base runner

Example Sentences

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Hudson allowed a base runner in every inning he stepped on the mound.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

Making his first start of the spring, Logan Gilbert tossed two scoreless innings, issuing a walk to Bobby Witt Jr. for his only base runner and striking out three batters.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

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

In my mind, I know just how much of a lead every base runner in the National League can take on me with impunity.

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