It's raining so hard that Furuya can't control the ball, and he's afraid it's going to get caught in the rain. He tries to get a grip on it, but it just keeps getting worse. He's worried that the ball is going to pass him by, so he won't let it pass him. Furuya's not afraid of anything, though, because he knows he'll never be able to catch a ball that passes him. He wants to try and get a run on third, but the runners are too far away to advance. He doesn't have a great handle on the pitch, either, and the runner is forced out at third