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.
継投がうまくいって、試合に勝った。
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.