base runner

Example Sentences

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It appeared Gilbert had erased the base runner in similar fashion to the second and fifth inning when Pasquantino hit a ground ball to second baseman Josh Rojas.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

The right-hander pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one base runner on a walk and striking out three.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

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

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

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 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