base runner
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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
It was the third time in franchise history the Brewers allowed only one base runner in a single game.
From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 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
