継投する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 継投する | 継投しない |
| Polite | 継投します | 継投しません |
| Past polite | 継投しました | 継投しませんでした |
| Past | 継投した | 継投しなかった |
| Te-form | 継投して | 継投しないで |
| Desire | 継投したい | 継投したくない |
| Potential | 継投できる | 継投できない |
| Passive | 継投される | 継投されない |
| Causative | 継投させる | 継投させない |
| Causative passive | 継投させられる | 継投させられない |
| Volitional | 継投しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 継投しましょう | |
| Imperative | 継投しろ | 継投するな |
| Conditional | 継投すれば | 継投しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 継投したら | 継投しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
relieving the starting pitcher; pitching change
Baseball term for replacing the starting pitcher with a relief pitcher. Used as a noun or with する to describe the act of making a pitching change.
The starting pitcher got hit, so they went to an early pitching change.
The pitching change worked well, and they won the game.
The manager decided to make a pitching change in the seventh inning.
The coach walked to the mound and signaled a pitching change.
Today the pitching change worked well, and the team held onto its lead.
That team often adopts a pitching-change strategy in close games.