inning
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He earned his second consecutive save with an efficient, eight-pitch, 1-2-3 inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Glasnow didn’t have another runner get past first until the fifth when, when he issued his second walk of the inning with two outs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
He gave up five runs in one inning, and he has given up five runs in the other 44⅔ innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Then Mookie Betts drew a four-pitch walk, the Dodgers’ only other baserunner before Kerr handed over the ball with two outs in the third inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Putting them up one run at the top of the final inning.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
Díaz has given up just one hit in three postseason innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
In only one of those innings did Atlanta advance a runner beyond first base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Reports written live by ESPNCricinfo suggest the ball began reversing in the first hour after lunch, 35 overs into the South Africa second innings.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kerr allowed one hit over 3 1/3 shutout innings in a wild-card game and pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings in a division series game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Are you all ready? C’mon, folks, either you know it or you don’t. I wouldn’t bother guessing if you don’t. Next question: How many consecutive scoreless innings in World Series play has Whitey Ford pitched?”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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