5 Play Ball!

Five play bald THE DAY OF THE FIRST GAME for the Chargers arrived. Harris, Roxy, and Zeke took the field with their teammates. The Chargers were playing the Scrappers. Their first batter stepped up to the plate. "All right, Zeke, here we go!" Harris shouted.

五打光头的日子为闪电队迎来了第一场比赛。 哈里斯、罗克西和齐克和他们的队友一起上场。 闪电队正在和拳击手队比赛。 他们的第一个击球手走上本垒板。 “好了，齐克，我们走吧！”哈里斯喊道。

Zeke threw his first pitch. It was way outside. Harris reached out and made a nice catch. The next three pitches also missed by a lot. The batter trotted down to first base with a walk. "Remember, just focus on my glove!" Harris yelled out to Zeke. "That's your target. Let's go!"

齐克投出了他的第一球。 它在外面。哈里斯伸出手，接了一个漂亮的球。 接下来的三个球也没投进。 击球手以保送的方式小跑到一垒。 “记住，把注意力集中在我的手套上！”哈里斯对齐克喊道。 “这就是你的目标。我们走吧!”

But Zeke had no better luck with the next two batters. He walked each of them on four pitches. The bases were now loaded with nobody out. Harris called time-out and ran over to Zeke. "I'm doing what you asked," Zeke said. "I'm playing without using my powers, and look what's happening." "You're getting a lot better with every pitch, so just try to relax," said Harris. "You'll get the next batter!"

但齐克在接下来的两名击球手身上也没有更好的运气。 他投了四次保送。 现在垒上没有人出局。 哈里斯喊暂停，然后跑向齐克。 “我在照你说的做。”齐克说。 “我玩的时候没有使用我的超能力，看看发生了什么。” 哈里斯说：“你每一次投球都在进步，所以尽量放松。” “你来接下一个击球手！”

Zeke's next pitch almost flew over Harris's head. He had to stand up and jump to catch it. Zeke turned his back to the plate. When he turned back around, Harris saw a serious, determined look on his face.

齐克的下一球几乎飞过哈里斯的头顶。 他不得不站起来跳起来接住它。 齐克背对着盘子。 当他转过身来时，哈里斯看到他脸上有一种严肃而坚定的表情。

Harris put down one finger, the signal for Zeke to throw a fastball. Zeke nodded, then fired a blazing pitch right over the plate. The batter swung late and missed. The ball slammed into Harris's glove with a thunderous crack for everyone to hear. "Strike one!" the umpire cried. The home crowd cheered.

哈里斯放下一根手指，这是齐克投快球的信号。 齐克点了点头，然后一记猛烈的投球越过了本垒板。 击球手挥棒迟了，没击中。 球砰地一声打在哈里斯的手套上，大家都听见了。 “一击！”裁判喊道。 家乡的观众欢呼起来。

"Come on, Zeke!" shouted Harris's dad from the bleachers. But Harris was suspicious. How could Zeke find his control so quickly? he wondered. And how did he throw it so fast? Harris signaled for the same pitch to see if Zeke could do it twice in a row. He did. Right in the same spot. "Strike two!" the umpire yelled.

“加油，齐克！”哈里斯的爸爸在看台上喊道。 但哈里斯很怀疑。 齐克怎么能这么快就控制住自己？ 他想知道。他怎么扔得这么快？ 哈里斯示意齐克投同样的球，看看齐克能不能连续投两次。 他做到了。就在同一个地方。 “二振！”裁判喊道。