base runner
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The average game time was 2 hours, 45 minutes — 27 minutes quicker than compared to 2022 opening day — and base runners were successful on 21 of 23 stolen base attempts across the sport.
From Seattle Times
He faced the Milwaukee Brewers, a first-place team, and held them to two base runners — on a single and double — while dialing his sinker to 96 mph and snapping sliders at the dirt.
From Washington Post
He worked into the sixth inning, allowing a base runner in every inning, including the leadoff hitter in three of them.
From Seattle Times
After picking up the unearned run off Matz in the first inning, the Mariners mustered little more than a few base runners the rest of the way against the veteran lefty.
From Seattle Times
Even with his size and strength, the stationary catcher usually loses in collisions with a base runner at full speed.
From Seattle Times
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