free base
Example Sentences
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Before the ball left Claudio’s left hand, however, Peralta heard Wolf call the violation, voiding the pitch and giving him a free base.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023
After hitting a batter in the fourth — his sixth free base allowed — Adon allowed an RBI single to Tomas Nido to end his day at just 3 2/3 innings.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2022
"Any time you have a two-out walk and you give them a free base, for whatever reason it comes back to hurt you," Woodruff said.
From Fox News • Jul. 26, 2021
Mariners starter Ariel Miranda took advantage of the run support, throwing strikes and limiting free base runners.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2016
Their hydroxides are practically insoluble in water and are very weak bases; indeed, the bases are so weak that their salts are often hydrolyzed into free base and free acid in solution.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
