base runner

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Abrams dropped in a soft single to right for the Nats first base runner to start the fourth inning.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

In 13 of his 17 outings, he’s allowed at least one base runner via hit or walk.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Verlander didn’t allow another base runner until Rojas got him in the ninth.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Northeast Seattle had another prime scoring opportunity in the eighth, thanks in part to Little League’s extra-inning base runner rule.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

The safest thing for a base runner to do under those circumstances is to get one glimpse of the coacher’s motions and then he can tell whether to go back or to go on.

From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy