base runner

Example Sentences

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Making his second start of the spring, Luis Castillo cruised through the first two innings, allowing one base runner on a walk and striking out three hitters.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Seattle didn’t have another base runner until the ninth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Ty France started off the inning by wearing a fastball from lefty Jose Suarez off the elbow for a leadoff base runner.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

He struck out the side in the first on 13 pitches, whiffed seven of the first nine overall and didn’t allow a base runner until Zack Gelof’s one-out single in the fourth.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2023

Cobb has a record as being a great base runner, and I believe that he steals ten bases a season on this reputation.

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