After Miho breaks down to Shimizu and reveals she is actually Toshi's younger sister, both Shimizu and Goro decide to try and keep the two separated from each other. In their efforts to keep the two apart Goro and Toshi go to workout at he park, but it's at the same time Shimizu and Miho are having lunch there. The shock of seeing his sister causes Toshi to have a mental relapse of his parents abandoning him and causes him to start to have a mental breakdown. Another problem presents itself when it's revealed Domoto's leg still hasn't recovered enough to allow him to do more than pinch hit or be the Designated Hitter. Can Toshi pull it together soon enough to allow Japan to defeat Cuba? At the same time Momoko and Shingo arrive in America to root for Japan in the semi-finals and during the championship, but Shingo seems to want to be there only for autographs and for the amusement park.
토시야의 불행한 과거를 생각해서 고로와 시미즈는 일단 토시야와 미호가 만나는 걸 막기로 한다.
하지만 우연히 공원에서 마주친 오빠를 보고 그리움이 복받친 미호는 자기 정체를 밝히는데…
자기에게는 동생이 없다는 싸늘한 말을 내뱉은 토시야는 호흡곤란을 일으켜 쓰러진다.
