The game resumes in the bottom of the sixth. Miyuki gets on with a lead-off double, but Furuya misses the signal and pops out to the third baseman. In the end Miyuki advances to third, but Seido fails to score. At the top of the seventh Furuya walks the lead-off batter and gives up three consecutive hits. Seido gets one out, but Furuya falls behind again 2–0. Coach Kataoka decides to change pitchers and inserts Sawamura, whom has been warming up in the bullpen during the entire rain delay. Teito's batters try to focus on Sawamura's inside pitch but are shocked with Sawamura's crazy smile and all his outside pitch focus. Sawamura manages to strike out the first batter and gets the next one to ground out to third, halting Teito's momentum with only 1 run.