上じょう位い打だ線せん

noun

top of the batting order; heart of the lineup

Refers to the first few batters in a baseball lineup, typically the strongest hitters.

• 上じょう位い打だ線せんがつながれば、大たい量りょう得とく点てんが期き待たいできる。

  If the top of the order gets hits in succession, we can expect a lot of runs.

• 彼かれは上じょう位い打だ線せんを任まかされる強きょう打だ者しゃだ。

  He is a power hitter entrusted with a spot at the top of the order.