Meanwhile, the roar from the stands at Yahoo Dome was rising like waves, as if the colossal force was about to lift the roof off; SoftBank's fans sang Lin Guanglai's cheer song in unison, and the thunderous rumble exerted tremendous pressure on the Seibu Lions' batters.
Kuriyama Takashi, Mejia, Nakamura Gouya, Asamura Eitou, Yamazaki Hotaka... These powerful hitters were all defeated one by one in front of Lin Guanglai, even leaving the field in the same fashion: a strikeout. Facing Lin Guanglai, who seemed divinely assisted tonight, Seibu's batters found themselves at a loss, as the only choices left seemed to be "swing and miss strikeout" and "watched strikeout."
During this process, Lin Guanglai's stats continued to climb, and by the time the top of the ninth inning began, his pitching performance for this game had reached—
