base runner
Example Sentences
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Seattle didn’t have another base runner until the ninth.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 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
That sort of plate discipline has been maddeningly rare on the Mariners this year; for an offensively challenged team that needs every base runner it can get, it’s a godsend.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023
But for the sake of the team his chief concern must be to advance the base runner.
From The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work by Hoben, Allan