base runner
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In 13 of his 17 outings, he’s allowed at least one base runner via hit or walk.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
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
Verlander didn’t allow another base runner until Rojas got him in the ninth.
From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 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
A coacher’s hand upraised will stop a base runner as abruptly as the uplifted white glove of a traffic policeman halts a row of automobiles.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy
