2 strikeouts on that day.

Director Inaba thought, "Because the opponent's right pitcher was throwing a unique slider, the left batter is easier to pull."



That was a hit, and he made a chance with first base and second base with a hit in front of the light, followed by 8th, Munetaka Murakami's timely one point difference.



1 out 1st base 3rd base, how to take another point.

Inaba's further game will come out.

"I really want to catch up with one point," said Sosuke Genda, a fast-paced runner on behalf of the third-base runner.

And the sign given to the first ball of No. 9 Takuya Kai is "camouflaged squeeze".

It is a strategy to intentionally miss the bunt by pretending to be trying to squeeze.

The opponent's battery threw a strike and did not show a squeeze alert.



And the second ball that follows.

Successful safety squeeze.

The third base runner starts after seeing the ball roll, so it is a play that requires running ability.

Genda's foot lived here.


Before the ball thrown from the first settled in the catcher's mitt, the home base was struck by head sliding and tied.

Making full use of Japan's unique mobility and tricks, we caught up at the last minute and led to a goodbye victory.

After the match, Manager Inaba recalled, "It was a difficult development, but the feeling that everyone was connected to the back and did not give up became one and it became a form of winning the goodbye."

The players responded to the commander's game, which was unrelentingly inferior.