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starter

noun as in beginner

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In what started as a pitchers’ duel between two dominant starters, then morphed into a battle of the bullpens, the Dodgers prevailed with a rally in the 11th.

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For starters, the company is “pursuing a tight, vertically integrated approach that appears to bring a more simplified, smaller design ethos to market,” analysts wrote.

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Several other starters were banged up and inactive for the Chiefs game.

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By the end, they were relying on three rookie starters who were all called up within the past six weeks.

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Tyler Glasnow, their scheduled Game 4 starter who last pitched out of the bullpen seven years ago, recorded the next five outs.

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